The research progress of maxillary third molar anatomical morphology

Abstract

Third molars, late-eruption permanent teeth in humans, have commonly been extracted in clinical treat⁃ ments. However, with the development of oral medicine, the value of maxillary third molars in clinical treatments, as well as in oral prosthetics, orthodontics, and oral implant applications, has gradually become recognized. This paper summarizes the research on the morphology of the crown, root, root canal and root tip of the maxillary third molar in a review to facilitate related research and clinical treatments

Keywords

• Oral medicine
• Maxillary third molar
• Dental anatomy
• Root canal
• Literature review