A Patient’s Guide to Impacted Teeth

A Patient's Guide to IMPACTED TEETH IMPACTED TEETH 101 Impacted teeth don't erupt fully through the gums Impacted wisdom and canine teeth are the most common Treatment depends on impacted tooth's location SYMPTOMS INCLUDE. Swelling around the impacted tooth Bad breath Jaw soreness Bad taste in mouth Pain when chewing WHAT HAPPENS IF IMPACTED TEETH AREN'T TREATED? Abscess Chronic pain Infection Malocclusion IMPACTED WISDOM TOOTH TREATMENT Impacted wisdom teeth are usually extracted Surgery is performed with local or general anesthesia Oral surgeon opens the gums and removes the tooth IMPACTED CANINE TOOTH TREATMENT Treatment may involve tooth extraction or removal of growths to allow for eruption If clearing eruption path doesn't work. Orthodontic treatment is performed to open a space for the tooth Oral surgeon opens the gums to expose the tooth A bracket and small chain are attached to the tooth The chain is hooked onto the braces Orthodontist attaches a band to the chain to coax the tooth into place PROVIDED BY: Center for Oral & Facial Surgery HTTP://WWw.ORALSURGEONSOFSANDIEGO.COM/ Sources: http://cfofscom.cosmeticdentists.reachlocalweb.com/Procedures/Impacted-Canines.aspx http://cfofscom.cosmeticdentists.reachlocalweb.com/Procedures/Wisdom-Teeth.aspx http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/o01057.htm http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/wisdom-tooth-extraction http://health.cvs.com/GetContent.aspx?token-f75979d3-9c7c-4b16-af56-3e122a3f19e3&chu nkiid-230666 http://www.simplestepsdental.com/S/ihtSS/r.--/st.31937/t.25030/pr.3.html