Malopposed Teeth
Teeth that are malopposed or malpositioned may be indicated for removal in several situations. If they traumatize soft tissue and cannot be repositioned by orthodontic . treatment, they should be extracted. A common example of this is the maxillary third molar, which erupts in severe buccal version and causes ulceration and soft tissue trauma in the cheek. Another example is malopposed teeth that are hypererupted because of the loss of teeth in the opposing arch. If prosthetic rehabilitation is to be carried out in the opposing arch, the hypererupted teeth may Interfere with construction of an adequate prosthesis. In this situation the malopposed teeth should be considered for extraction.
