George Washington's Teeth
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- 4. Washington was self _______ about his appearance and how his teeth problems affected his speaking abilities.
- 5. ________ Washington urge her children and grandchildren to tend to the care of their teeth.
- 7. A French dentist, Dr. Jean-Pierre ________, left providing dental services for British officers and eventually worked on George Washington’s teeth and became a close friend.
- 9. “Doctr ______” removed George Washington’s church.
- 10. George Washington allowed Dr. John _________ to keep his last pulled tooth in 1796.
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- 1. George Washington bought teeth from ________ persons.
- 2. It is a myth that George Washington’s teeth were made of _________.
- 3. George Washington payed for toothbrushes, teeth ________, denture files, toothache medication, and cleaning solutions.
- 6. George Washington didn’t want people to know about his dental problems, but he and Rochambeau used his dental troubles to trick the British general, Henry ________, about George Washington’s location.
- 8. George Washington’s dental troubles affected the shape of his ______.
- 11. George Washington locked his pulled teeth in a _____ drawer.