
18/03/2025
🌍🦷❓️ Why Do the Maasai Remove One Front Tooth?
The Maasai, an Indigenous group in East Africa, traditionally remove one lower front tooth for cultural and historical reasons:
✨ It was believed that removing a tooth helped in cases of lockjaw (tetanus) by creating a gap to feed someone liquids if their jaw was immobile.
✨ Today, it serves more as a marker of Maasai identity, helping distinguish them from other groups and maintaining their unique traditions.