"Shockingly Realistic Sculpture Portrays Abraham Lincoln"

[Eva Elisabeth]

(06-15-2013 05:48 AM)LincolnMan Wrote:  Wow, that sounds like a dental nightmare. Nice reference Roger! I wonder what condition his teeth were. I know during the Civil War, there existed tooth powder for the troops. I also chuckle thinking this: weren't the local dentists also barbers?

I don't know about America, but in Europe people went to barbers and blacksmiths to have teeth torn out. As to Washington's false teeth: they were made of ivory, lead and - human teeth. Former dentists got them from tomb raiders and dealers who searched battlefields.