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Dentistry Collection (#3)

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Background imageDentistry Collection: A Dentist Pulling a Tooth, 1857 (colour litho)

A Dentist Pulling a Tooth, 1857 (colour litho)
CHT235305 A Dentist Pulling a Tooth, 1857 (colour litho) by Russian School (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; Russian, out of copyright

Background imageDentistry Collection: Rome, the Quack Doctor (engraving)

Rome, the Quack Doctor (engraving)
1057917 Rome, the Quack Doctor (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rome, the Quack Doctor)

Background imageDentistry Collection: South-west corner of 14th Street and 3rd Avenue showing the Star Candies store, a dentist

South-west corner of 14th Street and 3rd Avenue showing the Star Candies store, a dentist
5671602 South-west corner of 14th Street and 3rd Avenue showing the Star Candies store, a dentist, the Regal Shoe store and the Empire Film Co

Background imageDentistry Collection: Dentistry on the Veldt, a Boer Woman seeking British Assistance (litho)

Dentistry on the Veldt, a Boer Woman seeking British Assistance (litho)
1043762 Dentistry on the Veldt, a Boer Woman seeking British Assistance (litho) by Small, William (1843-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dentistry on the Veldt)

Background imageDentistry Collection: The Late Sir John Tomes (engraving)

The Late Sir John Tomes (engraving)
1100103 The Late Sir John Tomes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late Sir John Tomes)

Background imageDentistry Collection: Pikes Toothache Drops (chromolitho)

Pikes Toothache Drops (chromolitho)
3656995 Pikes Toothache Drops (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pikes Toothache Drops)

Background imageDentistry Collection: The Dentist (engraving)

The Dentist (engraving)
3646633 The Dentist (engraving) by Amman, Jost (1539-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dentist. Illustration for Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten by Georg Hirth)

Background imageDentistry Collection: Advertisement for George Weir, Dental Surgeon, Bristol (litho)

Advertisement for George Weir, Dental Surgeon, Bristol (litho)
3638953 Advertisement for George Weir, Dental Surgeon, Bristol (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for George Weir, Dental Surgeon)

Background imageDentistry Collection: The Vecabe Model, for making crowns and bridges

The Vecabe Model, for making crowns and bridges
CHT235307 The Vecabe Model, for making crowns and bridges by French School, (20th century); Musee Dentaire, Lyon, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Background imageDentistry Collection: Toothache, caricature from Album Comique de Pathologie

Toothache, caricature from Album Comique de Pathologie
CHT225114 Toothache, caricature from Album Comique de Pathologie, 1823 (colour litho) by Aubry, Charles (1811-1877); Bibliotheque de la Faculte de Medecine, Paris

Background imageDentistry Collection: Military Dentist at the American Hospital of St. Nazaire, 1918 (w / c on paper)

Military Dentist at the American Hospital of St. Nazaire, 1918 (w / c on paper)
CHT235301 Military Dentist at the American Hospital of St. Nazaire, 1918 (w/c on paper) by Eveillard, Georges (fl.1918); Musee du Val de Grace, Paris

Background imageDentistry Collection: The Teeth of Adults and Children (colour litho)

The Teeth of Adults and Children (colour litho)
6006696 The Teeth of Adults and Children (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Teeth of Adults and Children)

Background imageDentistry Collection: Child: Order of appearance of milk teeth and permanent teeth (litho)

Child: Order of appearance of milk teeth and permanent teeth (litho)
5998398 Child: Order of appearance of milk teeth and permanent teeth (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Child)

Background imageDentistry Collection: Use Pikes Toothache Drops and Save Your Teeth. C. N

Use Pikes Toothache Drops and Save Your Teeth. C. N
1079189 Use Pikes Toothache Drops and Save Your Teeth. C.N. Crittenton, Proprietor, NY, (lithograph [trade card]) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Background imageDentistry Collection: A Royal Patient (engraving)

A Royal Patient (engraving)
1039133 A Royal Patient (engraving) by Small, William (1843-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Royal Patient)

Background imageDentistry Collection: Army Recruiting: New Recruits seen here gargling with mouth washing. October 1939 P001787

Army Recruiting: New Recruits seen here gargling with mouth washing. October 1939 P001787

