Cavemen had BETTER Teeth than You. Here’s Why.

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Human mouths seem to require a lot of maintenance. Constant brushing, flossing, and the like are supposedly necessary to keep our teeth from decaying. So what did people do before modern dentistry? Today, we explore the fascinating reasons why our ancient ancestors often had lower rates of tooth decay than us. We briefly trace the history behind the human mouth’s fall from grace, and the ways people tried to get by with rotten teeth. We’ll then touch on George Washington’s horrible dentures and explain the value of fluoride.
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Sources:
Barras, Colin. “How Our Ancestors Drilled Rotten Teeth.” BBC News, BBC, 29 Feb. 2016, www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160229-how-our-ancestors-drilled-rotten-teeth.
“Dental Caries (Tooth Decay) in Adults (Age 20 to 64).” National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, July 2018, www.nidcr.nih.gov/research/data-statistics/dental-caries/adults.
“Drills, Dentures and Dentistry: An Oral History.” BBC, 30 Mar. 2015. [Excellent, short documentary on Western dental care in the last few hundred years]
Hermanussen, Michael. “Stature of Early Europeans.” Hormones, vol. 2, no. 3, 2003, pp. 175-178., doi:10.14310/horm.2002.1199. [The drop in height in the Neolithic period]
Humphrey, L. T., et al. “Earliest Evidence for Caries and Exploitation of Starchy Plant Foods in Pleistocene Hunter-Gatherers from Morocco.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 111, no. 3, 2014, pp. 954-959., doi:10.1073/pnas.1318176111.
Pezo, Luis, and Sabine Eggers. “Caries Through Time: An Anthropological Overview.” Contemporary Approach to Dental Caries (2012): n. pag. Web. [Much of the information on prehistoric rates of dental decay can be found here]
Steele, J., et al. “Total Tooth Loss in the United Kingdom in 1998 and Implications for the Future.” British Dental Journal, vol. 189, no. 11, 2000, pp. 598-603. Nature.com, doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4800840a.
Willis, Anna, and Marc F. Oxenham. “The Neolithic Demographic Transition and Oral Health: The Southeast Asian Experience.” American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2013, doi:10.1002/ajpa.22343. [This also includes some interesting information on how higher rates of pregnancies in agricultural societies caused higher rates of tooth decay for females]

[@steps3344]

I'd love to switch to a nomadic caveman diet but when I pick berries off people's lawns and try to eat their dog they start yelling and complaining about how that's "not allowed". Some people just hate dental hygiene.

[@Blankult]

Good joke but i'm pretty sure people didn't eat dogs back then, unless they were starving of course

[@Blankult]

@Snobby Erusean Valley Girl just saying most people wouldn't eat their hunt partner you know

[@tamerebel]

@Snobby Erusean Valley Girl It was also common in some European countries to eat dog and cat meat until not long ago, it's way more common than one would think.

[@n1ppe]

Move into a big forest

[@dwolf4164]

You schould eat cats instead.

[@Night-mq8hn]

It's not the Teeth It's the unhealthy modern foods

[@bladeoftheruinedking2543]

So we should eat raw meat

[@lilrara1291]

@@bladeoftheruinedking2543 it’s not 100% full proof,nobody is willing to kill so many people to prove a point times were better in B.C.

[@hikerJohn]

Yep, I use to get cavities from eating the SAD diet even with brushing and now I haven't had any in two years of Keto no brushing (but daily flossing). It's the sugar that kills teeth. One year i had a bad cough that lingered and the cough drops gave me FOUR cavities. Over my life I hardly have a tooth without a filling or crown but I did manage to keep them all

[@1LEAKz]

@@hikerJohn I have 7 cavities due to me not using Floride and my dentist says I have to get fillers what should I do

[@hikerJohn]

@@1LEAKz Get them filled and quit eating sugar and starches. I don't believe not using fluoride is the cause. Cavemen did not use fluoride but they also did not eat sugar. And they did not have refined flour like we do.

[@crade619]

I'm gonna go brush my teeth now, thanks.

