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They died at young age, miserably?

• klipt 3y ago
  Most of our ancestors just ate much less refined sugar, so probably had less need for dental care in the first place.
  • zaat 3y ago
    > ...there was never yet philosopher that could endure the toothache patiently (shakespeare) Why defer to a baseless "probably" when you can easily check what is known about the past? Wikipedia doesn't put the blame on refined sugar but rather point to farming as to what correlated with dental issues. Are you familiar with the barber's pole? that's the sign for the location where our ancestors went to be relived from owning teeth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barber%27s_pole https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barber%27s_pole