April
04
/ 2023
Get ready to sink your teeth into a little-known fact about the infamous Battle of Waterloo! While many of us have heard of this bloody European battle that sent Napoleon Bonaparte packing, what you might not know is that the thousands of soldiers who fell in battle became an unexpected goldmine for dentists. The pearly whites of fallen soldiers proved to be a valuable source of teeth for creating dentures, which came to be known as “ Waterloo Teeth.” In the 19th century, dentistry was still a primitive and largely undeveloped branch of medicine. People from all classes suffered from tooth decay, prompting inventive solutions for replacing lost teeth. One early approach was to use ivory and wire springs, but
