Impacted teeth stay embedded in your gum tissue or bone longer than they should. Overcrowding is usually the issue. Your wisdom teeth can also become impacted if they come in at a twisted angle ...

The length of wisdom teeth surgery depends on how many wisdom teeth you have removed, and if they are impacted or surfaced. Removal of four impacted wisdom teeth usually takes 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Table 1. Severity of permanent tooth impaction in the vertical, horizontal, and angular positions in relation to different grouping factors. (younger age group = 15–25 yr., older age group = 25. ...

A new study has gained international attention for providing clear, research-based answers to a question dentists worldwide have debated for years: Should an open or closed surgical technique be used ...

While cone-beam CT (CBCT) provides more information than traditional radiography about impacted and supernumerary teeth in pediatric patients, practitioners should consider the radiation risks when ...