Thread "Wisdom Teeth" in forum "Comic Talk and General Discussion *"

Posted at 10:01PM, Jan. 16, 2008

And I wanna keep 'em for novelty's sake, too ~ wisdom teeth sort of make you a evolutionary throwback *heh*

My anthropology teacher a few years ago told me that more and more children are not growing wisdom teeth, possibly because modern humans have little or no need for them. John and Jane Ancient used to need lotsa teeth for grinding up their tough brontosaurus burgers or whatever, but Mr. Modern Man is used to softer delicacies. Thus the wisdom tooth is going away.

Not sure if it's quite true, but still–the idea's cool.

Posted at 7:01AM, Jan. 17, 2008

I have all mine (but then, I'm old!) One at the bottom is impacted (growing sideways) and, as someone else said, is pushing the others out of alignment.

Same issue here. except for the headaches.

Posted at 10:01AM, Jan. 18, 2008

Teeth are for squares.

Posted at 12:01PM, Jan. 18, 2008

I actually remembered getting of of my wisdom teeth the other day. Had the memory come back when a piece of rice got stuck in my back tooth and I removed it. Suddenly, the memory of playing with the piece of gum laying over that back tooth flooded back to me.

Still, it didn't hurt when it came it, but I do remember the gum right there being a little swollen and bleeding every so often. I love having all my teeth, hahahah.

And I wanna keep 'em for novelty's sake, too ~ wisdom teeth sort of make you a evolutionary throwback *heh*

My anthropology teacher a few years ago told me that more and more children are not growing wisdom teeth, possibly because modern humans have little or no need for them. John and Jane Ancient used to need lotsa teeth for grinding up their tough brontosaurus burgers or whatever, but Mr. Modern Man is used to softer delicacies. Thus the wisdom tooth is going away.

Not sure if it's quite true, but still–the idea's cool.

Yeah, sounds like a bunch of "I wanna be cool because I'm a teacher" crap. I hated 99% of my anthropology teachers for shit like that. Only one was cool.

I've never heard of this, "They just aren't growning!", notion. Most people are simply getting them removed too young to really remember or too young to remember that procedure was done when having something else done.

My cousin has to have on of hers come out soon, but it's only gum impacted, luckily.

Posted at 1:01PM, Jan. 21, 2008

I still have all of mine :)

Posted at 6:01PM, Jan. 25, 2008

one of mine is coming out, i think another one might sprout soon. most likely i will not have to have them pulled, because i can't think of anyone in my family who had that problem. my friend's sister just got hers pulled though, and she's as high as hell. xD