Meet the Museum: Thegosis aka Tooth Sharpening

Go behind the scenes at the Museum.

Do you know how and why your teeth do what they do? Find out all there is to know about teeth sharpening.

Join Professor Mike Archer from the School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences at the University of New South Wales as he explains all there is to know about the process thegosis.

Learn how and why most animals from sea urchins to guinea pigs, including humans, use and maintain their teeth through the process called thegosis. This enables their teeth to serve as lethal weapons as well as sharp food processors.

Find out more about the relationships between teeth, human aggression, beards, smiles, dog growls and many other complex but fascinating animal behaviours that are too often seriously misunderstood.

Understanding these might even help to reduce the likelihood of major world wide conflicts such as wars.

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