Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Archival Items
Classification
Archival, Publications
Accession Number
010020138 a-b
Description
Manufacturer's brochures for Kerr Pulp Canal Sealer; brochures both consist of one sheet of white paper folded in two and printed with black ink; brochure (a) has title on cover; headings inside are "Characteristics", "Technique for Filling Canals", "Mixing the Filling Material", "As a Pulp Capper"…
Manufacturer's brochures for Kerr Pulp Canal Sealer; brochures both consist of one sheet of white paper folded in two and printed with black ink; brochure (a) has title on cover; headings inside are "Characteristics", "Technique for Filling Canals", "Mixing the Filling Material", "As a Pulp Capper" and "As a Cavity Liner"; brochure (b) with title and author on cover; headings inside are "Vital Pulp Removal", "The Technique of Filling", "Large Apical Openings", "The Filling of Infected Roots..." and "Pulp Canal Capper and Cavity Liner"
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - brochure - Size: Length 18.9 cm x Width 13.3 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
b - brochure - Size: Length 20.2 cm x Width 13.3 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Printed on cover: "DIRECTIONS FOR USING // KERR // REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. // PULP CANAL SEALER // Non-toxic Non-Irritant // FORMULA AND TECHNIQUE // of // DR. U.G. RICKERT"; printed on back: "PRINTED IN U.S.A. // 1220-2"; (b) printed on cover: "The // TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT // of // PULP INVOLVED TEETH // By DR. U.G. RICKERT"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-5 Box 21
Condition Remarks
Vertical fold mark along middle of both front covers; pages are slightly crumpled
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Other
JPG
Reference Comments
See also 010.020.137
CD #9
Research Facts
Dr Ralph and Mrs Olga Crawford donated their extensive Canadian dental collection to the DCF to create the museum in 1997; further donations were received while Dr Crawford was Curator Emeritus at the Dental Canada Museum until its closure in 2008; the brochure states the sealer was made of approximately 25% silver, 34% zinc oxide, 11% dithymol diiodide, and 30% oleo-resins; it was created to yield a higher percentage of permanent seals in the apical end of the root canal