Dentures

Also known as false teeth, dentures act as a replacement for the wearer's natural teeth if they have been lost due to decay, violence, or the fact that you're a young bride in Victorian Britain. Fixed using suction to the upper and lower parts of the mouth, dentures help to restore chewing abilities to the wearer, while also helping them to speak and smile. The earliest dentures were constructed from full-sized whale teeth of up to 8 inches in length, causing the wearer to look quite preposterous indeed. This is where the saying "long in the tooth" originates from.