How they solved dentist crisis in the 19th century: Battlefields were plundered for dead soldiers' front teeth to turn into dentures as late as the 1830s, experts say

Soldiers' front teeth were collected from war dead for use by dentists following Napoleonic-era battles, including at Leipzig and the 1815 Battle of Waterloo. Above: A denture set from the era.

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