Our different types of teeth ... one or more of their wisdom teeth removed when they crowd or damage nearby teeth or stay completely or partially under the gums (known as impaction), increasing ...

So sometimes wisdom teeth become "impacted" — either partially or fully trapped in your gums or jawbone. Most people won't get problems from impacted wisdom teeth, but in some cases they can ...

The study, published online earlier this month in The Journal of the American Dental Association, looked at 1,815 adults who had one or more wisdom teeth removed because they had become impacted and ...