Ancient Toothpick Grooves May Not Be Man-Made

TL;DR
New research challenges the idea that grooves in ancient human teeth were caused by toothpicks, showing that similar grooves occur naturally in wild primates and that modern dental issues like abfraction lesions are likely uniquely human, influenced by modern diets and habits.
Topics:healthscience#dental-disease#evolutionary-dentistry#fossil-teeth#primates#science#toothpick-grooves
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