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Youngest person to have a wisdom tooth extracted

1 min read Children's dentistry
​Nine-year-old, Ryan Scarpelli, has become the youngest person to have a wisdom tooth extracted!

Typically, wisdom teeth come through between 17 to 25 years old. So it was a shock when Ryan’s wisdom teeth were spotted by his orthodontist, Kelly Morgan, in April 2021.

Speaking to Guinness World Records Ryan said, “I was shocked. I could not feel it at all. My orthodontist said it needed to be removed so that the molar could drop properly."

Ryan was immediately referred to an oral surgeon to have the teeth extracted so that his upper-left second molar could come through.

The procedure successfully took place on July 27, 2021. At the time Ryan was completely unaware that he was the youngest person to ever undergo the surgery.

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