What is impacted tooth

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Today, I pulled out the last tooth on the left side of my lower tooth in the hospital. After the extraction, the doctor said it was impacted tooth. Now I'd like to share my experience with you, what is impacted tooth, so that patients can have a better understanding.

What is impacted tooth

First, because of the improper position of the teeth in the jaw, they can not erupt to the normal occlusion position, which is called impacted teeth or impacted teeth.

Second, the most common impacted teeth are mandibular third molars, followed by maxillary third molars and maxillary canines.

Third, the incidence of impacted teeth in adults is 20%. This kind of impacted tooth and the gum covered on it are easy to hide dirt, breed bacteria, cause halitosis and caries. When the body's resistance decreases, inflammation often occurs.

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Here I want to give you some warm tips: don't swim with your mouth open. Open mouth swimming bacteria easy to enter the mouth, not to say, the swimming pool water containing fluoride will also erode teeth, teeth become black and fragile.