The third molar impaction occurs due to pericoronitis, dental caries, peridontitis, root resorption, cysts and tumors associated with the tooth. This impaction can be vertical, mesioangular, horizontal, distoangular, buccoangular, linguoangular, and inverted. Extraction is advised for the treatment of third molar impaction.
Mandibular Third Molar Impaction - Causes, Complications, Diagnosis and Treatment
In humans, third molars are the last adult teeth to erupt and are more likely to be impacted. To know more about third molar impaction read the article given below.