In ancient Japan, most of the people who dye their teeth are married women. This is the way that they show their maturity. Other people like aristocrats, samurai and people from imperial would blacken their teeth to show the symbol of stature and pedigree. Dying teeth not only for beauty, but also to prevent teeth decay. The dye was mix with Gallnut powder and tannin powder will turn the liquid non-water soluble and black. The reason why the Japanese choose black color to dye their teeth is because black color was considering beauty in Japan.
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