[Impacted teeth (Impaction of upper central incisors in twins)].
1969
R R Díaz, and
J C Gimenez
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D007180
Incisor
Any of the eight frontal teeth (four maxillary and four mandibular) having a sharp incisal edge for cutting food and a single root, which occurs in man both as a deciduous and a permanent tooth. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p820)
Incisors
D014081
Tooth Extraction
The surgical removal of a tooth. (Dorland, 28th ed)
A tooth that is prevented from erupting by a physical barrier, usually other teeth. Impaction may also result from orientation of the tooth in an other than vertical position in the periodontal structures.