Dentures and False Teeth Success Stories

Sally

I had one tooth missing on top and it made me feel very uncomfortable. I was self-conscious about my smile and would find myself putting my tongue over the open space when I laughed and even when I talked. I had a permanent 3-tooth bridge added and NOW , I can laugh and smile to my heart's content.

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Tony

I had a wide gap between my two front teeth, which made me very self conscious. I developed an infection in one of my front teeth and had to have it pulled. With the gap and one tooth missing it was like having both front teeth gone. I had a permanent bridge put in the front and no more gap. I am learning to smile all over again.

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Ancient Etruscans

Starting around 700 B.C., the Etruscan people of northern Italy made dentures out of human or other animal teeth. They deteriorated quickly, but because they were inexpensive, they were popular up until the 19th century.

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Peter de la Roche

London's Peter de la Roche is believed to be one of the first 'Operators for the Teeth', men who fashioned themselves as specialists in dental work. Often these men were professional goldsmiths, ivory turners or students of barber-surgeons.

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Nicholas Dubois De Chemant

In 1791 the first British patent was granted to Nicholas Dubois De Chemant for his Specification, "a composition for the purpose of making of artificial teeth either single double or in rows or in complete sets and also springs for fastening or affixing the same in a more easy and effectual manner than any hitherto discovered which said teeth may be made of any shade or colour, which they will retain for any length of time and will consequently more perfectly resemble the natural teeth."

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