What is the difference between a infected tooth and a impacted tooth?!


Question: What is the difference between a infected tooth and a impacted tooth.?
Answers:
An infection is just that, an infection... like having an infected cut or any only type of infection. It can be caused by numerous dental problems.

Impacted means that the tooth is at least partially trapped under bone or at the very least a soft tissue impaction means the tooth is trapped under tissue. Most impacted teeth need to be removed surgically... (cut and drilled out).

It is possible for an impacted tooth to be infected, however not all impacted teeth are infected. Impacted teeth can cause major problems, but on the other hand some people have impacted teeth their entire lives that never bother them or pose a dental threat. The more likely scenario is that it will have to be removed at some point. Most impacted teeth are third molars otherwise known as wisdom teeth.Health Question & Answer

My oral surgeon would say "there is no difference." Basically, all impacted teeth are either "infected" or "actively infected." When a dentist or surgeon says that an impacted tooth is "infected" he basically means that it is surrounded by a bacteria-rich environment beneath the gums. Impacted teeth are at risk for becoming "actively infected" at any time. "Active infection" refers to a state where a person experiences pain, discomfort, foul odor, and perhaps drainage of pus or other bad-smelling fluid from the area of the impacted tooth. Health Question & Answer

isnt a impacted tooth one where you couldnt pull it out but have to go in cut and surgerically remove it.? Health Question & Answer

Just stick a firecrack between your cheek and tooth and blow that puppy out.Health Question & Answer



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