[@its2point072]

I just need to say thank you for this video. I've been debating whether or not to go on a sugar free diet for a while but this video made me do it. I managed to go exactly 3 weeks without eating any sugar (chocolate, cookies, cakes, ice creams, candies, you get it.) And today was my first day off of it. I decided to get a small ice cream and that's it, just to be safe. And afterwards I felt very ill. It actually took about 3 hours for my stomach to settle It's absolutely insane how our stomachs have grown so used to our sugar intensive diets and just 3 weeks without exposure makes them very weak again. It goes to show how unhealthy we're being nowadays Thanks again for giving me the chance to find this out, I'll be sure to be much more healthier from now on!

[@zeno3114]

So do you not eat any fruits when on this diet?

[@AlyxAesthetics]

you need a bit of sugar in your diet. just not in abundance.

[@リリ-e6j]

@@zeno3114 That's natural sugar that comes from fruit. Like he said in the video, there are such things as good and bad carbohydrates. What you eat today is referred to as "Refined Sugar". Personally I like to call it "SS" or "Synthetic Sugar". The difference between natural sugar from fruit and man made sugar is that natural sugar is naturally sourced unlike man made sugar which comes from plants like sugar cane, which contains a different type of Carbohydrate that sticks to the teeth easier thus attracting more bacteria that feeds off of those carbohydrates which causes the bacteria to produce acid which breaks down your teeth and so on.

[@mechkota]

@@zeno3114 most fruits before the neolithic revolution were low carb and low sugar. Most modern fruits now cultivated to be sweet.

[@CarShopping101]

You might also be lactose (sugar in dairy products) intolerant. Most adults are but don't even realize it. Most humans lose the enzymes to break down dairy sugar after infancy. Lactose intolerance causes stomach and intestinal upset including stomach/intestinal pain, bloating, cramps, gas and diarrhea or loose stool.

[@csati]

Very good information! It's so ridiculous arguing against paleo diet saying: "cavemen died in their 30's". Yes, they died early on average, but not because they were sick or obese, but because high child mortality, violence, and unpredictable external conditions... Pre-agriculture humans were surprisingly healthy.

[@SanjeevTiwari92]

I was reading one of Kurt Vonnegut's novel where in he mentioned about the life span of human teeths which is usually around 35 years and once you are toothless it will be difficult to survive if you are cavemen. So that could be one of the reason for "cavemen died in their 30s"

The diets of most of the hunter-gatherer populations weren’t “low carb.”

[@hydroaegis6658]

@ low "highly processed carbs" that digest in your mouth.

[@LOCATIONREDACTED]

@@SanjeevTiwari92 Archeology disagrees with Kurt Vonnegut

[@LOCATIONREDACTED]

I see this trope occasionally in fantasy or historic novels, used by people that should know better. Considered 'old' at 35-40. Usually based on a total misunderstanding of averages.

[@Astrosive]

Wow you're underrated. These videos are great man. Keep doing what you're doing.

[@HistoryDose]

Thanks! Just trying to grow one video at a time!

[@RicardoHernandez-sz2yp]

True

[@redoutdoors69]

@@HistoryDose Who said that your underrated these are better than infographics

[@Sumitpandey99]

So True 👍🇮🇳

[@aleksandarmanojlovic4988]

@@redoutdoors69 i hate your pfp

[@lohphat]

I've been on the no-sugar keto diet for 4 years. When I went in for a dental checkup after 3 years the clinician said during my cleaning that there was very little build-up and when I told her it had been 3+ years since my last dental visit she was shocked. It's the sugar. Stop. Eating. Sugar.

[@tas7662]

I can't tho I already way 1500LBS 😫

[@PyleHD]

Fuck off keto

[@abitsinani4157]

So wen u went on a diet without sugar Did u replaced sugar with fruits and vegetables?

