Ask Dr. Universe: For those who have them, wisdom teeth tend to cause problems
Some wisdom teeth fully erupt so they totally stick out of the gums. But more than 90% of people who get third molars have at ...
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The six ways evolution screwed the human body over
Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Millions of years ago, wisdom teeth were dead useful. Those hefty molars helped us grind up fibrous veggies. Then, around 1 million to 2 million ...
Why do people have wisdom teeth?
Monkeys, gorillas and chimpanzees all have wisdom teeth. A few million years ago, early human ancestors had larger jaws and ...
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Fossil teeth discovery may explain why humans have such long childhoods
Humans stand apart from many other primates by taking more time to mature, relying on a supportive network during a long ...
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How to know if you need your wisdom teeth removed
Professor of Dental Medicine at CUMC, Director, Division of Foundational Sciences, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine Wisdom teeth do not necessarily have to be removed. Some people ...
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Why is human childhood so unusually long? The answer may lie in baby teeth
From about five months in utero, human teeth start to develop ... Finally, the eruption of the third of our big chewing teeth ...
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Eight bite-size facts about your teeth
Four of these are our wisdom teeth and these usually emerge ... they regenerate could eventually teach us how to grow new human teeth in later life. With our lives getting longer and our diets ...