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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.

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              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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