George Washington suffered severe teeth issues his entire life, and by the time he became president in 1789, he had just one ...

Washington’s teeth were crafted from gold leaf, lead ... George Washington’s lower denture rests on cloth in front of a 1976 replica of the full set of dentures at the Dr. Samuel D. Harris ...

Plus, there's a plaque that lays out the facts in black and white: Dentures Worn by George Washington. Lead base fitted with cow and human teeth, elephant ivory, brass, and steel. ca. 1775-1799.

Plus, there's a plaque that lays out the facts in black and white: Dentures Worn by George Washington. Lead base fitted with cow and human teeth, elephant ivory, brass, and steel. ca. 1775-1799.

Washington’s teeth were crafted from gold leaf, lead plates, hippopotamus ivory, and the teeth of cows, horses, and, likely, Washington’s slaves.

Buying teeth from slaves "Dr. Lemoire," Gehred said, was a reference to Dr. Jean Le Mayeur, one of Washington's dentists, with whom he subsequently corresponded about purchasing a set of dentures.

George Washington's only complete set of dentures, made out of lead, human teeth, cow teeth and elephant ivory. Glen Stubbe/ZUMA Press/Corbis When George Washington became president on April 30 ...

As we celebrate the nation's founding, it's a good time to note the heroism of George Washington. The British were a pain, to be sure, but what really caused him trouble were his teeth.

George Washington desperately turned to dentures made of hippo ivory and 'slave teeth' in a bid to cure his agonising dental pain. Expert William Maloney has laid bare the truth of Washington's ...