Due to modern science and technology, dentures today are largely indistinguishable from real teeth. This is not always the case. Perhaps the most famous fake-tooth American is the first president, George Washington. Washington's popular history can be described as wood teeth, though this is not the case. In fact, wood teeth is impossible. The corrosive effect of saliva soon turns into a paste-like pulp. In fact, dentures for the first president came from a variety of sources, including teeth extracted from human and animal carcasses.
Despite this seemingly dreadful approach, dentists before the Washington era tried aesthetic fixes. Ancient civilizations use ivory and bone to create new teeth. Unfortunately, this process was not lost until the mid-19th century. Rotten or damaged teeth are simply extracted, and the gap becomes a lifestyle. When dentures are needed, new teeth are secured using silk or tightly wound springs; it is not a good anchor and the teeth must be removed before eating to prevent them from popping out of the wearer's mouth. In addition, the real tooth extracted from the dead and the dead quickly decayed. Those who can afford to choose to make new teeth with ivory, gold, silver or silver.
Until 1774, two Frenchmen, pharmacists and dentists designed a set of porcelain teeth. In 1808, an Italian dentist invented a single tooth with platinum pins, most notably with teeth. These teeth came to the United States in 1822 and dentists and technicians modified the design, fit and feel of the teeth for the rest of the century. In 1839 a breakthrough was found in vulcanizates used to hold dentures. Today's dentures are made of plastic or ceramic.
