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asdff
1522 days ago
Because brushing/flossing/scraping the teeth with a stick is a learned behavior that even today isn't fully learned by our species.
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nlitened
1521 days ago
I wonder if human-like apes brush or floss? Do they drink naturally-occurring fluorinated water from wells? And I’d love to have some insights on their cavities and pulled teeth statistics.
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asdff
1518 days ago
They do at least floss:
https://www.science.org/content/article/monkeys-may-have-bet...
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