[@zp944]

Bro same. I actually stopped brushing about 10 months ago also, out of laziness. I had "strange" breath for about two weeks, not exactly bad. But after about 3 weeks, plaque doesn't even build up anymore. My teeth feel like glass against my tongue. Some mornings I notice a buildup, so I wipe my teeth with toilet paper. That's it. I do floss though, every couple days. Meat gets stuck in my teeth. But now when I floss it out, the old meat doesn't even have an odor

[@4bidden1]

@@abitsinani4157 on keto you can’t have sweet fruit either or you won’t be in ketosis

[@MikeBrown-ex9nh]

I brush, I floss, I get my teeth cleaned at the dentist every four months and still fight gum problems. What the hell?

[@yourhandlehere1]

It's a lack of Mastadon in your diet. Try a few Ned Anderthal's (Woolly) Mammoth Burgers.

[@mobilekillerass]

Drop the carbs, you're too sensitive. My gums just kept getting red too, however hard I cleaned. Then I went keto/carnivore and my gum has never been this pink, even the dentist was impressed since I haven't gone to the dentist in 2yrs, I kept forgetting to make an appointment lul. Just went for a cleaning and general check up, didn't have any problem or anything.

[@k3nz1e73]

I brush my teeth twice a day and that’s it and my teeth are perfect. I have never even had a cavity lol.

[@MikeBrown-ex9nh]

@@k3nz1e73 Be vigilant with your dental visits. I, too, had no problems until around fourty years of age. Just like an expanding waistline, it creeps up on you before you notice it. My dentist also explained to me that some people are more prone to periodontal disease than others.

[@josevillarreal9920]

Eat snatch every time B4 sex. Have sex at least once within a 24 hr period. Then stand up and stretch your back and place your foot on her and look toward the sky. You'll have strong teeth!

[@Gos1234567]

Why did the king go to the dentist? To get a new crown!

[@MikeBrown-ex9nh]

In my home, I only feel like a king when sitting on my throne ( the toilet ).

[@magnusnilsson9792]

@@MikeBrown-ex9nh The queue to the bathroom is called the line of succesion.

[@suizidschlumpf2]

"sugar sucks" * shows a cake in slowmotion at the end of the video" wtf

[@HistoryDose]

You gotta admit, that cake looks damn good.

[@suizidschlumpf2]

@@HistoryDose 7.7

[@danjia2865]

Everything has glucose sooooooo

[@suizidschlumpf2]

@@danjia2865 Theres a difference.

[@netherwolves3412]

@@HistoryDose wtf bro, I switched to a caveman diet, but then seeing that cake made me switch back to a modern diet. You better pay my medical bills when I get tooth decay.

[@notyourdad]

Weston A. Price's book Nutrition and Physical Degeneration does a deep dive into indigenous cultures and their remarkable dental health - it makes it clear as day that it's the modern foods we eat that causes tooth decay and poor dental development.

[@toothrestorer6588]

Price was more right about diet with regards to decay, but he ingnored the fact that these groups were so genetically isolated , that they were not exposed to genetic variations when grossly different people share genetic traits ie someone with large teeth and a large mouth mating with someone with small teeth and a small mouth and having an offspring with large teeth and a small mouth.

[@freedomisntfree2089]

Cave people had everything better than us , they didn't have junk food and a mile long list of other crap we do.

[@Super1234jd]

😂😂 This video is for the world except India. In ancient and medival India for brushing tooth we had used teeth cleaning twig known as 'datun' also had diff varieties derived from diff medicinal plants/trees.

[@hez859]

yeah, peasants in England as well would use twigs that had a chemical in it that killed bacteria in the mouth

[@Arasa왕]

In my natives elders used to chew neem sticks for 2 min then mouth wash it after brushing. Because of these the tooth decay was pretty low in their generation. They brush 3 times a day. But after commercial products like Colgate and Pepsodent came many give up natural ways so current foods make our tooth decay more.

[@cram1nblaze]

2:21 why the FUCK is this guy brushing his lips?? have i been doing it wrong this entire time???

[@ninja1676]

I know nothing about teeth but I see that some native populations have better teeth than us so that probably mean the food we eat is way more process and therefore have hundreds of added ingredients like sugar are in our food that wore our teeth down faster. So what's I'm saying is modern food like the one in grocery store is loaded with ton of stuff that is a huge threat to our teeth. It's sad how humans change their diet so much that it's destorying what we consider very strong in our bodies.

