Author: Barnett R.
Source: The Lancet
Year: 2019
Comment:
Abstract / Excerpt:
Perhaps the most famous set of false teeth in history rest on a brass cradle in a glass case at the Mount Vernon Estate in Virginia. In another setting, they could be a pair of castanetsimagined by Francis Bacon—a ghastly, disembodied grin that might pursue you, gnashing, through your dreams.
These dentures once belonged to George Washington, first President of the USA, and—as most writers on the subject have observed—they are not made of wood, but a mixture of human teeth, cow or horse teeth, and elephant ivory.
Citation: Barnett R. Polished smiles and porcelain teeth.2019.