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The third molar tooth on both sides of each jaw that erupts from the 17th to the 23rd year.

Wisdom tooth

One of the four last teeth on the top and bottom rows of teeth. Also called a third molar.

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wisdom tooth,

n a colloquial term for the third molar tooth, the last tooth in each quadrant of each dental arch. It appears in the oral cavity at about 18 years of age.

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