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/).

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