For Impacted Teeth, Get Treatment from Experienced Specialists in Austin, Texas

If you have an impacted tooth, trust the expert oral surgeons at Midtown Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Our specialized training and extensive experience gives us an in-depth understanding of oral and facial anatomy, which allows us to give you the best possible care.

How does a tooth become impacted?

As teeth develop, they normally push through your gums (or “erupt”). Sometimes, a tooth is not able to break through the gum tissue and becomes impacted. Impaction is most common in wisdom teeth, but other teeth can also become impacted for a variety of reasons, including:

• Crowding of the teeth
• Abnormal positioning of a tooth or teeth in your jaw
• Cysts or abnormal growths

When a tooth is impacted or doesn’t fully emerge, it can push against other teeth as it continues to grow. This can cause serious damage to those teeth, and can cause other teeth in your mouth to shift. If you have an impacted tooth, it’s important to be evaluated by your dentist or by one of our oral surgeons at Midtown Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.

Exposure and Bonding for Impacted Canines

Not all impacted teeth need to be removed. Sometimes, teeth develop in your jaw in the wrong position, or there is not enough space for them to erupt on their own. Besides your wisdom teeth, impacttion is most common with your canine teeth, which usually erupt by the age of 13.

When they don’t erupt naturally, impacted canines need to be guided into place by your orthodontist. Braces are typically used to create space for the tooth. Once there is enough space, our surgeons can perform an “exposure and bonding” procedure. During this procedure, we expose your tooth by lifting the gum tissue from it. Sometimes a baby tooth (or primary tooth) needs to be removed as well. Then, we attach a bracket to the impacted tooth that allows your orthodontist to guide it into its normal position.

The best care starts with early detection

It’s important for impacted teeth to be identified as early as possible. Most impacted teeth are discovered by your dentist during your regular dental checkups. Early detection typically leads to better treatment outcomes, and allows your surgery to be shorter and simpler, with a quicker recovery time.

We will start by performing a thorough evaluation. We’ll discuss your treatment options and work with you to create the best treatment plan for you. In most cases, treatment can be performed right in our office. Depending on your needs, our doctors and fully trained staff can safely provide general anesthesia, intravenous sedation, or local anesthesia. We will continuously monitor you throughout your treatment and recovery. Our goal is always to make sure that you have the best experience possible at Midtown Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.