Comments on: Farewell, third molars – five vestigial organs that humans no longer need

By: Paul Raven

Paul Raven — Sat, 24 May 2008 11:06:50 +0000

Wasn’t suggesting getting rid of *all* of them, Tex …

By: TexSquid

TexSquid — Sat, 24 May 2008 01:05:18 +0000

I have five molars, one was knocked out by a softball, (yes, I’m aware of the irony) but they all work fine.
Folks, on a evolutionary front, we probably grow extra molars post adolescence ‘cuz our ancestors lost a lot of teeth, gnawing on those roots and berries along with the occasional hunk of meat,bone included.
Not to mention a certain lack of dental hygiene.
Without molars you starve.
Slowly.

By: JustinP

JustinP — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:38:43 +0000

@Jeremy – you could try and gum him to death.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:46:41 +0000

I only had to have my top wisdom teeth removed, the bottom ones didn’t even exist. The dentist told me we were evolving that way, but that seems rather Lamarckian. But if the new race of humans is coming, and all I get is no lower molars, I’m not gonna last long against the guy with death ray eyes.