Radiographic Position of Impacted Mandibular Third Molars and Their Association with Pathological Conditions

Figure 4

Angulation of impaction according to the Winter’s classification. (a) Vertical impaction: 10° to −10°. (b) Mesioangular impaction: 11° to 79°. (c) Horizontal impaction: 80° to 100°. (d) Distoangular impaction: −11° to −79°. (e) Buccolingual impaction: when the crown and roots are superimposed. (f) Others: 111° to −80°.

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