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| wallaby |
 Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:03 am Post subject: Wisdom Teeth |
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well i've got my second wisdom tooth going through my gums at the moment and i've wondered, why do i only have two wisdom teeth thus far? or why don't they all grow out at the same time?
or why would a person have wisdom teeth on one side of their mouth and not the other? |
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| Benjamin_Langlois |
| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't know why this happens but seems to be quite a common phenomenon. Admittedly my wisdom teeth are still forming, but I only have one in the top-right corner of my mouth and one in the bottom-left corner. Just a slight glitch in the gene pool I guess. |
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| Sum1bor3d |
| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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Speaking of this matter are we suppose to take out our wisdom teeth once they're fully grown or just let them stay o.O?
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| Chemboy |
| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Sum1bor3d wrote: |
| Speaking of this matter are we suppose to take out our wisdom teeth once they're fully grown or just let them stay o.O? |
They only need to be removed if there's no room in your mouth and they're crowding the other teeth... Now they're actually looking for wisdom teeth with x-rays and if they're there they'll remove them before they grow roots and break the gums, and it's less of a big deal that way I guess. At least that's how it went for me.
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| Orleander |
| Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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My son has no wisdom teeth. never has. I consider it evolution in action. I of course tell him he's a mutant and his children will be born with the ability to suck the life out of people. (as all children do)  |
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| paralith |
| Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Benjamin_Langlois wrote: |
| I don't know why this happens but seems to be quite a common phenomenon. Admittedly my wisdom teeth are still forming, but I only have one in the top-right corner of my mouth and one in the bottom-left corner. Just a slight glitch in the gene pool I guess. |
They're probably more variable than the rest of our teeth because the selection pressure on them has been lifted. It's been a long time since humans needed those teeth.
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