Food impaction

Definition

The forcible wedging of food between adjacent teeth during mastication, producing gingival recession and pocket formation.

Also indexed as

Nearby in Dentofacial anomalies

• DA0E.0Major anomalies of jaw size
• DA0E.1Anomalies of jaw-cranial base relationship
• DA0E.2Anomalies of dental arch relationship
• DA0E.3Anomalies of tooth position
• DA0E.5Malocclusion
• DA0E.6Dentofacial functional abnormalities
• DA0E.7Dentofacial parafunctional disorders
• DA0E.8Temporomandibular joint disorders