part 3 consIderatIons When treatIng cases WIth tradItIonal thInkIng Is assumed to be rIght untIl It Is proven to be Wrong… Impacted teeth: By Ralph Nicassio, DDS and Maria Zavala, RDA Fig. 1 n part 1 of this article, we discussed identification of the location of an impacted tooth. A tooth can be impacted buccally, palatally, or most seriously impacted entirely within the alveolus of the bone. We also discussed surgical considerations including suggested surgical techniques. In part 2, we discussed the things that can go wrong and possible limitations including: b May be unable to retrieve the impacted tooth Fig. 2 b May lose/damage adjacent teeth b May have extended treatment time b May have additional restora-tive fees In this final article installment, we discuss topics including when to extract impacted teeth, complica-tions of aligning them, and the special condition of transposed I 32 Summer 2019 JAOS
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