Tooth Collection

Skull anatomy by Leonardo da Vinci. Historical artwork and notes on the anatomy of the human skull and teeth, by the Italian artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Panoramic dental X-ray showing all the teeth in the upper and lower jaws

Fossil tooth of megalodon or megatooth shark Oceanopolis Brest Brittany France
MAB-908 Fossil tooth of megalodon or megatooth shark Oceanopolis Brest Brittany France Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Bound to Draw by William Heath Robinson
Another well-thought-out experiment in dentistry from Heath Robinson, the Gadget King and mastermind behind endless convoluted contraptions and silly ideas. Date: 1927

Horses skull, coloured X-ray

Teeth of adults and children
The teeth of adults and children, shown in cross-section, individually, and in the mouth

Victorian scrap - dentist pulling a tooth. late 19th century

Molar tooth
Tooth, transparent cross section of a molar tooth showing the pulp chamber (orange)

Dog skull X-ray

Human skull, X-ray
Human skull. Coloured X-ray of a sagittal section through a human skull. The skull has been sliced in half down the centre, revealing details of the internal structures

Mosasaurus marine reptile
Mosasaurus. Artwork of a Mosasaurus marine lizard swimming underwater. This large carnivorous lizard was around 9 metres in length

1824 Bucklands Megalosaurus jaw no tint
1824 Uncoloured (original) Double quarto Plate XL of Megalosaurus jaw and teeth drawn by Mary Moreland, from William Bucklands " Notice on the Megalosaurus or great Fossil Lizard of

Dentists office in Old Tucson Studios, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Filling a Tooth
A rather bored-looking young dentist fills his clients tooth with the aid of a small dental mirror

Italian dentist - Naples
Postcard entitled Neopolitan Customs ! An elderly lady about to have one of her teeth removed courtesy of the dentist and his rather serious-looking pair of pliers!! Date: circa 1910

Human skull
Skull. Computer artwork of a healthy human skull seen from the front. The bones of the cranium (upper centre) are fused together to form a solid structure that encloses and protects the brain

Physeter macrocephalus, Sperm whale tooth
Sperm whale tooth

Tooth from a woolly mammoth
Tooth from an extinct woolly mammoth, specimen from the Natural History Museum, London

Sharks teeth
Tooth of an extinct shark (Carcharodon megalodon) on the right, compared with a tooth from a modern Great White shark, (Carcharodon carcharias) on the left

Fossil molar of Nebraska man
Drawing of a fossil molar found in Nebraska, believed belong to early man - hesperopithecus (Ape-Man of the Western World)

Homotherium scimitar cats subduing their prey, artwork. This predator is an extinct member of the sabre-toothed cat family (Machairodontinae), which lived throughout Africa

Temple of the Holy Tooth - Kandy, Sri Lanka
Sri Dalada Maligawa or Temple of the Holy Tooth - Kandy, Sri Lanka - located in the royal palace complex. An UNESCO world heritage site. The Library. Date: circa 1910s

Earliest man tracked by tooth, discovery in Pliocene strata
The earliest man tracked by a tooth: an astounding discovery of human remains in Pliocene strata. An artists vision of Hesperopithecus (the ape-man of the western world) and contemporary animals

Dent de Jaman and Rochers de Naye, Vaud, Switzerland
The village of Les Avants, with La Dent de Jaman and Les Rochers de Naye, Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland

Stenopterygius quadriscissus, ichthyosaur
Close up of the jaw of an ichthyosaur specimen on display at the Natural History Museum, London

MASTODON BONES. Mastodon jaw bone fossils found at Big Bone Lick, Kentucky, c1766, by George Croghan, who sent them to his friend Benjamin Franklin. Contemporary line engraving

Ragworm mouth, SEM
Ragworm mouth. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the mouth of a ragworm (Nereis sp.). Four teeth (cream) are seen around the opening. These worms are used commercially as fishing bait

Polarised LM of a molar tooth showing decay
Tooth decay. Polarised light micrograph (PLM) of a longitudinal section through a molar tooth with dental caries, or tooth decay

Used dental floss, SEM
Used dental floss. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of dental plaque on strands of used dental floss. Plaque consists of a film of bacteria embedded in a glycoprotein matrix

