Why are those troubling teeth in the back of your mouth called "wisdom teet!


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Why are those troubling teeth in the back of your mouth called "wisdom teeth?"?


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The two oral surgeons I spoke with said they refer to them as wisdom teeth because they generaly come in at age 18-- begin to surface. They say that 18 is the age of wisdom, which I highly doubt!


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