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As a person who has gotten his wisdom teeth removed, and had a terrible time with the recovery process, this evolutionary trait that got left behind can be somewhat tedious.

As humans jaws became smaller over time, our mouths simply ran out of room for our wisdom teeth, causing many people to have to get them surgically removed at some point in their life.

One out of every five people suffers from ‘dental crowding,’ a term used to describe more teeth than is necessary. The widely accepted theory is that human mouths became smaller due to a change in how we consume food.

Once we stopped needing to chomp through raw meats and vegetables, we began to eat differently.

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