Why didn't our ancient ancestors get cavities?
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Why didn't our ancient ancestors get cavities?
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Re: Why didn't our ancient ancestors get cavities?
#2They didn’t eat Cadbury cream eggs and drink extra large sodas.
Re: Why didn't our ancient ancestors get cavities?
#3They didn’t eat Cadbury cream eggs and drink extra large sodas.
Do you have evidence or proof of this? /s
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#5They didn’t eat Cadbury cream eggs and drink extra large sodas.
True but irrelevant. Cavities begin showing up in the historical record several millennia before the advent of candy and soda.
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#6Is this a rhetorical question?
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#7So apparently some think cavities (caries) are contagious via mouth fluid exchange in kissing... if so, then perhaps an ancestor became an unwitting host through some unknown mechanics. Perhaps poorly cooked jowls of some sort.
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Re: Why didn't our ancient ancestors get cavities?
#10They didn’t eat Cadbury cream eggs and drink extra large sodas.
True but irrelevant. Cavities begin showing up in the historical record several millennia before the advent of candy and soda.
>> He points to a study on a skull from a Homo rhodesiensis man who lived 350 000 years ago. He was closely related to our ancestors in Africa, says the zoologist. The skull was found in Zambia in 1921, and his teeth were not in good condition. More precisely, they were pretty rotten ... He probably didn’t pick between his teeth to remove food debris. Another theory is that he ate a lot of honey.
Seems pretty relevant, after all! In fact, the thesis of the article seems to be that the agricultural revolution led to many more cavities, due to the increased availability of sugars. Indeed, the article suggests that the prevalence of cavities is tied with the availability of sugar to the population within a specific region.