Teeth. Mammalian teeth. My teeth. Don’t make any sense. Given the advanced state of technology, where I can have face-to-face conversations with folks thousands of miles around the world with a couple clicks on my mouse and such, why are we (humans) still required to be so involved in the upkeep of our teeth? Or is it that food hasn’t devolved to a point where we can benefit from it without actually having to interact with it?
Seriously, though, I don’t mind brushing my teeth, flossing, and rinsing with that blue crap that burns, but I don’t understand why we have so many tiny nooks, crannies, and crevices (redundant) that are more than a hassle to maintain. By comparison, staying physically fit is a walk in the park…literally.
Saliva, on the other hand, is very cool, and seemingly far more advanced. But probably still a little behind the curve only because we’re advancing tooth-decay products faster than we can reproduce. (Hardly the point.)
I want to see, in the next couple hundred years, a smooth set of continuous teeth (upper and lower), really a top tooth and a bottom tooth — narrow near the front and wider at the back, just like we have now — without all the gaps and such. This is more important than going without the little toe, so let’s make it happen. People everywhere will be the happier for it, eventually.
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