Nope these dentures are not fabricated in Waterloo Ontario rather this term was coined during war times and because a step in the history of dentures. As we may have hinted to before on our blog replacement teeth were very popular for the wealthy and nobility and their main source for these teeth were the poor and cadavers; the term Waterloo teeth grew from this practice. After the battle of Waterloo scavengers extracted teeth from soldiers who had perished in the battle to sell to dentists. This practice was so popular that the term Waterloo Teeth became common and was even a symbol of pride for the wearers of these teeth. This practice extended far further than just the battle of Waterloo, it carried over to the American Civil War where barrels of teeth were shipped to dentists for dentures all over Europe. Dentures have much more history then we give them credit for!
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