Should I have my wisdom teeth removed?

My two bottom wisdom teeth erupted over the past two years. The top two are hanging in there. I went to an oral surgeon, and he said I should have them all out at once. I am ok with that.

The only thing that has me on the fence is that I have no pain, or other problems associated with the wisdom teeth. I have heard that wisdom teeth in pre-twentieth century times were a natural back up plan for losing teeth during early adulthood. I have never had a cavity, much less lost a tooth, so these extras are not working as replacements for the second string teeth. That said, I tend to think that unless something is broke one should not attempt to fix it.

Top that with fear of mortality from general anesthesia, and you have a guy who is biding his time!

Should I let the doc have at these fancy new molars I’m growing?