Two percent of 826 adults examined during routine dental check-up visits show torsiversion in their mandibular third molars. The degree of rotation ranges from 20° to 60° with the predominant position at 30° buccal. This condition is quite rare and appears to be genetically directed at the infracrypt level of development.
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