A sure and interesting method to discover the mores of a people who lived in a different era of time and custom is to examine the literature and art of the period. There you will find described and illustrated the dress, customs, habits and intimate details of life as they lived it.
Here, from the early 19th century, is a sketch of the liquidation sale of an inventory of over 1,000,000 artificial teeth of first quality and 100% perfect.... (Is it possible they are preparing for next year's model?) There is no reason to doubt that this is a true picture of the event with crowds of people clamoring to lift a toothy bargain from the sales table.
Today there are no bargain sales of 1,000,000 artificial teeth. Every effort is made to save the natural teeth. However, there are many instances where this is not possible. The patient must then be fitted with a prosthesis.
The sudden change from natural to artificial teeth is one of the thousand natural shocks that the flesh may become heir to. Among the new tribulations are abrasions and wounds which cause inflammation, soreness and pain.
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