How did the wisdom tooth gets its name?
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You get it when your older. So as age has somthing to do with wisdom, then thats probably it.
you can't lose wisdom..only knowlegde.
some say the teeth got its name from the fact that it grew in late in life..by late in life I mean back when if you lived to be 40 years old..you were considered ancient.16 to 18 year olds were midddle aged... Its been known by that name for a long time.
"The name 'wisdom teeth' is age related - third molars don't erupt until teenage years and beyond, when people theoretically are more wise to the world," says Trey
Petty, DDS, FAGD, spokesperson for the Academy of General Dentistry.
No, but you do lose a tooth.
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