Retrospective demographic study on tooth impaction in a Malaysian sample

• Main Authors: Kashmoola, Muhannad Ali, Mustafa, Nazih Shaban, Abdul Qader, Omar Abdul Jabbar, Jamaluddin, Siti Aminah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: University of Dicle 2019
• Subjects: RK Dentistry; RK318 Oral and Dental Medicine. Pathology. Diseases-Therapeutics-General Works
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/79778/13/79778_Retrospective%20Demographic%20Study%20on%20Tooth_article.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/79778/2/79778_Retrospective%20Demographic%20Study_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/79778/; https://search.proquest.com/openview/0d2f494351fa838d389b64433a9cab9b/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=1036416

Failure of tooth to erupt into the dental arch within expected time is referred to as impaction. The most common reasons for tooth impaction include tooth follicle displacement, impaction due to crowding, tooth may be missing and infrequent extraction of lower first and second molar. Other reason...