President George Washington ...?

Question

President George Washington (years1770 ) had both false teeth..What were they made out ?

Answer 1

He started losing his teeth in his 20s.

Laser scans find the dentures are made from gold, ivory, lead, human and animal teeth  (horse and donkey teeth were common components).

Answer 2

They were made out of wood.

Answer 3

Hippo and elephant ivory and horse and donkey teeth.

Answer 4

piano keys basically, ivory and wood they weren't just wood.

Answer 5

Most likely ivory, taken from an African elephant. Not wood - that's an old wives tale.

Answer 6

I know he had one set made of Hippo bone and teeth.

I'm pretty sure he never had wooden teeth, as some stories tell it.