Wisdom teeth are called such because they are the third molars that supposedly appear at the age where people have acquired more wisdom than they normally have as a child. They usually appear between the ages of 17 and 25 although in some cases they may come earlier or later and some don’t even appear at all. Many people wonder what the purpose of wisdom teeth is when they seem to be a nuisance causing undue pain and discomfort. It seems that wisdom teeth were necessary when man’s teeth used to have a predisposition to fall out quickly. Nowadays however, wisdom teeth seem to have lost their purpose either from the “improved” diet of man or from paying particular attention to dental hygiene.
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