Sickness, infections, and medical problems were very common during the Elizabethan time. The solutions to these problems were unknown, so people didn’t know how to cure illnesses or properly treat them. Interesting solutions were invented, but some of those creations made the situation worse. Because medical problems were left without a needed antidote, diseases ment death. Although dentistry was a major problem during the Elizabethan time period, methods to having a clean mouth were present even though they could be harmful and not very effective. Dentistry was mainly focused on using an acidic items, such as wine or vinegar, to rinse out one’s mouth, but using abrasive materials like coral and pumice to act as a toothbrush to remove stains on teeth. Tooth care was mainly practiced by wealthy people so they could keep up their appearance. Poorer people needed the extra time and money to do other activities and buy needed items, instead of wasting it of tooth care, and they couldn’t afford a real dentist to fix their dental problems. Although poor people didn’t care bother to associate their time to dental care, they did sell their teeth for money.…show more content… Stout boots with leather gloves covered the hands and feet while long robes with pointed hoods protected the body. Irregular masks with long beaks covered the physician’s face. Even though the physician covered his body with these seemingly impermeable clothes, it wasn’t enough to prevent the illness from spreading to him. They would wear amulets of dried blood and ground toad around their waist, and douse themselves in vinegar while chewing angelica before approaching the victims. All of these actions and procedures kept the physician from catching the sickness. The wounds were usually treated and dressed in contaminated areas where infections
