Table 2.

Classification of third molar impaction by angulation

Level of impaction	Angulation of third molar to second molar
Vertical impaction	10° to −10°
Mesioangular impaction	11° to 79°
Horizontal impaction	80° to 100°
Distoangular impaction	−11° to −79°
Others	111° to −80°
Buccolingual impaction*

Note:

^*Any tooth oriented in a buccolingual direction with crown overlapping the roots.