Wisdom Teeth Don’t Have a Purpose
Wisdom teeth are vestigial. These teeth have helped in grinding plant tissue. The last set of wisdom teeth provided our ancestors to help them chew rough and coarse food. Rough foods such as roots, meats, and nuts were all chewed by our ancestors using wisdom teeth.
However, today, wisdom teeth do not serve any purpose. Researchers believed that our ancestors had more giant jaws and more teeth. Today, wisdom teeth are removed to prevent any complications that may occur due to it continuing to grow inside the mouth.