BF2S Forums Is it possible to just... not have wisdom teeth?

I'm the same way...almost 17 and nothing so far.

Kptk92 wrote:

Got mine taken out last July with 7 other teeth.

Didn't actually hurt, surprisingly (when I came round from being gassed rofl)

Did you get a refill on your prescription ?

I didn't get mine out 'til I was like 18/19.

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

I'm 18 in September yet my dentist has never mentioned anything about needing to get wisdom teeth pulled out. I have friends as young as 15 getting them pulled out. Am I one of the lucky ones?

Quite possibly.

It is very very very very very rare, but, I do believe, some people just don't get wisdom teeth.

With a lot of people they come through just like any other teeth, with no problems, so they never need pulling.

Also, I guess you've no sign of them coming through yet?

Can't remember exactly what age mine came through, but I, for some time, also wondered whether I even had any...

Then they came through no problem.

Then I wondered what all the fuss was about with wisdom teeth.

I'm 27 and mine haven't come in.

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

Varegg wrote:

Not everyone has wisdom teeth anymore, more and more people don't (very few) ...

Oo you got sources for that?

As I said in my post, I thought it was extremely rare.

Well after running my fingers through my mouth I can say I don't.  Maybe instead of wisdom teeth I got a bigger brain.

Varegg wrote:

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

Varegg wrote:

Not everyone has wisdom teeth anymore, more and more people don't (very few) ...

Oo you got sources for that?

As I said in my post, I thought it was extremely rare.

Hence why it says (very few) <-----

just after it says "more and more people don't"

Varegg wrote:

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

Varegg wrote:

Hence why it says (very few) <-----

just after it says "more and more people don't"

That's because there is more people for each generation without them but still it is very few ... wtf, is this semantics day or what?

*shakes fist*

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It is a fact that not everyone has a full complement of wisdom teeth.  I have 150+ hours of job shadowing dentists/oral surgeons, so I have seen several instances of people who only have top (or bottom) pairs (which sort of defeats the purpose of having any at all, since there are no corresponding teeth to grind against...).

It is also possible to have more than 4...I saw one poor girl with 6 wisdom teeth; 4 normal ones, then small, extra ones shaped kind of like canines beside the top pair.

It is also possible to have no wisdom teeth, although that is pretty rare and I never saw any cases like that.

Wisdom teeth aren't really needed, but the main reason to remove them is because they can be very hard to clean.  I have good oral hygiene, and chose to leave mine in, but despite my best efforts the back faces of the teeth were simply too far back to clean well, and eventually I got massive cavities and the teeth had to be pulled...unless you have a mouth like Steven Tyler, it may be best just to get them out now if you have insurance that will help pay for it.



As for dentists being a rip-off, some truly are, but many aren't.  Like most things, you unfortunately have to kinda "shop around".  I suggest asking around to get word-of-mouth recommendations, because literally "shopping around" for a dentist would obviously be an expensive proposition.

Taking good care of your oral health is actually quite important, so seeing a dentist at least once a year is pretty much essential to not getting cavities.  Pretty much everyone who comes in who hasn't been seen in over a year or two has at least one cavity.  Some people simply don't form plaque as bad as others, whereas some people are practially plaque factories, and should probably get professional cleanings at LEAST 2 times a year, maybe even more.  It's pretty amazing how much variance you can get in people that honestly are trying their best to clean their teeth.  So ask around, find a good dentist, and go at least once a year.