Background imageDentistry Collection: Life is much easier for the R. A. F. Recruit these days. New Recruit Edward Mason (21

Life is much easier for the R. A. F. Recruit these days. New Recruit Edward Mason (21
Life is much easier for the R.A.F. Recruit these days. New Recruit Edward Mason (21) Lays Back in the dentists chair and watches a television programme while Sqdn

Background imageDentistry Collection: Toothbrush

Toothbrush

Background imageDentistry Collection: Saint Apollonia, c. 1455 / 1460. Creator: Piero della Francesca

Saint Apollonia, c. 1455 / 1460. Creator: Piero della Francesca
Saint Apollonia, c. 1455/1460. Attributed to Piero della Francesca

Background imageDentistry Collection: Plate 33 from Los Caprichos : To the Count Palatine (Al Conde Palatino. ), 1799

Plate 33 from Los Caprichos : To the Count Palatine (Al Conde Palatino. ), 1799
Plate 33 from Los Caprichos :To the Count Palatine (Al Conde Palatino.), 1799

Background imageDentistry Collection: The Quack Dentist, 1765. Creator: Giacomo Leonardis

The Quack Dentist, 1765. Creator: Giacomo Leonardis
The Quack Dentist, 1765

Background imageDentistry Collection: The Tooth-Puller. Creator: Peeter van der Borcht

The Tooth-Puller. Creator: Peeter van der Borcht
The Tooth-Puller

Background imageDentistry Collection: Boy Brushing Teeth Date: 1938

Boy Brushing Teeth Date: 1938

Background imageDentistry Collection: Dentistry Emblem Date: 1950

Dentistry Emblem Date: 1950

Background imageDentistry Collection: Interior of a mobile French dental laboratory 1916

Interior of a mobile French dental laboratory 1916
The modern interior of a French army dental surgery. The drill can be seen along with the other surgical equipment used in oral hygiene. Date: 1916

Background imageDentistry Collection: Broken tooth, illustration

Broken tooth, illustration
3d illustration of a broken white tooth

Background imageDentistry Collection: Human teeth, illustration

Human teeth, illustration

Background imageDentistry Collection: Kerwin examining Conrad on Skylab 2, 1973. Creator: NASA

Kerwin examining Conrad on Skylab 2, 1973. Creator: NASA
Kerwin examining Conrad on Skylab 2, 1973. Skylab 2 commander Pete Conrad undergoes a dental examination by medical officer Joseph Kerwin in zero gravity

Background imageDentistry Collection: Interiors of a dentist's studio with the specilistic instrumentation

Interiors of a dentist's studio with the specilistic instrumentation. There are the dental surgeon and the patient. Italy. Date of Photograph:1950 - 1960 ca

Background imageDentistry Collection: Human teeth structure with labels

Human teeth structure with labels

Background imageDentistry Collection: Comparison of healthy gums versus gingivitis

Comparison of healthy gums versus gingivitis

Background imageDentistry Collection: 1960s dentist chair

1960s dentist chair. Like modern dentist chairs, this one was designed to swivel and tilt to allow the dentist to examine the patients teeth

Background imageDentistry Collection: Dental plaque and tartar

Dental plaque and tartar. Clinical view of a the teeth in a patients lower jaw, with the incisors coated in bacterial plaque and tartar (brown)

Background imageDentistry Collection: A patient is tied to a chair while a dentist extracts a tooth

A patient is tied to a chair while a dentist extracts a tooth. After a 17th century engraving by Aert van Waes

Background imageDentistry Collection: La Dentiste, The Dentist By Gerard Van Honthorst. Dentistry In The 17Th Century

La Dentiste, The Dentist By Gerard Van Honthorst. Dentistry In The 17Th Century. From Histoire Des Peintres De Toutes Les EColes, ECole Hollandaise, Published 1863

Background imageDentistry Collection: L arrancher De Dents By Andr

L arrancher De Dents By Andr

Background imageDentistry Collection: The Dentist, 1523. Creator: Lucas van Leyden

The Dentist, 1523. Creator: Lucas van Leyden
The Dentist, 1523

Background imageDentistry Collection: Dental Products, Claudius Ash, Sons & Co Ltd

