can wisdom teeth grow back
When wisdom teeth are removed, a variable amount of bone will need to be removed as a standard technique of the surgery, depending on the degree of impaction. When wisdom teeth are removed at a young age (i.e. mid-teenage years), 90 â 100% of the bone will grow back. However, when they are removed at a later age, only a fraction of the bone will regenerate. This results in a persistent pocket or bony defect behind the second molars that can become problematic.