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George Washington, the first US President, did not have wooden teeth, although he had lost all but one of his own teeth by the age of 57 when he became President. Washington had several pairs of dentures, none wooden. The pair he wore when he was inaugurated were made from carved hippopotamus ivory and gold. They were made by Dr. John Greenwood, known as the "Father of Modern Dentistry".

The Smithsonian was donated a set of Washington's upper dentures in 1976, but they were stolen. Three sets of lower dentures are in various museums, including the Smithsonian's Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry, the New York Academy of Medicine, and the Mt. Vernon Visitors Center.

George Washington's teeth were not made of wood - they were made of ivory, various metals, and actual human teeth. He got various pairs, the first in 1789, the next in 1791, the next in 1796, one in 1797, and his last in 1798.

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This question is up to conjecture, he had many full sets and partials. However four sets are known to still exists. Each can be found on display at the following institutions.

George Washington Gallery inside The Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry

New York Academy of Medicine

Mt. Vernon Visitors Center

Royal London Hospital and Archives and Museum - this is a small section or partial

Source: http://kentonville.com/george-washington-did-not-have-wooden-teeth/

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The answer is up to conjecture, many different partials were made, however four remaining sets of George Washington's teeth are known

George Washington Gallery inside The Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry

New York Academy of Medicine

Mt. Vernon Visitors Center

Royal London Hospital and Archives and Museum.

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Four remaining sets of George Washington's teeth are known

George Washington Gallery inside The Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry

New York Academy of Medicine

Mt. Vernon Visitors Center

Royal London Hospital and Archives and Museum.

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12y ago

By the time has was president, he had lost almost all of his natural teeth and

so used false teeth for the sake of appearance. The teeth were not useful for

eating. Contrary to the legend, his teeth were not wooden , but made of rhinoceros and hippo teeth, ivory, and maybe some human teeth.

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11y ago

he had wooden teeth
They were fake wooden teeth
His teeth were not wooden, but Hippo ivory. The myth about wooden teeth is not really possible because wood rots when wet.
George had rhinoceros wooden teeth, hippo, ivory, and also human teeth. when he was president He needed some teeth because he cracked nuts with his teeth. He lost so many, that he had one more human tooth!!

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George Washington had wooden teeth\dentures.

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No, this one of those false things in history . They were wooden teeth.

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false teeth, reported made of ivory

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