Dental Products, Claudius Ash, Sons & Co Ltd - CAS Alloy, rapid setting, and Ashs Imperial Amalgam. 1921

Background imageDentistry Collection: History of medicine. Dentist. Middle Ages. Satire. Engraving

History of medicine. Dentist. Middle Ages. Satire. Engraving
History of medicine. Dentist (barbers or general physicians). Middle Ages. Satire. Engraving of a collection of comic work. 12th century. Colored

Background imageDentistry Collection: Dentist - The Tooth Drawer

Dentist - The Tooth Drawer. circa 19th century

Background imageDentistry Collection: Training female dentists at the National Dental Hospital, WW1

Training female dentists at the National Dental Hospital, WW1
Women at the National Dental Hospital and college in Great Portland Street being taught in the conservation room how to stop and fill decayed teeth

Background imageDentistry Collection: Human mouth open, showing teeth, gums and tongue

Human mouth open, showing teeth, gums and tongue
Medical illustration of human mouth open, showing teeth, gums and tongue

Background imageDentistry Collection: The Operation of the filing of teeth in Khas-Kaseg, Laos

The Operation of the filing of teeth in Khas-Kaseg, Laos
The Operation of the filing of teeth amongst the Kaseng people of Laos. The Kaseng live in mountains near the Vietnam border; primarily in the Sanxai and Xaisettha districts of Attapu Province;

Background imageDentistry Collection: Dental filling polymerisation, artwork C014 / 2025

Dental filling polymerisation, artwork C014 / 2025
Dental filling polymerisation. Artwork of a cross-section of a human tooth, with a filling (white) being set using an ultraviolet light lamp tool

Background imageDentistry Collection: Childs molars and tongue

Childs molars and tongue. View of a 12-year-old girls lower teeth and tongue. The molars are in their pre-wisdom teeth eruption configuration

Background imageDentistry Collection: Dentistry caricature, 18th century

Dentistry caricature, 18th century
Dentistry caricature. 18th-century artwork of a dentist (left) holding a string attached to a patients tooth, while brandishing a hot coal held in a pair of tongs

Background imageDentistry Collection: Tyrannosaurus Rex skull C013 / 5319

Tyrannosaurus Rex skull C013 / 5319
Tyrannosaurus Rex skull cast at Biosphere 2. This specimen, believed to be about 75 million years old, was discovered in Wyoming, USA

Background imageDentistry Collection: Dental anatomy

Dental anatomy. Historical anatomical artwork of healthy and diseased human teeth and jaws. The teeth and jaws are seen from several different directions




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"Dentistry: A Window into the World of Oral Health" Step into the whimsical world of dentistry, where imagination and innovation collide. Bound to Draw by William Heath Robinson, this captivating art piece showcases the intricate machinery behind dental procedures, reminding us that even in complexity lies beauty. A panoramic dental X-ray reveals a hidden universe within our mouths – a mesmerizing landscape of teeth, both adult and childlike. It reminds us that oral health knows no age boundaries; it is an essential aspect of overall well-being. In H. M. Bateman's cartoon "Cause & Effect, " we witness the comical side as a patient's reaction mirrors their dentist's actions. Laughter fills the room as we realize that humor can be found even in seemingly daunting situations. False teeth, meticulously crafted to restore smiles lost along life's journey, offer hope and confidence to those who wear them, and are not just replacements but symbols of resilience and second chances. Witnessing a tooth being filled evokes awe at modern dentistry's ability to repair what was once broken or decayed. The Italian dentist in Naples exemplifies how oral care transcends borders, bringing smiles worldwide. Peering through a dentist's window adorned with countless teeth molds in Zhongdian captures history frozen in time – each mold representing someone whose smile has been transformed by skilled hands. Toy teeth remind us that learning about oral hygiene starts from childhood – instilling habits for lifelong dental health while making education playful and engaging for young minds. Polarised LM image showcasing tooth decay serves as a stark reminder that neglecting oral health can have consequences beyond aesthetics - emphasizing prevention as key to maintaining healthy smiles. The Dentist Chair by Claudius Ash Sons & Co Ltd stands tall as an emblematic symbol of comfort amidst anxiety-filled visits - offering reassurance during routine check-ups or complex treatments alike.