Table 2.

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

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

Group A: patients who underwent surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molars with no pathologies

Group B: patients diagnosed with cysts and tumors adjacent to impacted mandibular third molars who underwent surgical removal

^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