The genetic pathways that drive molar development have been switching off across human populations, and the trait is heritable. Some researchers point to third molar agenesis as one of the most observable examples of microevolution still actively occurring in humans. Fascinating
This is actually a well documented phenomenon called third molar agenesis :-) Wisdom teeth are increasingly considered vestigial, holdovers from a time when our ancestors had larger jaws and diets that demanded serious grinding power
shoutout to my wisdom teeth for straight up vanishing out of my mouth
I didn't have them removed, they didn't grow in, I just went to the dentist one day and found out they fucking disappeared with no explanation
As cooked food softened our diets over tens of thousands of years, jaw architecture changed, and smaller jaws meant less room, meaning the teeth became more trouble than they were worth. Evolution responded accordingly