My wife is 71, and a wisdom tooth began to grow in her lower jaw late last year. At 74! So it's not just babies that suffer! The tooth had nowhere to go, because it was growing underneath an existing tooth. It caused her great pain, because she had to have a (healthy) tooth removed to make room for the d****d wisdom tooth. That meant more pain, because the roots of her teeth do not grow straight down; they grow sideways, so a straight pull by the dentist was not possible. The wisdom tooth still has not shown itself, but it often aches. My wife has been suffering both with the new tooth, and having to go to dental hospital to have the healthy tooth extracted. I hope that you have an easier time with your wisdom tooth.