Diseases

Impacted Tooth

A tooth that is prevented from erupting by a physical barrier, usually other teeth. Impaction may also result from orientation of the tooth in an other than vertical position in the periodontal structures.

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Abstract

A tooth that is prevented from erupting by a physical barrier, usually other teeth. Impaction may also result from orientation of the tooth in an other than vertical position in the periodontal structures.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Teeth, Impacted
  • Tooth, Impacted
  • Impacted Teeth

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with TOOTH, UNERUPTED

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65

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  1. C07.793w.905w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Impacted Tooth. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014095. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014095
  2. Impacted Tooth. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth_impaction
  3. Impacted Tooth. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1968827