• NarrativeBear@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Did you say your uncle had a third set of natural grown teeth? I always assumed everyone had two sets only.

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      No, some people have a complete third set. Some people only have a partial third set, or even have third teeth in just a few positions within the mouth. A dentist who told me about this said it’s a little rare, but not super rare.

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      Yes, they came in in his thirties, which was like 40-50 years ago. It hasn’t happened to anyone else in the family thankfully, though he himself never had kids.

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        I have a friend that recently showed me his third set of teeth coming in about a centimeter below where his regular teeth grew in.

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          If at all possible make sure your friend is talking to a dentist or orthodontist about that - they may need calcium supplements.