Evan Squires, AMH2010, Monday-Friday, 10:30 am
I thought it would be fun to look into the story of our first president having wooden teeth. Though he did in fact have false teeth, they were made from gold, ivory, lead, human teeth, and animal teeth. These primitive dentures even had springs to open and shut them, and bolts to keep the unit together. Apparently horse and donkey teeth were common components of this style of denture. It is amazing what dentists were able to accomplish even back in colonial times. Now I would just like to know how they would have fit a person for dentures.
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Keith, Patrick AMH2010
The first modern type tooth brushes were invented in China. Perhaps George Washington could have been served well by the use of one.
Well that proves that white people had the first gold grills. Lee Guerra AMH2010 M-F
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