Horizontally impacted wisdom tooth
CASE 04
Horizontally Impacted Wisdom Tooth
BEFORE
AFTER
Treatment Details
Lower-left wisdom tooth (position 8), horizontally impacted in the mandible.
Treatment Duration & Sessions
1–2 weeks, 2 visits
Cost
About ¥8,000–9,000 including the CT scan
(TERUPLUG, a hemostatic agent, is an additional ¥11,000)
Risks & Side Effects
Risk of numbness in the inferior alveolar nerve (the nerve in the lower jaw)
(a loss of sensation; in a very small number of cases there are reports it can remain permanently, though it is more likely that pain from the wisdom tooth itself will occur)