{"id":52,"date":"2020-07-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westmaitlanddentistry.com\/founding-fathers-dental-trivia\/"},"modified":"2020-07-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T00:00:00","slug":"founding-fathers-dental-trivia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westmaitlanddentistry.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/02\/founding-fathers-dental-trivia\/","title":{"rendered":"Founding Fathers Dental Trivia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of Independence Day we\u2019re looking back at fun facts about the country\u2019s Founding Fathers oral health. \u00a0During colonial times dentistry was very different.\u00a0 For example, did you know that instead of going to the dentist you went to a barber surgeon? \u00a0The barber surgeons could not only give you a hair cut but pull your tooth as well!\u00a0 Dentistry has definitely come a long way since our Founding Fathers fought for independence.\u00a0 Here are\u00a0some fun and interesting dental facts about the people who helped create this country!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul Revere<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You might recognize Paul Revere as the man who rode his horse to alert the colonists that the British were coming during the Revolutionary War. \u00a0But, did you know that he was a dentist as well?\u00a0 Although trained as a silversmith he also sold dentures and cleaned teeth.\u00a0 It\u2019s also thought that he was the first person to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/54816\/time-paul-revere-worked-dentist\">identify a body by its teeth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Adams<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you knew our second president during revolutionary times it may have been difficult to understand him.\u00a0\u00a0Adams lost his teeth for two main reasons: he loved sweets and also he believed throwing up cured a number of diseases. \u00a0Since he refused to wear dentures it made comprehending what he said often times difficult.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thomas Jefferson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This founding father took great care of his teeth.\u00a0 He had only lost one adult tooth by the age of 81!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benjamin Franklin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Benjamin Franklin was a brilliant Founding Father but eccentric when it came to his health.\u00a0 He\u00a0tried to cure his kidney stones by taking mercury pills.\u00a0 The devastating effect on his teeth from the mercury led to them having to be taken out.<\/p>\n<p>Avoid the fate of most of our Founding Fathers\u2019 mouths and be sure to practice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westmaitlanddentistry.com\/blog\/oral-hygiene-ten-tips-for-a-healthier-mouth\/\">good oral hygiene<\/a> and see us regularly!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of Independence Day we\u2019re looking back at fun facts about the country\u2019s Founding Fathers oral health. \u00a0During colonial times dentistry was very different.\u00a0 For example, did you know that instead of going to the dentist you went to a barber surgeon? \u00a0The barber surgeons could not only give you a hair cut but [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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