[@benben071]

Short video with fun facts. Keep up the good work! Needless to say I subbed...

[@syntheax2788]

Thanks for this video! I always wondered why my teeth feel fuzzy when I eat certain foods like pineapple or coke, basically everything with high sugar - I almost always feel the need to brush my teeth afterwards. But when i eat nuts and beans, legumes, and greens or fish I don't feel like I need to brush them at all.

[@Hibernicus1968]

My maternal grandfather died at the age of 90, with all his teeth, and no fillings. I am now 53, and have fillings in all my bottom molars, and two of the top ones -- at least I still have all my teeth though (except for the wisdom teeth, and four others that were pulled when I got braces, because otherwise my teeth couldn't have been straightened -- mouth was too small). Grandad may have taken better care of his teeth, but I think the difference is mostly down to the difference in the amount of sugar in the diet of someone born in 1906, versus that of someone born in 1968. Grandad, who was a farm kid, probably only enjoyed sodas when they went into town and he had one from a soda fountain. I grew up with sodas in the fridge, and cabinets full of Oreos, fig newtons, chocolate chip cookies, and what not. Every filling I have was drilled before I was fifteen years old. I hardly eat any sweets anymore, and haven't had sodas in years. I don't even take sugar in my coffee anymore. No doubt that helps. I would like very much to avoid ever having to get dentures.

[@user-ix3yh8yt7r]

No fillings? Lucky!

[@temparockatrevortrevor8693]

Say this to a Vegan person and they'd say no no we haven't evolved to eat animals, but plant based diet. Talk with them guys and decide and tell me in another video. Thanks.

Most of the hunter-gatherer populations consumed more plants than meat, and still do so today (e.g., the Bushmen).

[@62Cristoforo]

Ask them again, a few years on when their teeth have rotted out of their head from all the carbs and sugars

[@adeclutteredlife6555]

Very interesting video. It's not just just tooth decay that became more common, our jawlines changed. As late as 250 years ago people had bigger jaws, having enough room for all of their teeth, while today many have to pull teeth before having braces. This affects things like breathing, making sleep apnea a modern problem. One of the big changes that happened was how babies ate. Blenders weren't a thing back then, they were breastfed while slowly starting to eat normal food, starting solids later and skipping the mush fase. Babies were also breastfed much longer, for several years, effecting the development of the jaw as well as boosting the immune system.

[@Jess38044]

for real, my top jaw is actually too small for my skull and it's gonna cost just too much to fix at this point. I had braces as a kid too which didn't help either. Also needed my wisdom teeth pulled - I'm sure that back in the day this wasn't as common a thing

[@Bellllllz]

@@Jess38044 I'm not sure where you're from but if I were you I'd go to Mexico, they do great work on teeth and for a reasonable price. Also you can easily buy the pain meds you need, no dealing with bullshit like you do in some states in the USA where they won't give you the pain relief you actually need for a surgery. If that's still to scary you can try to go to a college and they do dentistry for a more reasonable price as well.

[@Jess38044]

@@Bellllllz I wish Mexico or something like that was an option! Unfortunately I'm in Australia. Thank you so much though

[@Bellllllz]

@@Jess38044 oh sad =/ I wish you well and I hope you find a solution to your problem

[@Jess38044]

@@Bellllllz thank you so much 💖 i wish you well also for anything you have going on also!

[@publiusovidius7386]

Ancient Roman skeletons have very good teeth. It was the advent of refined sugar that sped up the decline of oral health. Plus the teeth of paleolithic people show signs of dietary stress. They often went through periods of famine which shows up in the teeth. That's why humans transitioned to agriculture. To have a more reliable food source. People have a tendency to idealize the hunter gatherer way of life.

[@skapadabna]

Now i know why ive never gotten a cavity Ive eaten alot of chicken, meat, and stuff I dont really like sugary stuff

[@Tc-rn8lh]

Trash Bxtch that’s good no cavities for you!

[@htoodoh5770]

@@Tc-rn8lh What about corn, potatoes etc.

[@sauroman1]

Meat is evil and junk food.

