Progress in Orthodontics

Table 3 ‘Do you think that the eruption of upper/lower third molar is able to create anterior dental crowding?’

From: Third molars and dental crowding: different opinions of orthodontists and oral surgeons among Italian practitioners

	Orthodontists		Oral surgeons
	<45 years	>45 years	<45 years	>45 years
Maxilla
Yes	6 (16.2%)	11 (18.6%)	2 (7.1%)	9 (22.5%)
No	31 (87.8%)	48 (81.4%)	26 (92.9%)	31 (77.5%)
Mandible
Yes	17 (45.9%)	17 (41.5%)	8 (28.6%)	17 (41.5%)
No	20 (54.1%)	24 (58.5%)	20 (71.4%)	24 (58.5%)

Answers according to age groups, P > 0.05.

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