Body: 35% of people are born without wisdom teeth or are miss…

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Did you know? 35% of people are born without wisdom teeth or are missing at least one. In evolution our jaws are getting smaller — wisdom teeth often no longer fit and have to be surgically removed. In a few thousand years they will probably disappear entirely.

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35% of people are born without wisdom teeth or are missing at least one. In evolution our jaws are getting smaller — wisdom teeth often no longer fit and have to be surgically removed. In a few thousand years they will probably disappear entirely.

35% van de mensen wordt geboren zonder verstandskiezen of mist er minstens één. In de evolutie verschuiven onze kaken kleiner — verstandskiezen passen vaak niet meer en moeten chirurgisch verwijderd worden. Over enkele duizenden jaren zullen ze vermoedelijk helemaal verdwijnen.

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