Is it normal to not have wisdom teeth yet?

LadyMorticia

Hey everyone.:wave:

I'm almost 25 and haven't got any signs of my wisdom teeth coming in yet.

I was wondering if this is normal?

I know that some people don't get them but if I understand correctly, that's a rare occurrence.

During my late teens I had 4 teeth removed to make way for braces and I was also wondering if, if I do get wisdom teeth, if because I had teeth taken out, it'll mean that I'm less likely to have problems with my wisdom teeth because there will be that extra room for them have if they do come through?

Thank you in advance,

I really hope this won't be deemed as medical advice.:o

peachyprice

Yes, it is normal, some people don't get them til well into their 30's.

Next time you go to the dentist ask the dentist to look at your x-rays, if you have them they will be able to see them in the gum.

LadyMorticia

peachyprice wrote: »

Yes, it is normal, some people don't get them til well into their 30's.

Next time you go to the dentist ask the dentist to look at your x-rays, if you have them they will be able to see them in the gum.

Thanks hun.

I went to the dentist a few months back who did an Xray and the dentist said that she couldn't see any wisdom teeth when I asked.:o

I wasn't sure if that meant that I didn't have them, or that they just haven't surfaced yet.:o

clearing_out_my_pockets

I'm not an expert, but I'd say that probably means you don't have them at all. I'm one of the weirder ones - I only ever had three! I've had two removed and the third still sits below the gum. The last one isn't on any x-rays

oldtractor

I', 51 and only have 2 partly erruped wisdom teeth.

j.e.j.

I remember in my late teens when others were taking painkillers for their wisdom teeth coming through. Not that I envied them, but I did wonder why I didn't have any!

I've now got 2 partially through (I'm 39). Someone I know is in his mid-30s and hasn't got his wisdoms through at all. It seems to be quite common not to get them (?)

monkey82

LadyMorticia wrote: »

During my late teens I had 4 teeth removed to make way for braces and I was also wondering if, if I do get wisdom teeth, if because I had teeth taken out, it'll mean that I'm less likely to have problems with my wisdom teeth because there will be that extra room for them have if they do come through?

I had 4 teeth taken out for braces when I was 13, and also had to have all 4 wisdom teeth out when I was 21 - so not necessarily....

mildred1978

I don't have any wisdom teeth - they just don't exist.

It's an evolutionary advance apparently. We don't need them, so some people don't get them at all (and that proportion will continue to increase until it's rare to get them at all).

Epidia

A couple of years ago, my boyfriend's great-granny started complaining of pain in her mouth - on going to the dentist, they discovered her wisdom teeth were coming through. She was 99 at the time.

elmer

I dont have any either, my dentist told me that I was an evolutionarily advanced person because of this.

elmer

TrixieB

Pushing 40 and not a peep. Am obviously destined to be unwise...