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Elementary students learn about George Washington and that he was the first President of the United States. They can tell the story about how he chopped down a cherry tree and declared that he “could not tell a lie.” That story about Washington stands out for kids, along with the fact that George Washington had wooden dentures.
Although many facts about Washington have been obscured by tall tales and legend, the story of those wooden false teeth stands out in American lore. The teeth were in truth the very best to be had in that time and were made using the teeth of various animals. They were painful to wear and impossible to keep clean, but a general lack of dental hygiene made dentures a necessity for many people
Elementary students learn about George Washington and that he was the first President of the United States. They can tell the story about how he chopped down a cherry tree and declared that he “could not tell a lie.” That story about Washington stands out for kids, along with the fact that George Washington had wooden dentures.
Although many facts about Washington have been obscured by tall tales and legend, the story of those wooden false teeth stands out in American lore. The teeth were in truth the very best to be had in that time and were made using the teeth of various animals. They were painful to wear and impossible to keep clean, but a general lack of dental hygiene made dentures a necessity for many people