RESUMEN
Due to the change in the life style and eating habits, impactions of teeth are on the increase. Mandibular 3[rd] molars and at times second molars are not the exceptions. They pose not only a big challenge to an oral surgeon but also provides a golden opportunity to the treating orthodontist by leveling and aligning it, thus enabling the dental occlusion to become stabilized and integrated in a much more balanced and harmonized manlier. Mandibular second molar plays a major role not only in function but also as a reinforcing anchor in orthodontics. Its significance is of paramount importance. Maximum efforts are to be exercised in saving and conserving this tooth in the oral cavity. Oral surgery should be the last resort in the treatment modalities. It should be undertaken only, when the orthodontic treatment fails due to the difficult spatial relationship of the tooth and is jeopardizing survival of the vital neighboring anatomical structures. A case report of a young girl with mesioangularly impacted left second mandibular molar is presented. Both 1[st] and 3[rd] molars of the ipsilateral side were present and fully erupted. The impacted tooth was managed orthodontically and no surgical intervention was resorted to minimize invasive procedures