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As the seeming advantage of disproportionately more chewing surface in smaller species is apparently lost over time, the postulate of an optimal tooth row size for an organismal design emerges, for which there is currently no theory. Possibly, veterinary experiences that dental problems are particularly frequent in small domestic breeds with relatively larger teeth might provide leverage for such a concept. 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