The Teeth of Elders and the Wealthy Were Rotten and Unwanted
Bad dietary habits were not favorable when it came to dental hygiene. Dentistry in the 19th century was in its infancy and the mouths of the rich were rotten. Wearing a young dead man's teeth was the next best thing to having your own, so after the battle of Waterloo in 1815, scavengers removed the... Sign in to see full entry.