I heard some people only get 2 or instead of all 4 but I don't have any. I'm almost 20 years old, there's no sign of anything coming in, and there's not really a space for them in my mouth. My teeth go all the way to the back. Is it possible that I'll never get them, and never have to deal with getting them pulled?
2006-09-07 06:22:58 · 39 answers · asked by mwells0629 1 in Health ➔ Dental
No ,no, no.
Also called third molars, wisdom teeth usually make their first appearance in young adults between the ages of 15 to 25. Because most mouths are too small for these four additional molars, an extraction procedure, sometimes immediately after they surface, is often necessary. But some people have congenitally missing teeth, a condition called oligodontia. You may be missing one or even all of them. It's nothing bad, and I think the percentage in the general population is 2% to 5%.
Some wisdom teeth never erupt (although they exist). These are referred to as impacted wisdom teeth. Unfortunately, these teeth can still wreak havoc below the gum line by growing into and damaging the 12-year molars. If this should happen, they should be removed. In addition to problematic impacted wisdom teeth, partially erupted wisdom teeth (poking through the gums a little bit) should also be removed. Bits of food and bacteria get trapped in the pockets between the partially erupted tooth and gum, and cause infections and gum disease, not to mention pain. The trend today is to leave healthy, stable, wisdom teeth alone, monitoring them over the years to make sure they stay healthy and stable. You can find out if you have wisdom teeth or not with a simple panoramic X-ray (a special X-ray that shows all your teeth even those in the gums).
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I heard some people only get 2 or instead of all 4 but I don't have any. I'm almost 20 years old, there's no sign of anything coming in, and there's not really a space for them in my mouth. My teeth go all the way to the back. Is it possible that I'll never get them, and never...
2015-08-18 18:32:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not everyone has wisdom teeth. Just like I still have two baby teeth even though I'm 31. I never had replacements grow in for those two. Some people have 3 sets of teeth. They fall out and replacements grow in, just like as in childhood. I would expect your dentist would be able to tell you if you have any. If you will get them, you may be able to see them on an xray now. I didn't have any problems with mine until I was 26 and I got an infection. Obviously I had to have them removed after that.
Only your dentist can tell you for sure.
2006-09-07 06:32:39 · answer #5 · answered by Erin 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
not everyone gets wisdom teeth. I only had the top two, and x-rays to this day do not show any bottom wisdom teeth. Both of my dentists told me that they pull wisdom teeth because they are either very painful (no room), or you just can't clean them well enough to not get cavaties. The bad side to that was having the 2nd molars on the bottom pulled because with no wisdom teeth, those teeth were right up against the gum, and I couldn't clean them well enough.
2006-09-07 07:33:47 · answer #6 · answered by jrgaskin 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I got all 4 of mine in my early 20s. And no, they never hurt while coming in. Granted, some people experience pain, but not all.
And no, everyone does NOT get wisdom teeth. Most get all 4. Some get only 2. Some get none.
2006-09-07 06:24:47 · answer #7 · answered by kja63 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Actually, you can have no wisdom teeth at all. It is not common, but it does happen. My sister only had 2 and I had all 4. Of course, most of mine never came in until is was 21/22. But, mine were showing, just not fully in yet. If there is nothing showing then either they will come in real late or never at all. Wisdom teeth themselves are useless, they are one of those left over genetic echoes from our genetic past when they were useful. Eventually wisdom teeth will be phased out of Humans. So if you don't ever get them, consider yourself lucky, because you can't eat much for a few days and for some people it really hurts to have them out.
2006-09-07 06:27:29 · answer #8 · answered by Stephen L 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
No, not everyone gets them. Just because you don't see them, doesn't mean they're not there. Get an x-ray taken to see if they are forming, if not you probably will not get them. Humans are going through evolution, in the future (like maybe a couple of hundred to a couple of thousand years) there will be less and less people having there wisdom teeth come out.
2006-09-07 07:21:12 · answer #9 · answered by DrDOA 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah...
A friend of mine only had 3...
Its possible you dont have any.
You can go get an x-ray from your dentist to find out. Just tell him you want to know about your wisdom teeth because I know an x ray for that is called something else.
Even if there isnt any room in your mouth its possible that you still have them. The reason people get them removed in the first place is because people dont have room for them. If you've had braces or are getting braces your wisdom teeth will mess up your other teeth and move them to make them fit.
Also... I've heard of older adults getting their wisdom teeth in at the age of 30 so i dont think age has much to do with it.
I suggest asking your dentist about them and see what he thinks.
2006-09-07 06:29:32 · answer #10 · answered by bittenthedust 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