Wisdom teeth signify impending maturity and adulthood in the peoples however they have also become synonymous with suffering and pain. Most of the time, if the teeth reach this point they will have to be removed and nowadays, wisdom tooth extraction has become really popular and a huge number of people are getting their wisdom tooth removed.
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