Will everyone grow wisdom teeth?

Many people find that new teeth grow next to their molars after they become adults. These are the legendary wisdom teeth. As for wisdom teeth, they usually grow at the back end of the large teeth, so there is not enough space for them to grow. Most wisdom teeth will affect a person's normal bite and need to be extracted. However, people still have many questions about wisdom teeth. Will everyone grow wisdom teeth? Let’s learn about it together.

Why do some people grow wisdom teeth while others never grow them?

In ancient times, because human food was not fine enough, more teeth were needed to grind and chew, so wisdom teeth came into being. As the dietary structure of modern people has become increasingly refined, wisdom teeth have gradually become useless and have become a remnant of human evolution. As a result, the wisdom tooth germs of some people have disappeared, and some people will never grow wisdom teeth in their entire lives.

However, the number, time and state of wisdom teeth eruption vary according to individual physical conditions. Since the human alveolar bone has degenerated to varying degrees in length, width and strength compared to ancient times, some wisdom teeth usually cannot erupt normally and are buried under the gum tissue structure, making you think you do not have wisdom teeth.

Therefore, it is difficult to determine whether we have wisdom teeth or not just by relying on our naked eyes. If you want to know whether you have wisdom teeth or not, the most reliable way is to go to the hospital to take a dental X-ray and check.

So should wisdom teeth be removed?

In fact, most wisdom teeth need to be extracted. When your wisdom teeth develop caries (cavities), cause lesions in adjacent teeth, insufficient space causes pericoronal inflammation, the local area is difficult to clean, there is no opposing tooth, the wisdom teeth are impacted, cause other lesions, orthodontic needs, are suspected to be the cause of unexplained neuralgia due to impaction, or are suspected to be lesion teeth, they need to be extracted immediately.

But if your wisdom teeth can erupt normally and establish an occlusal relationship, or at least do not bring the risk of pain and infection and affect other teeth, you don't need to remove them, just maintain them well.