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Meanings of impacted tooth in English

Russian
ретенция зуба
Portuguese
dente impactado

Tooth prevented from erupting by a physical barrier.

ретенция зуба

A disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally.

Usage of impacted tooth in English
1
She knew I hated driving in the dark and was probably hoping I could pull Snowboy's impacted tooth in the morning.
Moonburn
2
"I think the husky has an impacted tooth."
Moonburn
3
"The fingerprints on the knife aren't his." About a year ago I'd had an impacted tooth removed, and the dentist had given me nitrous oxide.
Dexter by Design
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