User blog comment:TDIwriter/I Don't Usually Do This/@comment-1590625-20110803232024/@comment-1874924-20110804040156

I finally had my wisdom teeth removed about three years ago. Complicating the extractions was the fact that my teeth have unusually long roots. Furthermore, one had an additional complication: as the dentist was examining the X-rays, he said to his assistant, "A triple-rooted third molar. I don't like that at all." (A normal tooth has two roots.) That one wound up having to be removed surgically, i.e. he had to cut it in two before he could extract it.