Management of Impacted Teeth Flashcards
what is an impacted tooth
a tooth that fails to erupt into the dental arch within a specific time frame
what is the etiology of impacted teeth
- inadequate arch length
- prolonged deciduous tooth retention
- malposition of impacted tooth
- malposition of adjacent tooth/teeth
- excessive bone and/or soft tissue
- associated pathology
what is the order of frequency of impacted teeth
- mandibular third molars
- maxillary third molars
- maxillary canines
- mandibular premolars
- mandibular canines
- maxillary incisors
- supernumeraries
what are the classification of impacted teeth
- degree of impacted (depth in bone)
- position of tooth (long axis of tooth in bone)
- pell and gregory
what are the classifications of impacted teeth - degree of impaction- depth in bone
- erupted- normal levels of surrounding bone
- soft tissue impaction
- partial bone impaction
- complete bone impaction
what are the classifications of impacted teeth - position of tooth
- vertical
- mesioangular
- horizontal
- distoangular
- inverted
- buccal/palatal or lingual
what type of position of tooth (long axis of tooth in bone) is most common in the maxilla
vertical
what type of position of tooth (long axis of the tooth in bone) is most common in the mandible
mesioangular
what is class 1 pell and gregory
-sufficient amount of space between the anterior border of the ramus and the distal of the second molar for the accomodation of the entire crown (mesio-distal diameter) of the third molar
- situated anterior to the anterior border of the ramus and there is adequate room to erupt
what is the order of frequency with reference to position of tooth - long axis of the tooth in bone in the mandible
- mesioangular
- vertical
- distoangular
- horizontal
- buccal/lingual
- inverted
is the pell and gregory classification commonly used
no
what is class 1,2,3 in pell and gregory classification
relation of the mandibular third molar to the anterior border of the ramus
what is class A,B, C in pell and gregory classification
depth of the impaction of maxillary or mandibular 3rd molar in bone relative to the adjacent tooth
what is pell and gregory class 2
- space between the anterior border of ramus and the distal of the second molar less than the mesio distal diameter of the crown of the third molar
- crown 1/2 covered by the anterior border of the ramus
what is the order of frequency with reference to position of tooth in the maxilla
- vertical
- distoangular
- mesioangular
- disto horizontal
- mesio horizontal
- buccal/palatal
- inverted
what is pell and gregory class 3
- all of the third molar is within the ramus
- crown fully covered by the anterior border of the ramus
what is pell and gregory class A and where is it located
the occlusal plane of the impacted tooth is at the same level as the adjacent tooth
- maxilla
what is pell and gregory class B and where is it
- the occlusal plane of the impacted tooth is between the occlusal plane and the cervical line of the adjacent tooth
- mandible and maxilla
what is pell and gregory class 3 and where is it
- the occlusal plane of the impacted tooth is apical to the cervical line of the adjacent tooth
- mandible and maxilla