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wisdom tooth

any of the four molar teeth, one at the back of each side of the jaw, that are the last of the permanent teeth to erupt
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The ventral nasal turbinate was fusiform in shape in kenguri sheep, which extended from 4th transverse ruga of hard palate to level of third molar tooth (Fig.
The third molar tooth eruption was confirmed if it had pierced the gum and visible in the oral cavity.
A preliminary study of the eruption of the mandibular third molar tooth in man based on measurements obtained from radiographs, with special reference to the problem of predicting cases of ultimate impaction of the tooth.
The same trend was seen in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan) and Jordanian populations.6,18 However, it differed in UK population where more common site was mandibular molar region.4 None of the case of periapical cyst was associated with maxillary or mandibular third molar tooth, while in deciduous teeth was mostly associated with mandibular molars.
Mandibular third molar tooth is usually the last tooth to erupt in the oral cavity.
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