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"The wisdom teeth are third molars. An impacted tooth is one that cannot emerge through the gum, and so becomes rotated, displaced, or tilted. An impacted wisdom tooth is common because the jaws are formed and the other teeth are in place long before wisdom tooth tries to emerge. An impacted tooth can cause pain and occasionally becomes infected..." Source : Schaum's Outline of Human Anatomy and Physiology |
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"The eruption of permanent teeth generally does not end until an individual is in his or her 20s and the third molars (wisdom teeth) appear. There is no reason to have wisdom teeth routinely removed. If wisdom teeth become impacted or grow into other teeth, dental care may be necessary, but many people have all 32 teeth..." Source : Taking Care of Your Child: A Parent's Guide to Complete Medical Care |
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"A partially erupted or impacted third molar (wisdom tooth) is the most common site of pericoronitis and pericoronal abscesses. The accumulation of food and debris between the overlying gingival flap and crown of the tooth sets up the foci for pericoronitis and subsequent abscess formation..." Source : Atlas of Emergency Medicine |
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"Nearly all third molars associated with periocoronitis need removal. Dry socket is osteitis of a socket following tooth removal. Commonest in the mandible after removal of molars, especially 8..." Source : Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry |
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"Patients at particular risk of developing dry socket after third molar surgery include those with a previous history of this complication, those with signs of pericoronitiss, smokers, and females taking oral contraceptives..." Source : Topley and Wilson's Microbiology and Microbial Infections |
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"An irregular sequence of eruption is common, deciduous first molars sometimes preceding incisors. Missing teeth have been reported in 23%-47% of patients. Third molars, second premolars , and lateral incisors are most frequently absent in the permanent dentition..." Source : Syndromes of the Head and Neck (Oxford Monographs on Medical Genetics) |
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"Removal of third molars...Symptoms : Pain, swelling, pericoronitis, and sometimes a foul taste. Mostly due to localized infection, less commonly due to caries..." Source : Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry |
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