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I'd be really curious to learn how his teeth and gums are doing. If you can find a way to eat without ever having food touch your teeth or gums, I'd imagine yo

I'd be really curious to learn how his teeth and gums are doing. If you can find a way to eat without ever having food touch your teeth or gums, I'd imagine you'd have incredible oral health. Thoughts?

praptak 14y ago
Going from short-chain carbs to polysaccharides alone should help a lot.
mjmahone17 14y ago
Alternatively, it might weaken your teeth, in a similar way as being in space weakens your bones, while running helps build bone mass.
- tocomment 14y ago
  You could still chew gum to make sure your teeth and jaw get exercised. In fact you probably should?
  - Thrall 14y ago
    This was my first thought. If you don't have to chew your food, your jaw muscles will atrophy (and I believe teeth and gums may also suffer from lack of use). If you have to chew gum to make up for this, you're starting to lose the simplicity which was one of the idea's main selling points. A bit like switching from cycling to work to driving to work to save 10 minutes, then having to spend an hour in the gym to make up for the lack of exercise. I can't help thinking there will turn out to be many more subtle effects to compensate for. Yes, I am a sceptic.
  - qompiler 14y ago
    Haha, I love this reply. It's how ingenious people (engineers) think, patching and ducktape will solve all your problems! :-D
hawleyal 14y ago
Use em or lose em.
X4 14y ago
What no fibers and structure? Problems with the digestion system, teeth and gums will occur that way. So, even if it was healthy, it would lack fibers and structure that cleanup our digestion system and make our jaw, teeth and gums stronger. Chewing your food thoroughly also exercises your teeth and stimulates the vitality of the socket and gums which hold the teeth in the jaw. We know that activity that causes muscles to stimulate the bone protects against bone loss and one loss and decalcification is one of the many ways which teeth become lose in their sockets and contribute to plaque and bacteria getting under the gum line, which is a primary reason for tooth loss.
- geldedus 14y ago
  there is chewing-gum :)

praptak 14y ago

Going from short-chain carbs to polysaccharides alone should help a lot.

mjmahone17 14y ago

Alternatively, it might weaken your teeth, in a similar way as being in space weakens your bones, while running helps build bone mass.

tocomment 14y ago
You could still chew gum to make sure your teeth and jaw get exercised. In fact you probably should?
- Thrall 14y ago
  This was my first thought. If you don't have to chew your food, your jaw muscles will atrophy (and I believe teeth and gums may also suffer from lack of use). If you have to chew gum to make up for this, you're starting to lose the simplicity which was one of the idea's main selling points. A bit like switching from cycling to work to driving to work to save 10 minutes, then having to spend an hour in the gym to make up for the lack of exercise. I can't help thinking there will turn out to be many more subtle effects to compensate for. Yes, I am a sceptic.
- qompiler 14y ago
  Haha, I love this reply. It's how ingenious people (engineers) think, patching and ducktape will solve all your problems! :-D

hawleyal 14y ago

Use em or lose em.

X4 14y ago

What no fibers and structure? Problems with the digestion system, teeth and gums will occur that way. So, even if it was healthy, it would lack fibers and structure that cleanup our digestion system and make our jaw, teeth and gums stronger. Chewing your food thoroughly also exercises your teeth and stimulates the vitality of the socket and gums which hold the teeth in the jaw. We know that activity that causes muscles to stimulate the bone protects against bone loss and one loss and decalcification is one of the many ways which teeth become lose in their sockets and contribute to plaque and bacteria getting under the gum line, which is a primary reason for tooth loss.

geldedus 14y ago
there is chewing-gum :)