2026-05-07 20:54 UTC
@stephaniepixie@fandom.garden @madargon@is-a.cat
Not too weird though.. or diet has changed faster than our biology. We used to do a lot more chewing, so our jaws grew bigger. With the advent of cooked food, we do a lot less chewing, so our jaw doesn't grow as much. It's just a result of more or less stress on the bone, causing it to grow or not. I ate a LOT of raw veggies as a pre-teen/teenager, and also wore a bionator to straighten my teeth (and counteract the stunted growth sucking my thumb until age 8 had caused.) The end result is I have plenty of space for all four of my wisdom teeth, with enough space to even brush the back surfaces.
The lack of space for wisdom teeth is a side effect of our "modern" lifestyle. (And by modern I mean for as long as we've been cooking our food.)
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