wisdom tooth

noun

: the third molar that is the last tooth to erupt on each side of the upper and lower jaws in humans

Examples of wisdom tooth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Through the Capital Area Dental Foundation, Adamson is also no longer in pain after an oral surgeon was able to remove her wisdom teeth and a dentist was able to provide some other treatments. —Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Nov. 2024

Impaction is when something is preventing a tooth, usually a wisdom tooth, from growing in all the way. —Sarah Hudgens, Health, 4 Oct. 2024

Wells first tried on himself, inhaling nitrous and having another dentist pull his own wisdom tooth. —Oshan Jarow, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018

When a wisdom tooth or a permanent tooth in a child begins to grow in, a pocket of tissue forms over the tooth. —Sarah Hudgens, Health, 4 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

from being cut usually in the late teens

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

wisdom tooth

noun

: the last tooth of the full set of teeth on each side of the upper and lower jaw in a human being

Medical Definition

wisdom tooth

noun

wis·​dom tooth ˈwiz-dəm- 

: the third molar that is the last tooth to erupt on each side of the upper and lower human jaw