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Initial panoramic, posteroanterior (PA), and lateral cephalometric radiographs were evaluated to determine Sella-Nasion-Point A Angle (SNA), Sella-Nasion-Point B Angle (SNB), Point A-Nasion-Point B Angle (ANB), and Sella-Nasion to Gonion-Gnathion Plane Angle (SN-GoGN) angles, along with maxillary-mandibular skeletal widths. Sagittal classification used ANB angle thresholds (Class III: ANB &amp;lt;0\u00b0; Class I: 0\u00b0\u20134\u00b0; Class II: ANB &amp;gt;4\u00b0); vertical classification used SN-GoGn (&amp;lt;27\u00b0 = hypodivergent; 27\u00b0\u201338\u00b0 = normodivergent; &amp;gt;38\u00b0 = hyperdivergent); transverse classification used PA cephalometric skeletal widths relative to age- and sex-adjusted reference norms. Third molar germs were scored utilizing the Demirjian method. Inclusion criteria strictly required the absence of systemic diseases and prior third molar region surgeries.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In the early mixed dentition group, the germ formation stage of the mandibular right third molar (tooth 48) showed a nominally significant difference across sagittal skeletal malocclusion classes (P = .018; uncorrected). Skeletal Class III cases exhibited more advanced germ formation for tooth 48 compared to Skeletal Class II cases. However, following Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons (corrected threshold P &amp;lt; .0028), this finding did not reach statistical significance and should be considered an exploratory observation. No significant differences were found regarding transverse or vertical skeletal malocclusions across any dentition groups (P &amp;gt; .05).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>(i) No significant correlation exists between maxillary\/mandibular transverse skeletal widths and third molar germ formation stages. 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