Skull. Computer artwork of an oblique view of a human skull. The bones of the cranium are fused together to form a solid structure that encloses and protects the brain

1824 Bucklands Megalosaurus jaw teeth
1824 Quarto Plate XLI of Megalosaurus jaw and teeth drawn by Mary Moreland, from William Bucklands " Notice on the Megalosaurus or great Fossil Lizard of Stonesfield"

Kandy - Sri Lanka - Worshipping the tooth relic
Kandy is very popular due to the annual Buddhist pageant known as the Esala Perahera, in which one of the inner caskets used for covering the tooth relic of Buddha is taken in a grand procession

Kandy - Sri Lanka - Buddhist Procession
Kandy is very popular due to the annual Buddhist pageant known as the Esala Perahera, in which one of the inner caskets used for covering the tooth relic of Buddha is taken in a grand procession

Dentist (chromolitho)
3105187 Dentist (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dentist. Trade card, late 19th or early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Animals at a French Zoo - African Elephant - Elephant giving ride to a group of people.. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo

Arthur Tooth, Ritualist
ARTHUR TOOTH Ritualist clergyman, imprisoned at Horsemonger Lane in 1877 because of his Anglo- Catholic leanings Date: -

Tooth and Flail by H. M. Bateman
The Crisis - Tattenham Corner. Horses and riders each furiously rounding the bend at Tattenham Corner on Epsom racecourse as envisaged by the cartoonist, H. M. Bateman. Date: 1927

LM of a cross-section through a dental implant

Cutaway model of face
Model of face. Cutaway model of the human face, seen in profile. The internal carotid artery (red, lower right) supplies the forehead, nose, eyes and middle ear with oxygenated blood

Coloured MRI scan of healthy human head in profile
Human head. Coloured magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of a sagittal (profile) section of a healthy human head. The soft tissue of the lips, nose and skin appears dark blue

A toothbrush in a pot
Toothbrush. A green toothbrush in a pot. Toothbrushes are used with toothpaste to scrub away food particles, bacteria (dental plaque) and the film of saliva (pellicle) from teeth

Human tooth anatomy, artwork
Human tooth anatomy. Artwork of a cross-section through a human tooth to show its anatomical structure. The two main areas are the crown (above the gum-line) and the root (embedded in the gum)

Megalosaurus jaw, 19th century artwork
Megalosaurus lower jaw, 19th century artwork. Artwork from the 1886 ninth edition of Moses and Geology (Samuel Kinns, London). This book was originally published in 1882

A man brushing his teeth
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Baby boy
MODEL RELEASED. Baby boy. Nine month old boy wearing a Christmas hat

Molar tooth
Tooth, transparent cross section of a molar tooth with arteries (red), veins (purple) and nerves (green)

Teeth of a rubber 'soap saver' brush (b/w photo)
8625922 Teeth of a rubber 'soap saver' brush (b/w photo) by Henning, Paul (1898-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Magnified detail of the teeth of a rubber 'soap saver' brush)

Engraving depicting a Narwhal, a medium-sized toothed whale that possesses a large "tusk" from a protruding
5309369 Engraving depicting a Narwhal, a medium-sized toothed whale that possesses a large "tusk" from a protruding canine tooth; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Narwhal)

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The timeless fascination with teeth: from Leonardo da Vinci's intricate study of skull anatomy to the awe-inspiring fossil tooth of the mighty megalodon shark in Oceanopolis Brest, Brittany. In William Heath Robinson's whimsical artwork 'Bound to Draw, ' even teeth become a subject of artistic curiosity. From horses' skulls to panoramic dental X-rays capturing the diversity between adults and children, our pearly whites hold secrets within. A glimpse into history reveals Victorian scrap depicting a dentist pulling a tooth, reminding us of the evolution of dentistry. The strength and durability of molar teeth are showcased alongside the rustic charm of an old dentist's office in Tucson, Arizona. Even our furry friends have their own dental stories told through dog skull X-rays. And as we peer into human skulls via X-ray technology, we marvel at how these delicate structures support life itself. Finally, let us not forget the ancient mosasaurus marine reptile whose fearsome jaws were adorned with formidable teeth that ruled prehistoric oceans.