What Is a Submerged Tooth

ABSTRACT. Submerged tooth is the one that is depressed below the occlusal plane. Dental ankylosis

Can teeth sink into gums?

Ankylosis occurs when a tooth fuses to the surrounding bone and slowly begins to sink or submerge into the nearby gum tissue. Normally, small fibers called the periodontal ligament hold a tooth in its socket, but with ankylosis, this connection is absent, and the tooth becomes directly attached to nearby bone.

How do you treat a Supraerupted tooth?

If the amount of supraeruption exceeds 1.5 mm, it can be corrected by intentional root canal treatment (RCT) followed by endocrown; by intrusion followed by RCT; or by the reduction of the supraerupted tooth/teeth followed by intentional RCT in the maxillary arch or mandibular arch.