[@k3nz1e73]

I haven’t either lol

[@skapadabna]

@@sauroman1 meat isnt evil, i actually eat more meat than plants and im perfectly healthy

[@showkathayat7790]

Overall very consistent content and effectively presented. The cadence of the narrator's voice is impeccable. Keep these videos coming.

[@Xachremos]

Yeah I'd assume they'd have better teeth since my caveman ancestor wasn't chugging Monsters and Pepsi everyday.

[@anaz5918]

Thank you . I always been arguing it with people who assume people back then were toothless or had horrible teeth when in reality people ate more healthy back then and modern diets are to blame for modern day tooth problems.

[@ssnipermonkeygaming3022]

I don’t like brushing my teeth Ima brush my teeth now

[@Mountainman524]

Sadly dentist will never tell you to get the proper nutrition they never will all they’ll say is do brushing and flossing

[@classicalmusful]

the vast majority of hunter gatherers were not low carb, but very high carb, what kind of research is this

You’re correct.

[@nnamdi5611]

I like the soul music at the end lol

[@-Jansen155]

The great thing about this video is that it makes me feel less bad for cavemen. I don't have to worry as much about them being stuck with awful tooth problems and helpless about it. In reality, they had way way bigger things to worry about.

[@summerghost6551]

Watching this with my braces 😬

[@1LEAKz]

In ya mouth

[@bluefire2814]

Myślę, że tak bardzo za ten film, że teraz przestanę jeść cukier

[@timber72]

Without watching a single second of this video, the answer is: refined sugar. The End.

[@kingchicken8232]

You're partway there, but this kind of comment never works out lol

[@Tommasso_]

In conclusion: eat less sugar and brush your teeth regularly.

[@mal5256]

Im becoming a nomad thank you

[@HistoryDose]

9 out of 10 dentists recommend ditching agriculture and living in a cave

[@ourv9603]

BECAUSE they did not eat sugary processed foods. !

The diet of most hunter-gatherer populations weren’t “low carb.” That was the exception rather than the rule. Even the diets of most of today’s remaining hunter-gatherer communities aren’t “low carb.”

[@ceshorty]

Maybe not lowcarb, but not highcarb either. Definitely low in sugar though, and the sugars that they ate came along with a lot of fiber alongside it, and only during the times when the trees bear fruit. The ones that ate more of a carb free diet usually lived on cold regions like the nords and inuits where plant based foods have difficulty growing.

[@kissme1518]

Yes they were. If you're talking about mesoamericans they weren't hunter-gatherers if they were living off agriculture though they did raise turkeys and ducks to eat. Hunter-gatherers ate almost no plant food. Hunter-gatherers ate a very western diet where the meat is the main dish, any plants they find were used as spices or sides.

@@kissme1518, nope. For instance, San/ “Bushmen” hunter-gatherers get more calories from plants (mostly from starchy tissues) than from meat.

[@kissme1518]

@ What plants you talking about

[@talori5417]

Learning how to be more self sufficient. Plus I hate the dentist. Great content! Love the music!

[@LePadeaux]

Return to monke. Get better teeth.

[@LOCATIONREDACTED]

Why was Britain so bad? I've travelled a lot and the British probably have better teeth than most. Maybe post ww2 austerity?

[@bbrraanniissllaavv]

Made up BS

[@Xochimique]

"With the agricultural revolution people could settle down" or maybe, they HAD TO settle down. Makes you wonder if civilization was something we wanted to do, or something we had to do in order to survive climate change, even if it meant taking a toll on our health and repressing our base instincts.

[@Blankult]

What climate change?

[@CarShopping101]

It's a lot easier and less dangerous to cultivate crops and livestock than hunt animals. Also takes a lot less energy and you have predictable (mostly) food source.

[@emberhermin52]

Hold on, you might have just changed everything

[@emberhermin52]

@@CarShopping101 but people had less rest time once they turned to agriculture

[@emberhermin52]

@@Blankult the earth has gone through a few climate changes of various types in the past, always from a different cause though I'm not sure what OP is referring to specifically

[@pressfive]

Cavemen didn’t exist. Sorry to tell you guys.

