Why are humans the only species that need to rinse their mouth, and brush teeth?
because we're the only species that choose to feed on stuff that damages our teeth?
We don't have to, but doing it prolongs our teeth health. And we are among the longest living mammals so most of them die before having teeth related issues. For example I don't think, cats get alzeimer's
>>16868757>For example I don't think, cats get alzeimer'sThat comma ....
>>16868715Dogs and cat both have dental issues, mostly due to the processed food we give them.
Grain sugar is quite modern
>>16868774lulz
>>16868715golem feed, coffee, tea, tobaco, sugarwe're supposed to have none of it I believe
>>16868811Pre-agricultural societies didn't face dental rot. The continent of australia likely didn't even have the bacteria that cause tooth decay prior to european contact
>>16868757>so most of them die before having teeth related issues.a lot die of teeth issues, you see it on stray cats
>>16868715>rinse their mouthYou're not supposed to rinse after brushing. Just spit out.
>>16868715Modern Oral Hygiene is so bad cause of all the refined sugars, high-fructose syrup, and other overprocessed junk in foods today. Also other animals do take care of their teeth. Primates like chimps use toothpick-like structures and in a form of cleaning symbiosis, crocodiles allow birds to pick food out of its mouth.>>16868842Pre Agriculture? You don't even have to go that far back in history. Prior to the Early Modern Era when sugar became far more accessible, most humans in the world had straight white teeth that you can still see on their skulls today.
>>16868941All sugars and acidic foods may damage your teeth, some fruits are worse than candy because they fibers get caught between your teeth creating a prefect breeding ground for bacteria.It's just that people naturally love sweet and acidic foods so as soon as we understood basic food processing we made terrible choices.
>>16868715It's diet, that's why when you look at a wolf skull the teeth are fine, not perfect but when you look at a dog skull that lived under modern conditions the teeth quality is very poor if they don't have regular dental care.
>>16868757Elephants have 6 sets of molars they use over time as the previous set wears down from chewing. Once the last set is worn down, the elephant pretty much starves and dies. It's the leading cause of death in elephants
>>16868894Cats even have their own genetic disorder named FORL that causes their organisms to absorp teeth causing a huge damage and pain.
>>16868715Because we outlive out primes. Usually once we start losing our teeth is near our natural end of life (40-50 years old, maybe even less)Also, this>>16868721
>>16868774KEK
>>16868715https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1dDPGZCrkY
Wild animals that live longer than usual may slowly starve to death because their teeth begin to progressively deteriorate, and animals don't have the concept of elder care either.
>>16868715>Why are humans the only species that need to rinse their mouth, and brush teeth?You ever smell a dogs breath!They REALLY need to rinse and breush
>>16868842>The continent of australia likely didn't even have the bacteria that cause tooth decay prior to european contactWill unironically read any source you have on this topic.Imagine living in an aboriginal dental eden and having the white man's god ship his rapists and whores and their filthy rotten mouths to your shores.I would be upset by this.
>>16868941>most humans in the world had straight white teeth that you can still see on their skulls today.Or, toothless humans are immortal.
