Mine were causing me pain and the wisdom tooth was surfacing at times where you could see it come out of the gums then it would subside below the gum line. On x

Mine were causing me pain and the wisdom tooth was surfacing at times where you could see it come out of the gums then it would subside below the gum line. On x-ray one was almost horizontal pushing into my back molar. My dentist always said if your wisdom teeth don’t cause you any bother then leave them. But mine hurt bad. I have heard wisdom teeth are there to fill in gaps when we lost a tooth like it would push other teeth towards each other if you lost a tooth. But this is something I learned as a kid never actually saw proof this is their function.