Impacted Teeth

Well I just found out that my wisdom teeth are growing in sideways and that there is a chance that they have become impacted, resulting in all my bottom teeth growing in crooked. So… I have to get my teeth pulled so that I don’t end up getting braces. Once this is done, I’ll have stitches in my gums and I will be forced on an all ‘mushy’ diet of oatmeal, applesauce, juice, baby food and pudding. I’ll also be taking a lot of painkillers so I’ll probably be out of it most of the time.

But I have one question, why do they call them ‘wisdom’ teeth if all they do is screw up your mouth? If they were so wise, they wouldn’t do that.