What is a wisdom tooth?
Wisdom teeth are your third molars located in the extreme corners of your jaws. They erupt long after all your other permanent teeth have erupted, usually during your late teenage years or early adulthood. Due to their late eruption, they often push against the other permanent teeth and cause overcrowding, malocclusion, etc. There’s no need to remove the wisdom teeth if they don’t affect the surrounding teeth. However, in most cases, they risk damaging the surrounding teeth or causing misalignment, necessitating wisdom teeth removal.