Campus Life, Employee Life
What did dental care look like 250 years ago?
Contrary to popular belief, George Washington didn’t have wooden teeth. What the first commander-in-chief’s dentures were made of is much more disturbing, though his dental history provides a look at how American dental care has advanced since the late 1700s. Washington dealt with regular toothaches, decay and tooth loss beginning in his early 20s, according to the Mount Vernon museum. When he was inaugurated president in 1789 at age 57, only one real tooth…
