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Table 2 Comparison of the incidence ratio for male and female patients in Groups A and B

From: Prevalence of pathologies related to impacted mandibular third molars

Male:female (Group A)

Age (years)

Male:female (Group B)

1.06:1

10–19

1.75:1

1.25:1

20–29

1.53:1

1.56:1

30–39

4:1

2.67:1

40–49

4.5:1

2.29:1

50–59

28:1

3.78:1

60–69

8:1

1.6:1

70–

a

1.32:1

Total

3.29:1

  1. Group A: patients who underwent surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molars with no pathologies
  2. Group B: patients diagnosed with cysts and tumors adjacent to impacted mandibular third molars who underwent surgical removal
  3. aThe incidence ratio is not calculated because no female patient over the age of 70 was diagnosed with cysts or tumors adjacent to impacted mandibular third molars