Cosmetic dentistry dates back thousands of years with people brushing their teeth with sticks in 3000 B.C. The ancient Egyptians were far ahead of their time using gold for dental bridges and dental crowns. Although those oral hygiene habits may seem barbaric, they are much tamer when you consider that some people hammered seashells into their jawbone to replace missing teeth. The History of Cosmetic Dentistry Dr. Mike Morris from Chittenden Dental explains that although there is not much documentation regarding early cosmetic dentistry procedures, historians do know that ancient civilizations would use materials such as bone and ivory, human, and animal teeth for missing teeth. In 200 B.C., the Etruscans made dentures from bone and ivory. Another common material for missing teeth during that time was animal or human teeth that were extracted by live or dead donors. Obviously, the live donors were