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Dentistry has come a long way from where it started. In Shakespeare’s day, dental care was more damaging to dental health than beneficial. In the 1500’s and 1600’s, dental hygiene was as sporadic and risky. Bathing was considered a luxury, and most people took baths a few times a year.
Tooth decay was very common. Old age and tooth decay were connected, this was reflected in some Shakespeare’s writing. A wide belief shared at the time was that a person could even catch the plague from inhaling the fumes of odiferous breath from those around them. Social Status was also affected by Dentistry. Back in the day the lack of dental hygiene and the consumption of sugar did not result in healthy teeth and rather was an interesting cosmetic choice.
Then:
Now:
There is a much more different way people care for hygiene now, and more specifically their teeth. These improvements not only impacted teeth today, but overall health. Now, people need their teeth to stay throughout their 80’s-90’s. Procedures are easier and painless now.