Tooth Impaction
An impacted tooth is one that fails to erupt into the dental arch within the expected developmental window. Since impacted teeth do not erupt, they are retained throughout the individual lifetime unless extracted or exposed surgically. Adjacent teeth, dense overlying bone, excessive soft tissue or a genetic abnormality are the reasons for tooth impaction. Inadequate arch length and space in which to erupt is the most common cause of impaction. That is the total length of the alveolar arch is smaller than the tooth arch (the combined mesiodistal width of each tooth). The wisdom teeth (third molars) are frequently impacted because they are the last teeth to erupt in the oral cavity. Mandibular third molars are more commonly impacted than their maxillary counterparts.
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