Wisdom teeth: why we have them and why we must sometimes remove them »
Posted By factoidz 5 months, 3 weeks ago in Health & FitnessBefore the Cave men learned to create fire they may have had to chew tough raw foods. Their jaw may have been larger to accommodate the teeth needed to complete chewing. Our front teeth, incisors, are used to cut the food. The canines; side teeth, eyeteeth, fangs are used for tearing. The molar teeth. The teeth in the back of your mouth are the ones responsible for grinding up the food. The Cave man needed three or four grinder teeth to accommodate the type of foods they were eating. We do not and therefore most often do not grow these teeth anylonger. The humans of today have a shorter jaw line than the cave man. Third molars usually do not have room to grow into place. Not having adequate room may create crowding of other teeth, partially erupted wisdom teeth, and/or teeth locked into the jaw bone.
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