Long story. The wisdom teeth are numbered 1, 16, 17, and 32. #1 is the top right, #16 is the top left, #17 is bottom left, and #32 is bottom right. #17 came in just fine, but #16 came in crooked. Because of #16's crookedness, #16 & 17 clashed together when I closed my mouth. This caused 17 to become lose much of its enamel and it started to decay, causing me pain I wouldn't wish on anyone. So #17 had to be removed. #16 was worn too, but it didn't start giving me problems (other than catching the flesh on the inside of my jaw on occasion) for a few more months. (Had it been removed much sooner, #17 would never have been hurt.) So finally I had #16 taken out too. In X-rays, I have seen that #32 lies on its side though it has given no indication of moving, and I have no #1 at all.