Tooth impaction

Other impacted teeth, especially canines or incisors, can be aligned with the rest of the dental arch by orthodontic treatment, thus regaining and retaining their mechanical and aesthetic function.

In some cases, impacted teeth can be let sleeping inside the alveolus, but periodical check-ups are required for a possible pathological development.

[10] The depth of the impacted tooth in relation to the adjacent second molar serves as the foundation for this type of classification.

Even this minor amount of inflammation can provide bacteria access to a larger portion of the root surface that results in early formation of periodontitis compromising the tooth.

Pericoronitis is an infection of the soft tissue that covers the crown of an impacted tooth and is usually caused by the normal oral microbiota.

Though in most persons the dental follicle maintains its original size sometimes it may undergo cystic degeneration and become a dentigerous cyst or a keratocyst.

Most commonly, the individual complains of food becoming lodged beneath the gums and soreness, which is frequently misdiagnosed as a throat infection.

Depending on the dentist (and the health authority's guidelines in that country), and the situation, impacted teeth may be extracted or left alone.

Very rare case of vertical premolar impaction: the permanent second premolar on the lower right side of the mouth is impacted, inverted and pierces the mandibular bone. Notice that the deciduous second molar is also present, which is uncommon because the patient is a 37-year-old man.