False Teeth

False teeth is not a term that is used too much anymore.  It is right up there with toupee, as a term that just does not have a positive connotation.  More common now would be something like smile replacement or a complete dental system.  Of course these are just euphemisms for false teeth.

What is the most fascinating is the interesting history of false teeth.

Most of human history is described as ’brutish and short’.  This essentially means that with little knowledge of advanced healing and disease prevention, people’s lives were often pain filled experiences.  Just think about it.  People didn’t brush their teeth, so when they got a cavity the tooth just stayed in ones mouth until it rotted away.

Very painful.

However, people still cared about how they looked, and with all of those rotten teeth everywhere having a nice set of chompers put you head and shoulders above everyone else.

False teeth or dentures have been around for a long time.  During the early days of the Roman Empire, the wealthy had false teeth that were often made out of bone or ivory.  These were not very good, but it was better than having no teeth at all.

By the 18^th century the process had come a long way, but it was still nowhere near what it is today.  False teeth were often hand-carved and help in the persons mouth with silk threads.

This was a bit of a burden, as people would have to remove the false teeth if they wanted to eat.  Can you imagine a dinner buffet where people were chowing down as their teeth say beside them on a napkin on the table?

There is a rumor that U.S. founding father George Washington had false teeth made out of wood.  This has been widely discredited, but the chances are that he had ivory false teeth that were common at the time.

By 1820, dentists had conceived of false teeth made from porcelain.  They would take a casting of ones mouth and then create false teeth based on the exact shape of your mouth.  These were far more comfortable than anything that had previously existed and I’m sure they looked far better.

We’ve come a long way baby!

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