IMPACTED TEETH REMOVAL

Impaction is defined as the failure of a tooth to erupt into the dental arch within the specified time. In case of discomfort or pain, the tooth will need to be extracted or exposed surgically.

Each individual wisdom tooth is unique and depending on how it grows, it can have different impact on bones and/or tissues. Their varied developments such as impaction, horizontal or slant placement may effect other teeth and cause troubles. They have to extracted out and is a highly skillful job being performed by our Maxillofacial surgeon. The following 4 impactions are commonly found in patients cases.If the impaction is between the third molar and part of the second molar, this kind is called bone impaction. It can subcategorized into vertical, horizontal, and angular depending on the way they are intersecting.

BONE IMPACTION (VERTICAL)

Impaction would cause pathosis inside the cheek bone or jaw bone.

BONE IMPACTION (HORIZONTAL)

Besides leading pathosis, horizontal placement would hurt the hard tissue of the second molar to cause toothache and cavities

BONE IMPACTION (ANGULAR)

Besides leading pathosis, angular placement would hurt the hard tissue of the second molar to cause toothache and cavities.

TISSUE IMPACTION

The wisdom tooth almost erupts out of gum, or its half erupts out of gum to cause pseudo-pocket. Besides leading pathosis, it easily tracts food debris and causes gum irritation.