Explore the prevailing scientific theory of why crooked teeth and impacted wisdom teeth are recent developments in human evolution.--According to the fossil ...
Tldw: agriculture resulted in softer food which reduced jaw sizes and resulted in overcrowding
I think early humans probably lost teeth due to life experience, or teeth were damaged/worn, so when the wisdom teeth grew in, it kinda shoved everything back into order
Is that why we have wisdom teeth that almost always need to be removed?
Wisdom teeth are a vestigial remnant. Most apes have them and make good use of them for grinding down vegetation.
I think early humans probably lost teeth due to life experience, or teeth were damaged/worn, so when the wisdom teeth grew in, it kinda shoved everything back into order
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