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Why would using your teeth for their primary purpose require extensive dental work?

• loco5niner 2y ago
  The primary purpose of human teeth is not to chew on wood sticks for 5 minutes straight. Of course, on the internet no one knows if you're a panda. From the study: > In the wood-chewing group, changes in GSH concentrations demonstrated a positive correlation with immediate memory (r = 0.520, p = 0.008) and story memory (r = 0.439, p = 0.028) scores (Figure 3). However, no significant correlations were observed in the gum-chewing group.
  • 0x000042 2y ago
    The primary purpose of teeth is to chew food. Including moderately hard materials such as roots, etc. I am not convinced that chewing on wood sticks for a few minutes will require dental work at all. Much less extensive dental work. Why do you think it would require extensive dental work?
    • loco5niner 2y ago
      Partly because my job requires more than 5 minutes of thinking, and partly because my dentist just told my I have a hairline fracture on one of my molars that might require a crown just a few months after having similar work done on another molar. It's been on my mind. > The primary purpose of teeth is to chew food. Including moderately hard materials such as roots, etc. Roots like carrots? Sure! In fact, I'm inclined to think it's unhealthy to just eat soft foods. Roots like a stick? Our teeth were not designed for that. Fun fact, beavers incisors keep growing their whole life. Not mine though. Also, excessive chewing can lead to TMJ issues.