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What Causes Ankylosed Teeth?
What Causes Ankylosed Teeth?
Marcus Vance••7 min read
Several factors cause ankylosis
ankylosis
Ankylosis is a stiffness of a joint due to abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of the joint, which may be the result of injury or disease. The rigidity may be complete or partial and may be due to inflammation of the tendinous or muscular structures outside the joint or of the tissues of the joint itself.
. Some people are genetically predisposed and thus inherit the condition; others may develop this condition due to trauma, like a jaw injury, inflammation, or infection.
How rare is an ankylosed tooth?
Luckily, this condition is rare. Fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with an ankylosed tooth.
Do ankylosed teeth need to be removed?
When treatment planning an ankylosed tooth in an adult, it must be stated that the ankylosed tooth does not need to be extracted just because it is ankylosed. If you think about it, an ankylosed tooth is not that dissimilar from an osseointegrated implant.
Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.
