Persian King
Maxillary Third Molar
Posted by Amir (Tehran, Iran) on 7 August 2007 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.
Fort Worth, TX
Also known as, wisdom tooth of upper jaw (lower ones are called mandibular third molars). Because of its location in the back of the mouth, it is hard to brush it, therefore is prone to cavity and other complication, such as competing for space with other teeth as well as horizontal growth.
These teeth are in the middle of their evolutionary process and one day, they will become full blown molars and completely functional.
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Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
Ah... the tooth hurts! Interesting image and story.
7 Aug 2007 4:53pm
Amir from Fort Worth, TX, United States
Yes, hurts indeed. Had to remove it. As you can see, it got huge cavity.
7 Aug 2007 5:16pm
Amir from Fort Worth, TX, United States
What? I am not an oral surgeon, even if I was, I could not do it myself.
7 Aug 2007 5:54pm
RoBeRt from Gum Drop Forest, United States
LOL.... at Dawn .... love your response .... besides for the decay in the middle ...it's a very nice image ...keep up the good work !
7 Aug 2007 6:32pm
@RoBeRt: Thanks for your compliment. I dug the cavity myself; it was not this deep.
Rabbit from Richmond, United States
wow - i broke mine on a piece of candy in high school - however i didn't know that until 3 months later when it started to hurt a bit... i feel our pain. EEEEK
7 Aug 2007 7:50pm
Joachim from Engelbrechtsche Wildnis, Germany
Now you can speak without any echo!!
7 Aug 2007 9:09pm
@Joachim: lol
@Shahab: Thanks buddy
@miu*: No, not after taking Morphine
Evie from Fairfax, United States
Great macro. Interesting evolutionary story too.
7 Aug 2007 10:24pm
@Evie: Hope you liked it.
Canon PowerShot A640
1/125 second
F/4.0
ISO 80
8 mm