His smile faded somewhat. A gold wire is wrapped around the teeth, holding a piece of ivory to replace the missing incisor. This 400-year-old denture made it possible to adorn the smile of Protestant aristocrat Anne d’Alegre, who died in 1619 before her 60th birthday. This is one of the only ones ever discovered, although the practice is very old and known from written sources, French researchers tell us. Journal of Archaeological Science. Reports:. “Back Anna Allegriwe are certain that the prosthesis was installed during his lifetimeexplains the co-author of the article and Dr. Antoine Galliburg of Dental Surgery at Paul-Sabatier University. Other older examples may have served to adorn the body for its passage into the afterlife.
Anne d’Alegre’s burial was discovered in 1988 at Chateau Laval. “Archaeologists noticed A dental prosthesis but didn’t have enough tools…
Source: Le Figaro
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