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Did people's teeth rot out a lot faster back in the olden days?
Posted on 9/16/14 at 8:55 am
Posted on 9/16/14 at 8:55 am
Like pre Little House on the Prarie days. Back before Oral B toothbrushes, toothpaste, fluoride and such. Or did the lack of Dr. pepper, jolly ranchers, meth and whatnot equal everthing out?
This post was edited on 9/16/14 at 8:56 am
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Posted on 9/16/14 at 8:56 am to LSUballs
me thinks its lack of flouride
also lack of access to dentists who could put in fake teeth
also lack of access to dentists who could put in fake teeth
Posted on 9/16/14 at 8:56 am to LSUballs
Do you even sonicare bro ?
Posted on 9/16/14 at 8:56 am to LSUballs
Yes, and people also didn't live nearly as long.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 8:57 am to LSUballs
Yes, because no fluoride in drinking water.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 8:58 am to LSUballs
Considering the fact that barbers did extractions, I would say they had poor teeth/hygiene.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 8:58 am to LSUBoo
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Yes, and people also didn't live nearly as long.
I knew that. But when we think back on the olden days people don't really envision everybody running around with a mouth full of crickets. But I guess maybe they were.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 9:00 am to LSUballs
Yes, they did. And rotting teeth can lead to jawbone decay, too.
This is supposedly why George Washington has such a weak looking chin in all his portraits. Apparently, young Washington had a much stronger chin.
This is supposedly why George Washington has such a weak looking chin in all his portraits. Apparently, young Washington had a much stronger chin.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 9:02 am to LSUBoo
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Yes, and people also didn't live nearly as long.
Yes and no. The infant mortality rate was much higher. Therefore, you had a bunch of people who lived very short lives, and when they calculate average life span, those short lives pull down the average.
If you made it past infancy, chances are you would live a pretty long life - 60 or 70 years.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 9:02 am to TxTiger82
Good insight right there TxTiger82 
Posted on 9/16/14 at 9:06 am to LSUballs
So balls, where can I get great raft in Monroe?
Posted on 9/16/14 at 9:08 am to TxTiger82
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This is supposedly why George Washington has such a weak looking chin in all his portraits. Apparently, young Washington had a much stronger chin.
If you look at the portraits of an older Washington, you get a sense that his mouth and cheeks look "full". That's because he packed his mouth with cotton during sittings for portraits to try to give the illusion of a stronger jaw.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 9:08 am to Dire Wolf
Tiger Mart or Tonores for sure. Couple other gas stations have it too.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 9:14 am to John Wayne
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If you look at the portraits of an older Washington, you get a sense that his mouth and cheeks look "full". That's because he packed his mouth with cotton during sittings for portraits to try to give the illusion of a stronger jaw.
Didn't know that! Very interesting.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 9:15 am to LSUballs
I've seen a few Westerns in my day...everybody seems like they had picture perfect teeth back then.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 9:16 am to LSUballs
I have seen some evidence that the introduction of grains and sugars into the human diet are largely responsible for our bad teeth. People 300 years ago didn't eat as much grain and sugar products as we do, since those things were much more difficult to harvest then. That probably means the overall damage to their teeth wasn't as bad as ours gets, but they didn't have effective dentistry to fix it either. So, yeah, they rotted and had to deal with the pain.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 9:17 am to LSUballs
Word thanks
Posted on 9/16/14 at 9:18 am to LSUsmartass
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I've seen a few Westerns in my day...everybody seems like they had picture perfect teeth back then.
Yep. But to be more realistic they should probably all have Livingston parish teeth.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 9:20 am to Thorny
and these people still living in tribes today, their teeth are caked with shite and don't fall out
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