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I find it fascinating that just over a hundred years ago proactive teeth removal was a standard practice.

What would people eat then? Smoothies, cream of wheat?

I expect they used dentures, which have been made for hundreds of years out of a variety of materials, often by skilled goldsmiths/jewelers:

They used false teeth.

Hmm, I guess that makes sense. Seems so primitive compared to modern dentistry though.