Why humans are the only species who get wonky teeth and require orthodontic treatment??
In: Biology
I had a chinchilla that had an accident and afterwards his teeth grew misaligned. It was a nightmare, he couldn’t grind them down which rodents must do as they keep growing. For the rest of his life I took him to the vet every 3-4 months to get his teeth ground down and over the course of his life (about 6 more years) it cost me a fortune.
Loved that wee guy though.
Anyway, the premise is wrong. We aren’t the only species that get wonky teeth but we are the only species that can do something about it. Like many other things in the wild natural selection can take care of those with wonky teeth.
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