Read more:Most of us have gone through this process of 'pain' associated with the eruption of wisdom tooth. Pain can sometimes be severe unlike mine. In that case you should see a dentist.
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What is wisdom tooth?
A wisdom tooth, in humans, is any of the usually four 3rd molars. Wisdom teeth usually appear between the ages of 16 and 25. Most adults have four wisdom teeth, but it is possible to have more, in which case they are called supernumerary teeth. They are called "wisdom teeth" because they usually appear during a person’s late teens or early twenties, which has been called the "age of wisdom".
Many times the jaws of modern humans are not normally large enough to accommodate the four wisdom teeth. This is why wisdom teeth cause more problems than any other teeth in the mouth. In fact, for nine out of ten people at least one wisdom tooth remains underneath the gum due to lack of space in the mouth.
Doctors say the wisdom tooth, which is usually extracted, is a rich source of stem cells. The soft pulp inside the tooth contains a population of cells — known as mesenchymal stromal cells — which are similar to cells found in bone marrow, a common stem cell source.
In an interview of Dr Chaubron with the times of india he said "unlike bone marrow, tooth pulp is more easily obtained, especially in wisdom teeth that most individuals get removed anyway". Dr Chaubron, who was recently in the country to set up Stemade Biotech, India's first dental stem cell bank added that "international studies conducted with stem cells extracted from a wisdom tooth have shown tremendous promise in regenerating damaged bones, cornea and cardiac muscles".
"You don't necessarily have to remove the wisdom tooth to extract the
stem cells from the pulp. Usually, the pulp has a million cells, 20% of
which will be stem cells. It can be extracted from a person aged between
12 and 30. Dental stem cells are very easy to extract. They have high
quantity of stem cells in them and can be applied for many regenerative
applications"
These stem cells have been found in other tissues such as blood, bone marrow, etc.
When a wisdom tooth is blocked form erupting or coming into the mouth normally it is termed "impacted". There are various techniques involved in the removal of the impacted tooth and there are as well many complications involved with the removal. Complications such as headache, etc are more commonly associated.
What else? we just have to admire mother nature's one more way of amusing us and just sit back tight till the wisdom teeth erupt even if, its already erupted.
Wisdom tooth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WHAT ARE WISDOM TEETH
Wisdom teeth useful after all, have stem cells - Times Of India
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