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[Les Miserables] What was the point of buying Fantine's teeth and hair? What were they used for?
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Hair was used for expensive wigs or doll's hair for rich folk, and the teeth are a bit more grim...

The teeth were used for dentures. There was such high demand, in fact, that after battles one of the things that looters would be after was healthy teeth from corpses. There was nothing better for human dentures than human teeth, and Fantine's would have fetched a half decent price. Fantine would have to weigh up the value of her teeth against her potential attractiveness as a prostitute, but given her desperation and failing health, the short term gain was worth it to her.