impaction
Wedged firmly inside
Impaction is the condition of being tightly wedged or packed in.
In medicine, it typically describes something abnormally lodged: a fecal impaction is hardened stool stuck in the bowel, while a tooth impaction occurs when a tooth (usually a wisdom tooth) fails to emerge properly because it's blocked by bone or other teeth.
The dentist recommended surgery for the impaction.
Late-erupting back molar
- molarRear crushing tooth
- extractionAct of removing
- socketHollow receiving cavity
- jawBone holding teeth
mandible · eruption · crowding · surgery · oral surgeon · dentist · gum · third molar
wisdom tooth
Late-erupting back molar
- molarRear crushing tooth
- extractionAct of removing
- socketHollow receiving cavity
jaw · mandible · eruption · crowding · surgery · oral surgeon · dentist · gum · third molar · bone
- dentistrydentist, teeth, tooth, dentists, dental care
- blockagesblockage, dam, clog, congestion, drain clog
- tooth problemscavity, cavities, caries, tooth decay, crack
- bowel disordersIBS, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, colitis, diverticulitis
- Horse Ailmentscolic, laminitis, navicular, thrush, founder
- poultry healthavian flu, bird flu, respiratory infection, respiratory disease, mites
impactionfree movement
Unrestricted ability to travel
dislodgement · displacement · mobility · freedom · looseness
impactionclearance
Permitted passage or approval
patency · passage · flow · evacuation · regularity
impactionextraction
Act of removing
expulsion · dislodgement · release · ejection · removal