Did George Washington have wooden teeth?

That is a common misconception. His dentures were made of gold, hippopotamus ivory, lead, human teeth and animal teeth including both horse and donkey.

Contrary to later legend, none of Washington's false teeth were made of wood. Prior to Washington's service in the Revolutionary War, Dr. John Baker, the first dentist to fashion false teeth for Washington, fabricated a partial denture with ivory that was wired to Washington's remaining real teeth. In the 1780s, Washington employed the services of Jean-Pierre Le Mayeur, a French dentist living in America, but it is unclear precisely what dental services Le Mayeur performed.

Le Mayeur probably fashioned a partial set of false teeth for Washington; the Frenchman also advertised he was experienced at "transplanting...put[ting] natural teeth instead of false," but no definitive evidence indicates he attempted such operations on Washington.1 Le Mayeur and Washington quickly became friends, and Le Mayeur was a guest at Mount Vernon on multiple occasions in the mid-1780s.

When Washington was inaugurated President in 1789, only one real tooth remained in his mouth. Dr. John Greenwood—a New York dentist, former soldier in the Revolution, and a true pioneer in American dentistry—fashioned a technologically advanced set of dentures carved out of hippopotamus ivory and employing gold wire springs and brass screws holding human teeth. Greenwood even left a hole in the dentures to accommodate Washington's single tooth as he believed a dentist should "never extract a tooth...[when] there is a possibility of saving it."2 When Washington finally lost this tooth as well, he gave it to Greenwood who saved this cherished item in a special case.

http://www.mountvernon.org/educational-resources/e...

http://www.americanrevolution.org/dental.html

Sorry I shouldn't have a URL, but my historical past teachers during the years and numerous history books have said that George Washington had quite a few special sets of enamel: picket, ivory, even hippopotomus! (i am severe, i've been studying about it every year in American historical past.)

No.

See: "George Washington's false teeth not wooden"

- http://www.nbcnews.com/id/6875436/ns/technology_an...

Washington had several sets of false teeth, but none of them were made of wood.

He had false teeth but not made of wood

Yes. He had a set of false teeth, and in those days they were made of wood or porcelain. Sometimes, they took teeth from dead people's mouths to make false sets!

Later in life I believe he had a set made

Chetak

yes

No they were made of dog sh*t ._.