[Soothesayer9]

I have often wondered if people in the dark ages were in constant agony due to rotten teeth and of course, no dentists.

But then again..did most even have teeth in their older years?

Or for that matter, candy?

[LukeL]

Actually only the rich had bad teeth, the poor ate only vegetables and meat and bread thus their teeth didn't rot as much and also drinking only water helped.

The rich would have drunk a ton of wine, and beer and eaten a ton of sweets and other goodies.

[Drew68]

I have often wondered if people in the dark ages were in constant agony due to rotten teeth and of course, no dentists.

The skeletal record shows they actually had pretty good teeth. Refined sugar hadn't been created yet.