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I know that there are hard rubber like material that were made to strengthen jaw muscles. Licorice sticks might be used too.
glycyrrhizic acid in licorice can drop your blood potassium level and cause cardiac arrhythmia, however, as well as commonly raising blood pressure [1] [1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6836258/
How about chewing gum? Especially chewing Xylitol chewing gum. https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-996/xylitol
In Turkiye, they have unflavored gum. I couldn't believe it! Now I know, now I know. Interesting new fact of the day. I wonder how it affects the teeth? Perhaps it helps strengthen them. Perhaps it wears them down more quickly. I couldn't hazard a guess. [ETA: After reading about the TMJ elsehere, it looks like that mandibular joint is of greater concern. Gotta be careful with that wear-and-tear.]
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'Miswak' sticks are popular in the Middle East/Northern Africa. Raw mastic gum seems to be gaining popularity in the US. Neither is popular for the explicit purpose of cognitive enhancement, though.
>Miswak' sticks are popular in the Middle East/Northern Africa. that is for cleaning the teeth, and I read somewhere that there is some evident that it is somewhat effective in reducing tooth decay. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miswak in India there was or is a toothpaste brand called Meswak, which includes miswak as an ingredient. nice wordplay in your username :)
evidence, voice typing error.
Please also include the effect decades later after extensive dental work.
Please also include the effect decades later after extensive dental work.
Why would using your teeth for their primary purpose require extensive dental work?
From the study: > In the wood-chewing group, changes in GSH concentrations demonstrated a positive correlation with immediate memory (r = 0.520, p = 0.008) and story memory (r = 0.439, p = 0.028) scores (Figure 3). However, no significant correlations were observed in the gum-chewing group.
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Why would using your teeth for their primary purpose require extensive dental work?
The primary purpose of human teeth is not to chew on wood sticks for 5 minutes straight. Of course, on the internet no one knows if you're a panda. From the study: > In the wood-chewing group, changes in GSH concentrations demonstrated a positive correlation with immediate memory (r = 0.520, p = 0.008) and story memory (r = 0.439, p = 0.028) scores (Figure 3). However, no significant correlations were observed in the…
I am not convinced that chewing on wood sticks for a few minutes will require dental work at all. Much less extensive dental work.
Why do you think it would require extensive dental work?
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The primary purpose of human teeth is not to chew on wood sticks for 5 minutes straight. Of course, on the internet no one knows if you're a panda. From the study: > In the wood-chewing group, changes in GSH concentrations demonstrated a positive correlation with immediate memory (r = 0.520, p = 0.008) and story memory (r = 0.439, p = 0.028) scores (Figure 3). However, no significant correlations were observed in the…
The primary purpose of teeth is to chew food. Including moderately hard materials such as roots, etc. I am not convinced that chewing on wood sticks for a few minutes will require dental work at all. Much less extensive dental work. Why do you think it would require extensive dental work?
> The primary purpose of teeth is to chew food. Including moderately hard materials such as roots, etc.
Roots like carrots? Sure! In fact, I'm inclined to think it's unhealthy to just eat soft foods. Roots like a stick? Our teeth were not designed for that.
Fun fact, beavers incisors keep growing their whole life. Not mine though.
Also, excessive chewing can lead to TMJ issues.