Hey Carrie:

I really don't want to sound unacceptable (maybe rude), but ...

I sympathize with your concern and effort to overcome your conditioning, 
but ...

I want to make sure that you aren't supporting the idea that teeth are 
just a façade and that you can really live without them. 

Regards,

JC

PS. The diet you were referring to is called Macrobiotics. It asks of you 
to chew each mouthful fifty-sixty times, but then again it's based on 
whole grains, which really demand intensive chewing. They say: "Drink 
(that is, chew it until it is liquid) what you eat. Eat (that is, 
salivate) what you drink." Indeed it takes you a long to finish your meal, 
but then it helps you meditate and concentrate on it. Maybe something 
alien to paleo.