Three roots on teeth

[nuxvomica]

6. I think three roots is normal for certain teeth

But your question has presented an opportunity for me to tell my weird tooth root story:

Many years ago when I was in my 30s, my dentist told me I needed to have the farthest back molar removed as an x-ray showed the roots were rotten. He scheduled the extraction for two weeks later. (In those days, most dentists did their own extractions but nowadays it's usually done by a specialist.) I was all worried that I would look funny with the missing tooth and spent every evening hypnotizing myself (your basic staring at a candle and imagining you're in an elevator going down) and visualizing the tooth getting stronger and healthier. The day of the extraction I told the dentist none of that and resigned myself to my fate, assuming the self-hypnosis didn't work but it was helpful in dealing with my need to do something. The dentist removed the tooth and was surprised to see it was growing an extra root on the side, which was not in the x-ray. I still have the tooth somewhere. Cue Twilight Zone theme here.