[@benverret7968]

5:20 Literally showing us sugar.

[@wizzer3847]

It was never such a thing called cave men .

[@vgovger4373]

Then using your logic, Chinese should have no teeth?

[@jeffbenton6183]

How ironic - I'm watching this while eating candy.

[@el_bamboo_third]

No that can’t be bad right? *Sees a British flag* Well you do have a point tho….

[@siyacer]

If I had a penny for every time someone called the human body a disaster, I'd be robbed.

[@barbaravick5634]

My mom had never had a cavity in her life until last year. She rarely eats the "bad" things and always took excellent care of her beautiful, perfectly straight teeth. At 89, she's still only had that one tiny cavity.

[@atic7910]

Yeah, because eating fruits is eating "bad" things. Pay attention to the video's point

[@WARZoNExKNiGhT]

You know, Enamel toughness can enhanced through eating of hard food since childhood, judging by your Mother age She might have experienced such event too in her childhood, you will rarely see a tribal man tooth goes bad but rather stay in such a beautiful condition Despite living through harsh environment. Another Story I've found out about enhanced enamel toughness was from my friend, his whole life experience included daily diet, Lifestyle, Habit, Most daily meal that he had eat are some hard food that's not too insanely tough as I had tried multiple time and he a smoker and quite an sugar beverage drinker and he never ever rinse his mouth after eating nor drinking Yet He still achieved a condition of only a few eroded spot sticking on his enamel and Did not progress to a level that he had to visit a dentist for solving a oral problem. As for those who grew up drinking Milk powder not a even single drop of Mother breast milk and eating soft Meal while chucking on lots of sugary dessert and beverages, Let's just said that their supposed healthy life had become a nightmare when their life keep on progressing and I'm too suffer unnecessary Losses due to stupidity, bad Lifestyle and Bad choices until I figured out what needs to done to stop it completely, Man losing something that is keeping you Sane and feeling faithful will Deal a great amount of Toll to yourself...

[@toothrestorer6588]

@ DeRy The D. Eating hard foods does NOT make enamel harder. It is not a living thing like bone. Actually it does the opposite. Stresses in enamel cause micro fractures over time which can lead to weakening of enamel.

[@raydonahue8304]

The only time you'll hear "the rich and poor suffered equally" and it actually be true

[@wellingtonsanissimo8703]

0:51 yeah I saw a documentary that showed a bunch of skulls from every century, the teeth were fine until like 1600s then they all started being decayed tf out (sugar was introduced)

[@MdLanguage]

Great video! Clear, concise and entertaining! Thank you!

[@michaelwatts5481]

I use fluoride free toothpaste for years and my dentist always says I have the best teeth he’s ever seen

[@joetheperformer]

I’m afraid a lot of the reason why you’re underrated is because of your branding. Particularly your channel name (History Dose) and your profile picture (a green cartoonish logo).. none of which do your profound, thought-provoking content (which borders in the dark, gritty, and heavy real world philosophies) any sort of justice. You deserve more. Change your logo.

[@hydroaegis6658]

Evolution only takes you as far as you need to create the next generation and hopefully raise them.

[@bangkokadventures298]

Joe Rogan actually gave this page a shout out on fb. That's how I found it... Great stuff!

[@whiskeytango9769]

I am 59 and have been trying to work to lose some weight for several years. I am 5'7" tall and was 204 pounds three months ago, I have been that heavy for a decade. I have been on cholesterol and hypertension medication for more than a decade and I have a fatty liver. I decided to drop all carbs and alcohol three months ago. I eat lots of vegetables, meat, nuts, peanut butter, bacon...love bacon, plain yogurt too with some artificial sweetener for a treat. So far I have lost 20 pounds and I feel great. I am not adding fat to my diet, but I am not avoiding it either. I think my liver is better, but I am waiting for tests on that in 2 months. My goal is to get down to 170, the weight I was when I was 25. My wife no longer complains about me having bad breath and I have tons of energy. I am always a little hungry but it's never serious. I eat as much as I like, but I have been religious about zero carbs and alcohol. For me, I haven't felt this good in 20 years.

