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    Wisdom teeth are the third and final set of molars that most people get in their late teens or early twenties. Sometimes these teeth can be a valuable asset to the mouth when healthy and properly aligned, but more often, they are misaligned and require removal.
    Wisdom teeth are the third and final set of molars that most people get in their late adolescence or young adulthood, usually around 17-21 years old. They are called “wisdom teeth” because they don’t appear until someone reaches young adulthood, a stage often associated with increased wisdom.
     
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    The third molar, commonly called wisdom tooth, is the most posterior of the three molars in each quadrant of the human dentition. The age at which wisdom teeth come through (erupt) is variable, but this generally occurs between late teens and early twenties. Most adults have four wisdom teeth, one in each of the … See more

    Although formally known as third molars, the common name is wisdom teeth because they appear so late – much later than the other teeth, at an age where people are … See more

    Anthropologists believe human and primate wisdom teeth may help with chewing tougher foods. After the advent of agriculture over 10,000 years ago, and especially with the industrial revolution in recent centuries, soft human diets became more common … See more

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    Morphology of wisdom teeth can be variable.
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    Wisdom teeth (often notated clinically as M3 for third molar) have long been identified as a source of problems and continue to be the … See more

     
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