French aristocrat's golden dental secret revealed 400 years on

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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 he...

The teeth of 17th century French aristocrat Anne d'Alegre, with a gold wire threading through severalScientists 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.

A"Cone Beam" scan, which uses X-rays to build three-dimensional images, showed that gold wire had been used to hold together and tighten several of her teeth. The gold wires would have needed repeated tightening over the years, further destabilising the neighbouring teeth, the researchers said.

 

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