What Rob (the author) went through is hard, and left him understandably butthurt about oral operations.  Maybe he&#x27;s one of the people who didn&#x27;t need the operation but had it done, and there were complications.  If he posted his taken-then x-rays online today, maybe other dental professionals could weigh in on whether it was a good idea at the time?<p>What this article doesn&#x27;t emphasize enough is:<p>1) Like fingerprints, teeth are unique from person to person.<p>2) There are legitimate medical reasons to remove wisdom teeth, and those reasons vary from person to person.<p>Like a cartoon, I have a small mouth with big teeth.  Thus, like San Francisco, I&#x27;ve had &quot;space scarcity&quot; for the better part of 2 decades.<p>My dental journey took over a decade of planning and execution, as well as 10s of thousands of dollars so I&#x27;d have some kind of decent smile as an adult. (thanks Mom and Dad!)<p>Had I &quot;passed&quot; on this work, I wouldn&#x27;t have anything close to resembling a smile today - a high price to pay.<p>Maybe Rob&#x27;s family should have consulted second more dentists&#x2F;oral surgeons.  Maybe they didn&#x27;t have the resources.<p>Technology will likely help us make better decisions about these procedures in the future so &quot;unnecessary&quot; treatment spending goes down.