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SMNTY Classics: "Perfect" Teeth

Stuff Mom Never Told You

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The History of Body Modification

The first historical record of a purely aesthetic tooth modification came in the seventh century b c. The etruscans would sometimes wear these gold bands around their teeth. And it was usually exclusively worn by women. Some people think t they were like primitive braces that actually might have been used to hold false teeth in place.

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