400 years ago.. This trick was adopted by a Frenchwoman to preserve her teeth
Golden wires and artificial teeth made of elephant ivory.. This is what was revealed by the body of a woman who died 400 years ago.
Scientists discovered the body of Anne Delegre, who died in 1619, during an archaeological excavation at Chateau de Laval in northwest France, mummified in a lead coffin, her skeleton and teeth in remarkably good condition.
And they discovered that the French aristocracy resorted to a strange trick to preserve their teeth by using gold wires to prevent them from falling out.
A team of archaeologists and dentists has determined that Delegre was suffering from a gum disease that led to her receding teeth.
As the X-ray scan showed, gold wire was used to hold and tighten many of her teeth, Delegre.
The researchers also discovered that she also had an artificial tooth made from elephant ivory and not from the hippopotamus, which was common at the time.
The researchers also said that the gold wires needed repeated tension over the years, which further destabilized the adjacent teeth.
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