Americans were early notorious for their bad teeth and American dentists developed ingenious techniques of repair and replacement.
John Greenwood made the prosthesis here illustrated for George Washington. It was spring-controlled & fitted with ivory teeth on gold plates. It was responsible for the look of unwonted sternness in his later portraits.
President George Washington’s dentures (circa 1795)
His dental problem started from his teenage years, losing teeth on
a regular basis until he was down to only one premolar tooth on his jaw’s left
side- when he took the oath of office as the 1st President of the United States
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