Why do we have crooked teeth when our ancestors didn’t? - G. Richard Scott
Why do we have crooked teeth when our ancestors didn’t? - G. Richard Scott with tags teeth, crooked teeth, straight teeth, perfect teeth, wisdom teeth, molars, braces, orthodontics, wisdom tooth extraction, evolution, early humans, jaw, agriculture, domestication, milling technology, industrial revolution, fossils, fossil record, jawbone size, impacted wisdom teeth, chewing, dental crowding, teeth crowding, science, biology, history, anthropology, ancient humans, diet, education, animation, g. richard scott, igor coric, artrake studio, ted, ted-ed, ted ed, teded, ted education
Explore the prevailing scientific theory of why crooked teeth and impacted wisdom teeth are recent developments in human evolution.
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According to the fossil record, ancient humans usually had straight teeth, complete with wisdom teeth. In fact, the dental dilemmas that fuel the demand for braces and wisdom teeth extractions today appear to be recent developments. So, what happened? While it’s nearly impossible to know for sure, scientists have a hypothesis. G. Richard Scott shares the prevailing theory on crooked teeth.
Lesson by G. Richard Scott, directed by Igor Coric, Artrake Studio.
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