• @NarrativeBear
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    129 months ago

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

    • Someology
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      9 months ago

      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.

    • @[email protected]
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      109 months ago

      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.

      • @neutral
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        39 months ago

        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.

        • @[email protected]
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          59 months ago

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