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Impacted Teeth
Impacted teeth
When a tooth is trapped in the jawbone or gum tissue and fails to erupt, it is said to be impacted.
Dental impaction can lead to a range of complications, including issues with tooth alignment,
damage to adjacent teeth, gum disease and infection.A tooth can become impacted for a number of reasons.
Overcrowding is frequently to blame. Either the jaw is too small to accommodate the tooth or the
other teeth are taking up too much space for the tooth to erupt.
Dental impaction can also occur when a tooth comes in at an abnormal angle. In other cases,
excessive gum tissue or dense overlying bone can cause impaction.
Which Teeth Most Commonly Become Impacted?
The third molars (commonly known as the wisdom teeth) are most often affected by dental
impaction. In fact, according to the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
(AAOMS), 9 out of every 10 people have at least one impacted wisdom tooth.
The upper canines, or maxillary cuspids, are the second-most common impacted teeth. With the
incisors and premolars, however, impaction is rare.
- A tooth that is fully impacted sometimes causes no symptoms at all.
- With a partial impaction, patients may experience pain or tenderness in the gums or jawbone.
- Redness and swelling of the gum tissue can also be expected.
- When impaction is left untreated, patients may also have prolonged jaw pain and headaches.
- impacted teeth can cause bad breath, an unpleasant taste when biting down and difficulty opening the mouth.
What does the complete removal of lower wisdom teeth involve?
If the wisdom tooth has not fully erupted into the mouth it is often necessary to make a cut in the
gum over the tooth. Sometimes it is also necessary to remove some bone surrounding the wisdom
tooth. The tooth may need to be cut into 2 or 3 pieces to remove it. Once the wisdom tooth has
been removed the gum is put back into place with stitches. In the majority of cases these stitches are
dissolvable and take around two weeks to disappear.
Usually, it will be necessary to take a few days off work and avoid strenuous exercise for this time