Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020204 a-g
Description
Set of six dental burs and a holder; silver metal holder (a) consists of round silver metal dish with raised base; two metal discs, with concentric circles of small round holes, attached above base; four excavating burs (b, c, d, e) with silver metal cylindrical handles tapering to round cutting ed…
Set of six dental burs and a holder; silver metal holder (a) consists of round silver metal dish with raised base; two metal discs, with concentric circles of small round holes, attached above base; four excavating burs (b, c, d, e) with silver metal cylindrical handles tapering to round cutting edge tips; two burs (f, g) with flat cutting edge tips.
Number Of Parts
7
Part Names
a - holder - Size: Depth 5.2 cm x Diam. 9.6 cm
b - bur - Size: Length 4.5 cm x Diam. 0.2 cm
c - bur - Size: Length 4.5 cm x Diam. 0.2 cm
d - bur - Size: Length 4.5 cm x Diam. 0.2 cm
e - bur - Size: Length 4.5 cm x Diam. 0.2 cm
f - bur - Size: Length 4.5 cm x Diam. 0.2 cm
g - bur - Size: Length 4.5 cm x Diam. 0.2 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
“S.S. White Dental Catalog, Catalog-B”, S.S. White Dental Mfg. Co., 1916, p. 31 (similar to Revelation Excavating Burs)
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; excavating burs were used for cutting dentin