Scientists have discovered the long-buried secret of a 17th-century French aristocrat 400 years after her death: She was using gold wire to keep her teeth from falling out.
The body of Anne d'Alegre, who died in 1619, was discovered during an archaeological excavation at the Chateau de Laval in northwestern France in 1988.At the time, the archaeologists noticed that she had a dental prosthetic, but they did not have advanced scanning tools to find out more.
She also had an artificial tooth made of ivory from an elephant – not hippopotamus, which was popular at the time. D'Alegre likely went through the pain for more than just medical reasons. There was huge pressure on aristocratic women at a time when appearance was seen as related to value and rank in society.
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