Is it better to have wisdom teeth pulled at a young or old age?

Better to get it out when you are younger, the tooth is not as embedded as compared to when you grow older. Got my upper two and one lower - right side(with stiches) - pulled at 30 - no problems and could take the pain, just got my left wishdom pulled - am now 46 - boy oh boy if only i can describe the pain . doc had a hard time pulling it out too - guess with age my pain tolerence level is not what it use to be - still painful 1 1/2 weeks later.