Why do people say they have to get their wisdom tooth pulled?

[bigfoot951]

You are asking why they are called 'wise'?  Just think about it for a minute and it makes sense.  Those are the last teeth to come in.  They come with age...like wisdom.

[zreeds]

I don't know why but I know mine are starting to give me problems. I don't have dental insurance so i'm trying to figure out how i'm going to get these wisdom teeth out of my mouth. they say you should get them out when you're young, b/c now that i'm older they hurt like hell.

[swkstudent]

I'm gonna probably need mine pulled one day sigh...

[SweetApril74]

oH MY...

i just went to dentist for clean up, the he told me he need to pull out my wisdom tooth!

[sgluckadoo]

Having my wisdom teeth extracted was the second most painful operation I have ever had (kidney stones were the worst). I was put under anesthesia for five hours and came to at five and a half hours with the dentist chiseling away at my mouth.  I have broken ribs, my nose, my foot and My wrist. I had over one hundred and seventy stitches put in my leg after an auto accident.  I am always rolling my ankles and have dislocated my thumbs several times. All of these injuries were a walk in the park when compared to the pain I got from having my wisdom teeth taken out!

Sounds like yours were impacted. I had the same problem. They had to be surgically extracted, not pulled. It isn't pleasant.

[o2bnocn]

I think I remember reading that it is because at the age people get their wisdom teeth, they are suppose to have some wisdom. 

[makeblessed]

I got mine pulled because of how they were growing and started to give me problems, so had them all removed.