[@Bretinator]

4:31 one of those flyers advertised cocaine in it

[@Samuel-ym8wz]

I heard the other day that certain bacterias cause cavities much faster and thats why there are certain people whos teeth go bad faster. I wonder if bacteria have evolved over time to be more destructive along with the diet.

[@Zeekim333]

Yes diet absolutely effects your teeth everything you eat does.

[@MaxOakland]

What would a nomadic/caveman diet look like?

[@jacobo6652]

Imagine finding a caveman skull with the teeth shinning brightly.

[@hikerJohn]

Which 200 neanderthal's teeth did they look at to get that statistic?

[@karlik4861]

from the ones they digged out

[@Dentspeed]

I’m a dentist and this is 100% true.

[@yeager6882]

They didn't have dentists, that's why.

[@TallSilhouette]

Boy am I grateful for my abnormally thick enamel. That said my ordeal with braces was a protracted nightmare.

[@ShelbyFarrow]

I bet when soft drinks came about that it made the problem even worse.

[@LensBlurr]

As a caveman myself, i agree with the statement of this video Good day

[@rudramahadev22]

I have 3 tooth decay even if I use fluoride toothpaste all my life (neurotoxin)

[@daidai8760]

Back to munkeh then

[@62Cristoforo]

Cavemen didn’t have Snickers bars and donuts

[@fieldoregon6679]

coca cola is trying to kill you like cigarette companies

[@TheWizardOfTheFens]

So many people saying how great this video is and yet it is populated with utter bollocks and scare tactics………

[@flamefusion8963]

Of course the British "person" takes issue with healthy dental care

[@numbers9696]

@@flamefusion8963 hHHAHhahahahaha

[@brad5426]

@@flamefusion8963 Statistically British have some of the best dental hygiene. When did they even say they were British?

[@joeyaschwartz]

There was no selective pressure for humans to develop claws and fangs, which is why we don't have them. We are still hypercarnivore. Check this out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmWQdoGfm5iZa5I

[@hugonegrete6325]

I'm amazed by traditional meals from “undeveloped” cultures, though I don't believe they're undeveloped, their food is, & what I mean by that is that many traditional cultures still don't eat processed foods, instead opting for their traditonal diets, take for instance the inuit culture, they got somewhat lucky with their food as they managed to keep their traditional meals & have great teeth. Mexico's cultures used to have a great traditional set of meals, until the spanish arrived, & even though the two cuisines mixed to create what we know & loce today, it also brought mass poverty due to the lack of power Spain had because of the wars in Europe, & sum up that the independence left Mexico in ruin & then the ongoing conflicts & radely changing president took a hit on the economy, therefore having to rely on cheap processed food for survival.

[@tsk961]

I'm also learning about the agricultural revolution

[@camerongooch9606]

As a kid I never brushed my teeth, like maybe 1 or 2 times a year. Yet I have all of my teeth and no cavities as an adult. I have no idea how though.

[@donalddotson9127]

Genetics passed on to you. Your ancestors had the proper good oral bacteria/possibly good gut bacteria. Do your people tend to live a long healthy life?

[@Eveygoodinfollowingthesalaf]

Also back in the times thry had natural brush with medicinal properties,like the Arak stick taken from a particular tree. This stick is very common in countries like Saudi Arabia, and is to be chewed on top till it looks like bristles, and hence can be used to brush the teeth seceral times a day.

[@ishitrealbad3039]

you misidentified the problem here, it is not carbs that are the cause of dental problems as can be witnessed outside of the Western world where people consume copious amounts of rice. carbs aren't the problem, it's mostly gluten that's causing the problem. If not that than it's exclusively bread. Sugar ofcourse if consumed a lot does destroy teeth, but that's kind of a no brainer at this point.

[@nawangdongtotsang4197]

Just got a toothpaste ad

[@donaldthompson4044]

Return to monke.

