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An impacted tooth – have you got one?

Have you heard of this term – an impacted tooth – and wondering what on earth is this? In the words of orthodontics, an impacted tooth is the one which has not erupted when it was expected or it cannot come out because it does not enough room or it may be coming in a wrong direction. The best orthodontist in Calgary would not tell you the reason for an impacted tooth – it just happens. The genetics play a vital role and if the parent had an impacted tooth, the child will experience the same problem. The common problem in the impacted wisdom tooth but it may affect the other teeth as well. The children who are getting their permanent teeth can get an impacted tooth as well. You will not come to know but if the baby tooth does not fall out or is stuck inside, the permanent tooth will not have the space to come out or there may be a cyst that is affecting the permanent tooth’s path. Impacted tooth can bring in lot of problems in the mouth and it can also affect the position of the a...