Wisdom Teeth Research Paper

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Wisdom Teeth Having impacted wisdom teeth can be an unpleasant experience. After working for an Oral Surgeon for a few years, I have seen many types of impacted wisdom teeth. Wisdom teeth are the third molars on the each side of the lower and upper jaws. They are also the last teeth to erupt in the mouth. For most people, wisdom teeth are impacted. To help understand more, I have placed impacted wisdom teeth into three categories: Soft tissue impaction, partial bony impaction, and complete bony impaction. The first type of impaction is the soft tissue impaction. Soft tissue impactions are the easiest impaction when dealing with removal. There is adequate jaw bone to allow wisdom teeth to erupt, but not enough room to allow gum

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