What prevents animals with sharp pointy teeth (sharks, alligators, etc.) from constantly biting their gums?

Question

With humans our teeth are designed and aligned pretty orderly so we can’t do this…but when I look at something like an Angler fish..I wonder how it isn’t constantly sinking those sharp ass teeth into itself every time it takes a bite.

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>our teeth are designed and aligned pretty orderly so we can’t do this

speak for yourself. i sometimes bite my cheeks hard enough to bleed, and i know people who do the same to their tongues