In some cases, chronic infection around partially erupted wisdom teeth can weaken the jawbone and surrounding tissues, ...

Not everyone has wisdom teeth. Third molars usually appear in early adulthood, and grow in at the very back of the mouth.

People can keep their wisdom teeth without complications if they have these characteristics, Luther says: The teeth are growing in alignment with the other teeth and have space in the gum to emerge.

Wisdom teeth are a third set of molars — the large, flat teeth at the back of the mouth — that usually emerge between the ages of 17 and 25. Scientists believe that wisdom teeth were essential ...

It can be caused by teeth grinding, poor dental alignment, stress ... Similarly, the eruption of wisdom teeth or a misaligned ...