wisdom teeth
Late-arriving molars
Wisdom teeth are the four molars at the very back of the mouth, the last to emerge—typically in the late teens or early twenties, when a person is supposedly gaining wisdom.
They often cause problems by coming in crooked or crowding other teeth, making extraction common: I'm getting my wisdom teeth out next week.
- premolarsTeeth with two cusps
- dry socketExposed jawbone after extraction
- bone graftTransplanted skeletal tissue
- toothCalcified jaw structure
- impactionFirmly lodged condition
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- dental problemscavities, tooth decay, overbite, underbite, tooth gap
- teethincisors, incisor, canine, canines, molar
- molarsmolars, molar, first molar, second molar, third molar
- vestigial structuresappendix, coccyx, tailbone, plantaris, nictitating membrane
- oral surgeryoral surgery, tooth extraction, oral surgeon, tooth pulling, dental implants
- Dentistdentist, dental floss, dental hygienist, cavity filling, cavity
developmental stage of teeth
wisdom teethbaby teeth
Child's initial dentition
milk teeth · primary teeth · deciduous teeth · first teeth · front teeth
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