Dental Collection (#9)

Pelican tooth extractor, circa 1750 C017 / 8363
Pelican tooth extractor, made of steel. These were an early type of dental forceps, so named due to their claw which was thought to resemble a pelicans beak

Dental file, circa 1860 C017 / 8365
Dental file dating from around 1860, England. This instrument is made from steel with an ivory handle. Dental files were used in early dentistry to create separations between the teeth

Toothpick case circa 1800 C017 / 8362
Oval shaped toothpick case made of blonde tortoiseshell and silver with a centrally placed white cameo. This piece originates from mainland europe and dates from around 1800

Cased toilet set, circa 1800 C017 / 8361
Cased toilet set dating from around 1800, England. The set contains a toothbrush, tooth powder box, silver tongue scraper and toothpick

Ear scoop and toothpicks, circa 1890 C017 / 8360
Two toothpicks, the lower one is in silver and the upper with folding mechanism and ear scoop. These date from around 1890, England

Veterinary dentist C015 / 5727
Veterinary dentist washing out a horses mouth after filing down its teeth. The horse is fitted with a dental retractor to hold its mouth open

Veterinary dentist C015 / 5728
Veterinary dentist. Model showing the tool used by veterinary dentists to file down a horses teeth

Veterinary dentist C015 / 5726
Veterinary dentist filing down a horses teeth. The horse is fitted with a dental retractor to hold its mouth open

Dental X-rays

Dental inspection C015 / 3452
Dental inspection. Close-up of a patients teeth being inspected with a mirror

Fluoride in toothpaste, conceptual image C017 / 8045
Fluoride in toothpaste, conceptual computer artwork

Dentist
MODEL RELEASED. Dentist. Close-up of a dental mirror being held by a dentist

Dental model. Close-up of a clay cast of a human mouth with an artificial resin tooth (centre right)

Dental cast. Close-up of a cast of a human tooth

Fossil hippopotamus tooth C016 / 5600
Fossilised Hippopotamus amphibius tooth

Toothache, artwork C013 / 7813
Toothache, computer artwork

Toothache, artwork C013 / 7812
Toothache, computer artwork

Toothache, artwork C013 / 7811
Toothache, computer artwork

Human teeth C013 / 7317
MODEL RELEASED. Human teeth. Close-up of the upper six and lower eight teeth of a 24-year-old man. In both jaws, the middle four teeth are incisors

Dentistry caricature, 19th century
Dentistry caricature. 19th-century artwork titled Hob and Stage Doctor, showing an itinerant tooth drawer pulling a patients tooth with a tooth key at a country fair or market

Gingivitis, SEM C013 / 7136
Gingivitis. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a large number of bacteria (red) in the gingiva (gums) of a human mouth

Gingivitis, SEM C013 / 7135
Gingivitis. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a large number of bacteria (yellow) in the gingiva (gums) of a human mouth

Gingivitis, SEM C013 / 7134
Gingivitis. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a large number of bacteria (green) in the gingiva (gums) of a human mouth

Clove flower petal, SEM
Clove flower petal. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a cross-section through a clove flower petal. Cloves are the aromatic dried flower buds of the tropical tree Eugenia caryophyllata

Tooth of Hippopotamus amphibius

Local dentist in Xizhou market. This small Bai village is about 20 km north of Dali. CHINA

SOZODONT AD, 1892. English newspaper advertisement, 1892, for Sozodont tooth wash

Eau de Cologne Tooth Powder prepared by Curtis and Company pharmaceutical chemists, London. Date: C.1895

Harris Powder Dentifrice
A bottle containing Harris Powder Dentifrice, Astringent Antacid. Date: C.1900

Schoolchildren learn how to rinse teeth with fluorine in a hygiene lesson 1965 Date: 1965

Hippos Dental Check
A little girl helps the zoo keeper to give a hippopotamus a dental check! Date: early 1930s

Mouse tooth, SEM
Mouse tooth. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a molar from a mouse (Mus musculus). The tooth is similar to a human tooth but has more pronounced cusps (projections on the upper surface)

Periodontal ligament fibres, SEM
Periodontal ligament fibres. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of periodontal ligament fibres (red). These fibres, a specialised type of connective tissue

Slice of lemon between teeth

Slice of lemon on tongue

Mouse molars, SEM
Mouse molars. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of mouse (Mus musculus) molar teeth. The teeth are very similar to human teeth

Cats tooth, SEM
Cats tooth. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a vertical fracture through a canine tooth of a domestic cat (Felis catus)

Molar tooth, SEM

Mouse incisor, SEM
Mouse incisor. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a mouse (Mus musculus) incisor that has been left to grow. This tooth is comprised mainly of dentin

Close-up of a womans mouth showing healthy teeth
Teeth. Close-up of a womans smiling mouth (seen in front view), showing healthy white teeth

Set of teeth, computer artwork

Tooth decay, SEM
Tooth decay. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of dental plaque (brown) on a human incisor. Plaque is a film of bacteria embedded in a glycoprotein matrix

Gold tooth. Computer artwork of a set of adult teeth, where one of the incisors has been replaced with a gold tooth. Teeth may need to be replaced due to decay or injury

Overbite, X-ray
Overbite. Coloured X-ray (side view) of the head of a 32 year old woman showing overbite of the upper jaw (yellow) and its teeth

Coloured SEM of a cut dental inlay
Dental inlay. (Image 3 of 3). Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a dental inlay (blue) on a mount (brown). The inlay has just come from the miniature milling machine in which it was cut

Dental pin, SEM
Dental pin. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a dental pin. This type of pin is used to keep false teeth in place

Used and unused toothpicks, SEM
Used and unused toothpicks. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an unused (left) and a used (right) toothpicks. The used toothpick has a blunt end and is covered in dental plaque

X-ray of teeth
False-colour dental x-ray of teeth from the right hand side of a 45 year old male mouth. The red areas are fillings, while the green area in the tooth at bottom left is a patch of caries

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