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The normal human dentition comprises two sets of teeth which gradually emerge or erupt into the oral cavity; the first set comprises 20 primary or deciduous teeth and the second set which gradually replace the deciduous teeth comprise 32 permanent teeth. The teeth are equally divided among the maxilla and the mandible and between sides.

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  1. Private Practice in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Orlando, FL, USA

    Dania Tamimi B.D.S., D.M.Sc. & Birgitta Warvarovsky D.D.S., M.S.

  2. Adjunct Assistant Professor,, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Dania Tamimi B.D.S., D.M.Sc.

  3. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Birgitta Warvarovsky D.D.S., M.S.

  4. Private Practice in Oral Surgery, Sacramento, CA, USA

    Sarah Lawson D.D.S.

  5. Division of Radiology and Imaging Science, Department of Surgical/Hospital Dentistry, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY, USA

    William C. Scarfe B.D.S., F.R.A.C.D.S., M.S.

  6. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Christos Angelopoulos D.D.S., M.S.

  7. Columbia University, College of Dental Medicine, New York City, NY, USA

    Christos Angelopoulos D.D.S., M.S.

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Tamimi, D., Warvarovsky, B., Lawson, S., Scarfe, W.C., Angelopoulos, C. (2018). Dental Impactions. In: Scarfe, W., Angelopoulos, C. (eds) Maxillofacial Cone Beam Computed Tomography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62061-9_29

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