Tooth Sharpening
or
Teeth Sharpening
Tooth Sharpening
- Who?
- Why?
- How?
- Dangers?
Women's Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra
Who?
Women and Men of Mali in Africa
Who?
Mayans, Aborigines, Vietnamese, Sudanese
Who?
Urban Tribes
Stalking Cat
The Lizardman
Who?
In Bali
Teeth were filed down because it was thought that the teeth represented anger, jealousy, and other similar negative emotions. Teeth were also sharpened as a right of passage for adolescents.
Aborigines
For spiritual reasons
Why?
In Mayan culture
The teeth were sharpened, and sometimes had designs carved into them, to distinguish those in the upper classes
Urban tribes
They want to look like vampires, demons or some reptile, are usually fans Gothic Metal or Death Metal
Why?
Actually, modern dentistry has many tools to perform this task, but if you do not have these tools you can use a diamond coated nail file and grinding teeth to have the expected finish.
The tribes have fewer tools use a small chisel and hammer.
Usually they tend to iron out the maxillary incisors and care should be taken not to touch the nerve of the tooth.
How?
- Promote decay
- Nerve damage
- Toothaches
- Tooth loss
Dangers