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have also traditionally engaged in this practice. The
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practiced by the Flores was for beauty purposes. Human teeth sharpening also continued to occur during the 17th century but this was mostly practiced by those in nobility or those with social prominence. Skeletal remains in the area show that dental filing occurred.
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would have four of their lower teeth knocked out using a sledgehammer. This was followed by the top teeth being sharpened to points that resembled a "V". The tribe regarded this tradition as a form of
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