{"id":4283,"date":"2020-02-09T06:32:18","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T06:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=4283"},"modified":"2023-06-13T05:42:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T05:42:31","slug":"impacted-tooth-impaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/impacted-tooth-impaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Impacted tooth (impaction)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An unerupted or partially erupted tooth so positioned that complete eruption is unlikely.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A tooth which is held against another tooth and so cannot grow normally.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A tooth blocked from appearing in the mouth because the jaw is already overcrowded with teeth. An impacted tooth can become infected and painful, requiring extraction; it can also damage other teeth or cause the opposite tooth to grow abnormally long.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Tooth, usually a wisdom tooth, so firmly wedged in the socket that it cannot break through the gum.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A tooth unable to erupt due to crowding by adjacent teeth, malposition of the tooth, or developmental disturbances.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>A tooth that is developing in a position where it is in conflict with another tooth, bone, or soft tissue.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unerupted or partially erupted tooth so positioned that complete eruption is unlikely. A tooth which is held against another tooth and so cannot grow normally. A tooth blocked from appearing in the mouth because the jaw is already overcrowded with teeth. 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