Ask the Dentist: Wisdom Teeth – What Gives? - Red Deer Advocate
Wisdom teeth are one of the least understood and mistreated areas of the human mouth. Some 33% of people never experience any. Another common term for them is an 18-year molar, or a third molar. Some don’t actually have them emerge or come through the gum. There is a genetic anomaly that suppresses them altogether for some patients. In the event they are below the surface, this is troublesome if they become impacted within the jaw and suffer an infection or a cyst.