The deep history behind gold teeth—from a 1920s politician to A$AP Rocky
AL SMITH, New York’s governor in the 1920s, had teeth “capped with gold,” according to Robert Caro’s “The Power Broker.” Dr. Ruchi Sahota, a dentist in Fremont, Calif., explained that gilded canines and incisors like Mr. Smith’s were common throughout the early- to mid-20th century.
“Gold was used very, very often,” for routine dental procedures. Her own 60-something mother has both a gold crown and a gold filling. Duller materials—tin, copper and mercury—were also used, but gold always stood out. A single gold crown in the back of your jaw goes unnoticed, but men like Mr. Smith with a full slate of gilded chompers made...
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