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> Our mouths are too small for the number of teeth we have. Is that a general thing? I was under the impression those of us from the British isles had a probl

> Our mouths are too small for the number of teeth we have. Is that a general thing? I was under the impression those of us from the British isles had a problem because of mixed heritage due to repeated invasion: we've managed to inherit a tendency for smaller jaws from southern influences and bigger teeth from north/west Europe.

ben_w 3y ago
I've not heard of that myself, but it wouldn't take much evidence to convince me as that seems very plausible.
- tim333 3y ago
  I read somewhere that modern jaws don't stick out enough because we don't chew enough tough stuff growing up. We were evolved to chew roots a fair bit.