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2. Coronectomy - Wikipedia

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   When extracting lower wisdom teeth, coronectomy is a treatment option involving removing the crown of the lower wisdom tooth, whilst keeping the roots in place in healthy patients. This option is given to patients as an alternative to extraction when the wisdom teeth are in close association with the inferior alveolar nerve , and so used to ...

3. Dental extraction - Wikipedia

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   The lower teeth, and in particular the lower wisdom teeth, can therefore be in close proximity to this nerve. Damage to the inferior alveolar nerve is a risk of lower wisdom tooth removal (and other surgical procedures in the mandible). [20]

4. Impacted wisdom teeth - Wikipedia

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   Impacted wisdom teeth are classified by their direction of impaction, their depth compared to the biting surface of adjacent teeth and the amount of the tooth's crown that extends through gum tissue or bone. Impacted wisdom teeth can also be classified by the presence or absence of symptoms and disease. Screening for the presence of wisdom ...

5. Infected teeth, uncontrolled diabetes: A 13-hour wait for ...

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   By 1 p.m., 13 hours after Gonzalez had first started waiting for the clinic to open, the dental surgeon gave her the all clear: She could get both teeth extracted.

6. Orthognathic surgery - Wikipedia

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   Orthognathic surgery (/ ˌ ɔːr θ ə ɡ ˈ n æ θ ɪ k /), also known as corrective jaw surgery or simply jaw surgery, is surgery designed to correct conditions of the jaw and lower face related to structure, growth, airway issues including sleep apnea, TMJ disorders, malocclusion problems primarily arising from skeletal disharmonies, and other orthodontic dental bite problems that cannot ...

7. Tooth transplant - Wikipedia

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   The stage of root development seems to be the biggest influencer of both the future survival, as well as the success of the transplanted teeth. [9] Teeth with open apex are less likely to be extracted in the future compared to teeth with closed apex. [9] The recipient site should be free from acute infection and chronic inflammation. [3]