Third molar tooth
Dens molaris tertius
- Latin synonym: Dens serotinus
- Synonym: Wisdom tooth
- Related terms: Third molar tooth; Wisdom tooth
Definition
The roots of the third molar (dens serotinus or wisdom-tooth) are more or less fused together.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
