In that case, instead of growing in like a normal tooth, wisdom teeth get trapped or impacted in your jaw, which often makes them grow in at odd angles and press against your back molars ...

Dentists could one day regrow human teeth instead of replacing them with false implants, according to scientists who have done it in pigs. A study found that cells harvested from a wisdom tooth ...

Reid Reimers of SciShow explained why humans have wisdom teeth, the problems they can cause to the rest of the mouth, how some people never grow wisdom teeth, and why they often have to be removed.

They handle about 90 percent of your chewing. Most people grow a dozen molars, but many have fewer after the removal of their wisdom teeth, which are a type of molar. These start to appear when ...