# Why do we have crooked teeth when our ancestors didn't? | G. Richard Scott

An episode of [TED Health](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623173), 29 Aug 2023, 6:39.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67585b08102e6d4448d360b1/e/1000625975751/media.mp3

According to the fossil record, ancient humans usually had straight teeth, complete with wisdom teeth. In fact, the dental dilemmas that fuel the demand for braces and wisdom teeth extractions today appear to be recent developments. So, what happened? While it's nearly impossible to know for sure, scientists have a hypothesis. G. Richard Scott shares the prevailing theory on crooked teeth. This TED-Ed lesson was directed by Igor Coric, Artrake Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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