impacted tooth
Stuck beneath gum
An impacted tooth is one that fails to emerge properly through the gum, remaining fully or partially trapped beneath bone or tissue.
Wisdom teeth are the most commonly impacted, often growing at angles or crowding other teeth.
Impacted teeth may cause pain, infection, or damage to adjacent teeth, frequently requiring surgical extraction.
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- molarRear crushing tooth
- extractionAct of removing
- jawBone holding teeth
- jaw painDiscomfort in lower face
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- dental problemscavities, overbite, underbite, gum disease, malocclusion
- teethincisors, incisor, canine, canines, molar
- tooth problemscavity, cavities, caries, crack, chip
- medical findingscyst, tumor, lesion, polyp, hernia
- oral surgeryoral surgery, oral surgeon, dental implants, molar extraction, elevators
- dental emergenciestoothache, dental pain, avulsion, dental abscess, abscess