Wisdom Teeth: To Remove or Not to Remove
Ah wisdom teeth: those hidden, sometimes painful teeth lurking at the back of your jaw. Many people have their wisdom teeth taken out in their teens, but some adults still have them. Getting your wisdom teeth removed can be a choice or a necessity. You should get the opinion of a dentist at our practice in Greensboro before making a final decision, but first, let’s talk more about wisdom teeth.
What Are Wisdom Teeth?
Typically, a third set of molars appear during adolescence or the early twenties. Wisdom teeth are vestigial, left over from a time when our ancestors needed to grind down fibrous plants, which in modern times serves little to no purpose for us. They’re called “wisdom teeth” because they start making appearances during a more advanced age.