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Impacted tooth
I am attaching my opg x-ray . How far is the nerve from my wisdom tooth. Is it safe to remove the wisdom tooth.
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It does appear that the tooth is overlapping the nerve in the xray. However the OPG x-ray is a 2 dimensional flat image and can be misleading. The best investigation in such cases is a 3 d scan of the region which will give you a perfect idea. If the scan reveals a true overlap of the tooth you could consider a coronectomy procedure as opposed to the complete removal of the tooth.
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