Pattern of occurrence and treatment of impacted teeth at the Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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Table 4 Distribution of patients according to the different types of impacted teeth

Ser. No.	Impacted tooth/teeth	Frequency
		n	%
1.	Lower right third molar	402	44.7
2.	Lower left third molar	356	39.7
3.	Both lower left and lower right third molars	62	6.9
4.	Upper right third molar	21	2.4
5.	Upper left third molar	16	1.7
6.	Both upper right and upper left canines	11	1.2
7.	All four 3^rd molars	13	1.4
8.	Upper right canine	7	0.8
9.	Upper left canine	7	0.8
10.	Lower right first premolar	2	0.2
11.	Both lower right and left first premolars	2	0.2
Total		899	100

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