Scope and Contents note This project is a collection of personal narratives about the extraction of wisdom teeth. The analysis claims that getting one's wisdom teeth is a rite of passage for many Americans, commenting on its function as initiation in passing through youth and adolescence into adulthood. Also comments on the history of wisdom teeth removal, the unpleasantness and sometimes horror of the surgery, and the methods of sedation and anesthesia of the process. Includes eleven items that discuss the...