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2. Impacted wisdom teeth - Wikipedia

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   Impacted wisdom teeth is a condition where the third molars ... Pericoronitis is an infection of the operculum of a partially impacted wisdom tooth. It can be treated ...

3. Pericoronitis - Wikipedia

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   Pericoronitis is often associated with partially erupted and impacted mandibular third molars (lower wisdom teeth), [4] often occurring at the age of wisdom tooth eruption (15-26). [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Other common causes of similar pain from the third molar region are food impaction causing periodontal pain, pulpitis from dental caries (tooth decay ...

4. Wisdom tooth - Wikipedia

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   Wisdom teeth which are partially erupted through the gum may also cause inflammation [3] and infection in the surrounding gum tissues, termed pericoronitis. More conservative treatments, such as operculectomies, may be appropriate for some cases. However, impacted wisdom teeth are commonly extracted to treat or prevent

5. Woman, 23, Thought She Had the Flu — Until Her Tongue ... - AOL

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   Caitlin Alsop, 23, thought she had the flu — but it was the start of a life-threatening sepsis infection caused by an impacted wisdom tooth She says she was in a coma for 9 days and was left ...

6. Tooth impaction - Wikipedia

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   Tooth impaction. An impacted tooth is one that fails to erupt into the dental arch within the expected developmental window. 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 ...

7. Alveolar osteitis - Wikipedia

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   Overall, the rate of dry socket is about 0.5–5% for routine dental extractions, [2] [4] [5] and about 25–30% for impacted mandibular third molars (wisdom teeth which are buried in the bone). [1] Females are more frequently affected than males, but this appears to be related to oral contraceptive use rather than any underlying gender ...