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13 - Colonial Teeth

The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

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George Washington's Dentures Are Just Spiraling in Again

The first time he's president, George Washington has a full set of dentures and then one tooth. The Greenwood dentures had a base of hippopotamus ivory carved to fit the gums. Lower plate consisted of eight human teeth fastened by gold pivots that screwed into the base. So he had a crazy robot mouth with human teeth. Have you ever thrown a watch on the ground? That was Washington's mouth.

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