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  2. Maxillary ectopic canine - Wikipedia

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    The extraction of the deciduous canine may encourage the ectopic permanent canine to erupt. This interceptive treatment is recommended for children aged 10–13 with normal physiological spacing. This is supported by the Royal College of Surgeons England (RCS Eng) guidelines; based primarily on 2 studies: A case series, with no control group [20]

  3. Tooth impaction - Wikipedia

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    Because impacted teeth do not erupt, they are retained throughout the individual's lifetime unless extracted or exposed surgically. Teeth may become impacted because of adjacent teeth, dense overlying bone, excessive soft tissue or a genetic abnormality. Most often, the cause of impaction is inadequate arch length and space in which to erupt.

  4. Alveolar osteitis - Wikipedia

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    The most common location of dry socket: in the socket of an extracted mandibular third molar (wisdom tooth). Since alveolar osteitis is not primarily an infection, there is not usually any pyrexia (fever) or cervical lymphadenitis (swollen glands in the neck), and only minimal edema (swelling) and erythema (redness) is present in the soft tissues surrounding the socket.

  5. Dental extraction - Wikipedia

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    Surgical extractions involve the removal of teeth that cannot be easily accessed or removed via simple extraction, for example because they have broken under the gum or because they have not erupted fully, such as an impacted wisdom tooth. [2]

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  7. Serial extraction - Wikipedia

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    Treatment time is prolonged as the treatment is carried out in stages spread over 2–3 years; Patient has a tendency to develop tongue thrust, due to creation of extraction spaces that close gradually; Extraction of posterior teeth may lead to deepening of bite; There is a risk of arch length reduction because of mesial migration of the buccal ...

  8. Caldwell-Luc surgery - Wikipedia

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    Removal of foreign bodies. [3] [4] [5] Malignancy of sinus. [6] Fracture of maxilla and/or orbital floor. [7] Abnormal growth of mucous membrane of sinus . [8] Dental cyst. [3] For management of hematoma or hemorrhage in the maxillary sinus; To treat fractures involving floor of the orbit or anterior maxillary sinus wall (transantral repair)

  9. List of dog diseases - Wikipedia

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    The only effective treatment is surgical removal. [66] Lens luxation is a displacement of the lens from its normal position. Terrier breeds are predisposed. [63] Nuclear sclerosis is a consistent finding in dogs greater than seven years old.