[@ghostfumes]

Loved this! I love short but informative history videos of gross and not really talked about things lol you got another subscriber :)

[@SanjeevTiwari92]

watching this video and seeing the reference of sugar and how addicted we have become to sugar, I instantly concluded that I could live without added sugar(not to boast but I don't like adding sugar to juices or shakes). All types of food has an intrinsic sweetness that one can adjust too, the natural sweetness. But I can't live without salt though. In fact I am addicted to salt, to be specific right amount of salt in the food. How the hell did you get hook to salty foods? Salt is not found in any of the grains or fruits or vegetables we eat. Does anyone know about this?

[@тито-к9в]

depends where you are in the world, but more than likely thousands of years ago humans saw other animals licking salt deposits wherever they existed and copied them hahaha now we're addicted. to be fair, salt does contain things your body needs.

[@herbertwestiron]

You are most probably not 'addicted' to salt. Since salt does not have any addictive properties. You are 'craving' salt which mean you need good quality salt. Unlike sugar salt is actually healthy for your body and is required. Therefore your body craves it. P.s. Not crave salt but feel hungry for salt

[@anaz5918]

Is hard to eliminate sugar %100 because is practically in most products but they put it under different names on labels . But pretty much everything has sugars bread, pasta, can food etc…

[@SanjeevTiwari92]

@@herbertwestiron What about the cravings for eating savoury? Also how can you infer one craving as good and one craving as bad? Craving is craving. and craving is the necessary condition for something to be called addictive.

[@herbertwestiron]

@@SanjeevTiwari92 I literally wrote that. Salt does not have addictive property but you still want salt because it's required for basic human body functions. Not the same with sugar. However you are right we don't crave for salt we feel hungry for it. Craving would mean that someone's addicted to eating salt. So my mistake with words.

[@hesh2892]

Have seen videos of aussie aboriginals in early 1920s. They had very white teeth !

[@johnjdevlin2610]

It's all the dinosaur meat they ate. There's nothing like a hearty brontoburger to build enamel.

[@grassgeese3916]

I wish that history was taught this way, instead of chronologically. In a way, it makes history far more connective to the present day. Understanding how things change over time is so interesting, and I'm grateful that some people way up the ancestral tree suffered so that i could be here today, with my floss that I never use and my coffee with condensed milk...... x)

[@pradap2298]

why animals don't have a cavity ?

[@saitama_9279]

Cavemen were 5’10? Thought being tall was a modern thing

[@LB-lb7pm]

I dont brush my teeth and have perfectly straight and healthy teeth cause I eat a hunter gatherer diet with 0 grains

[@morgaale]

neat video

[@m.s.7150]

If crops make bacteria that decay teeth thwn why arent herbivore teeth decaying?

[@patrickschroeder2114]

there's other things than flouride that do the same thing like titanium dioxide that dont cause white spots

[@justinmacarrhur1924]

Many of the things here are bs tho.

[@mikafizz1022]

Like what?

[@snoopslump]

Let’s be honest we searched for this

[@nofatchxplzthx]

search for "teeth plaque conspiracy" and metallica

[@Mr-DNA_]

I think this video had the opposite effect of what if was supposed to have, because now I'm hungry for sugar.

[@GoodmansGhost]

Carbs truly are the worst for everything when it comes to the human body. I recently switched out pasta and such for lettuce and cucumbers to improve my blood sugar and hopefully drop some weight, good to know it might also help my teeth.

[@nonameman7114]

It’s all about moderation honestly, it’s the same thing with most things in life.

[@siyacer]

Not really, you just eat way too much of them. If you ate a ton of proteins or fats you'd say they were terrible for you too.

Disclosure: lettuce and cucumbers also contain a significant amount of “carbs.”

[@emberhermin52]

I have some news for you about vegetables

[@peepaw_of_9]

Noticed my teeth began to go bad after undergoing a year and a half of chemotherapy.

[@rugged2050]

I’m sorry to hear that, how many treatments do you have left ?

[@DrDoomsDaughter]

I’m talking about teeth on tiktok right now and I keep referring people to this video 😂 enough that now I just have it linked in my own tiktok bio

[@y3tti627]

It wasn't a fair start in terms of teeth I got Brit genes both sides ☠️