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Some Dental Trivia

• Ancient cultures chewed on twigs or roots to clean their teeth.
• Boar, badger and horse hair were used for toothbrush bristles but were later found to be abrasive and harsh.
• The first nylon bristled toothbrush  was invented in 1938.
• The first American to get a patent for a toothbrush was H.N. Wadsworth.
• The electric toothbrush first appeared in 1939.
• Egyptians used a form of toothpaste over 5000 years ago.
• Colgate introduced aromatic toothpaste in a jar in 1873.
• Colgate dental cream was packaged in collapsible tubes in 1896.
• Approximately $2 billion a year is spent on dental products a year in the United States . (toothpaste, mouthwash, floss and toothbrushes)

Dental Phobia and Dental Anxiety

Dental Phobia and Dental Anxiety

George Washington's Wooden Teeth?

President Washington lost his teeth at a relatively early age. He suffered from poor dental health throughout his younger years. He had two sets of false teeth (dentures) made by the most prominent American dentist of his day, Dr. John Greenwood. They were carved from the finest hippopotamus ivory and gold. One of the sets was donated to the University of Maryland Dental School in Baltimore, the oldest dental college in the world. The dental school in turn loaned one of the dentures to the Smithsonian in 1976 for a bicentennial exhibit. The denture was stolen from a storage area of the Smithsonian (presumably for its gold content) and has never been recovered.

I find the most interesting part of the story about George’s teeth is the mechanism of their fabrication. The upper and lower gold plates were connected by springs which pushed the upper and lower plates against the upper and lower ridges of his mouth to hold them in place. Washington actually had to actively close his jaws together to make his teeth bite together. If he relaxed, his mouth would pop open. There is speculation that this is the reason that the Father of Our Country always looks so stern in his portraits. Take a look at a 

dollar bill. George isn’t upset - he’s just trying to keep his teeth in.

President Washington’s other denture owned by the University of Maryland Dental School and numerous other dental artifacts are on permanent display at the Dr. Samuel Harris National Museum of Dentistry in downtown Baltimore. The exhibits, many of which are interactive, are really something special – fun and educational.