Talk:Mandibular third molar

message: So the maxillary and mandibular third molars are the wisdom teeth, right, or am I missing something?  If not, should this be mentioned on this page?  Rojomoke 14:13, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, it should be mentioned somewhere.  I thought it was, but I will check again. - Dozenist talk 18:54, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wisdom teeth? 

message: I am rating this article as a stub.  Though there is some content about nomenclature, there is a lot of information absent, such as all the characteristics of the tooth.  I think the importance of the topic is high, considering it is an article specifically about teeth. - Dozenist talk 18:53, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Article rating

message: this article should be merged with Wisdom teeth, they should cover the same things. Gdbanks 03:36, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If you notice the links in the article, there are articles for all the other teeth, and the naming system of the article follows the proper terminology for the tooth. If anything, I would say Wisdom teeth should be merged into one or both of the third molar articles.  Certainly, this article and the maxillary third molar article should not be merged in an article named Wisdom teeth or Wisdom tooth, as that is not the proper term. This would be consistent with WP:MEDMOS. - Dozenist talk 10:42, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. As a year has passed, and this seems the best solution regarding WP:MOSMED, I have merged the two articles. ProhibitOnions (T) 14:01, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Added a notice for the old talk page at the top of this one. --Storkk (talk) 13:18, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Wisdom teeth

message: I'm fairly certain this is an opinion, or at least vague as to what "better" means:
Although the the third molars are removed as a preventative option in few countries, it is rather better to avoid the pain and the possible trauma resulting from it.
and while I agree with it, I think, for the sake of science, it should be changed to something like:
Although preventative removal is an option in some countries, the pain and possible trauma resulting from it would seem to be unwarranted by the benefits which are limited or nonexistent according to the Cochrane review.
 Josephmarty (talk) 20:21, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Treatment Controversy 

message: I have heard that wisdom teeth were used father back when humans chewed raw plant matter and such. Since most of our food is now cooked and requires much less chewing, wisdom teeth have become unnecessary. Is this true? I also heard that eventually, through evolution humans aren't going to grow these teeth since we have no practical use for them. Just wanted to put it out there and see if there was any real medical articles to corroborate this.
-- AS Artimour (talk) 04:31, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vestigiality and variation 

message: Far too much stuff at the begining of the article. It needs a brief introdcution and additional sections.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.44.130.96 (talk) 12:48, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article structure 

message: Why does "Wisdom Teeth" redirect here, while "wisdom teeth" redirects here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_molar ?
--69.148.182.17 (talk) 18:39, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  redirect