Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020316 a-bb
Description
Set of dental casts from a variety of patients; white plaster bases; pink and white plastic models of upper and lower jaws; patients names written on bases in black ink on some models; most models (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, v, w) have both upper and lower mouth mod…
Set of dental casts from a variety of patients; white plaster bases; pink and white plastic models of upper and lower jaws; patients names written on bases in black ink on some models; most models (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, v, w) have both upper and lower mouth models on bases; (a, b, q, w) are missing bottom front teeth, replaced with silver metal braces, while (n) is missing one tooth only; one upper model on base (u); two lower models on bases (x, y); two upper models without bases (z, aa); one base (bb)
Number Of Parts
28
Part Names
a - model 1 - Length 9.2 cm x Width 6.4 cm x Depth 3.7 cm
b - model 2 - Length 6.8 cm x Width 6.0 cm x Depth 4.9 cm
c - model 3 - Length 7.4 cm x Width 5.8 cm x Depth 4.9 cm
d - model 4 - Length 9.0 cm x Width 6.3 cm x Depth 5.4 cm
e - model 5 - Length 9.0 cm x Width 6.2 cm x Depth 5.7 cm
f - model 6 - Length 7.6 cm x Width 6.7 cm x Depth 4.4 cm
g - model 7 - Length 7.3 cm x Width 6.2 cm x Depth 4.4 cm
h - model 8 - Length 9.0 cm x Width 6.4 cm x Depth 5.2 cm
i - model 9 - Length 9.1 cm x Width 6.3 cm x Depth 4.3 cm
j - model 10 - Length 7.1 cm x Width 5.3 cm x Depth 4.6 cm
k - model 11 - Length 8.0 cm x Width 5.7 cm x Depth 4.6 cm
l - model 12 - Length 8.9 cm x Width 6.9 cm x Depth 4.5 cm
m - model 13 - Length 9.1 cm x Width 6.5 cm x Depth 4.7 cm
n - model 14 - Length 7.5 cm x Width 6.1 cm x Depth 4.5 cm
o - model 15 - Length 7.2 cm x Width 6.2 cm x Depth 4.5 cm
p - model 16 - Length 7.7 cm x Width 5.8 cm x Depth 4.1 cm
q - model 17 - Length 7.5 cm x Width 6.1 cm x Depth 3.9 cm
r - model 18 - Length 7.4 cm x Width 6.0 cm x Depth 4.1 cm
s - model 19 - Length 7.2 cm x Width 6.1 cm x Depth 4.6 cm
t - model 20 - Length 7.2 cm x Width 5.3 cm x Depth 3.9 cm
u - model 21 - Length 6.2 cm x Width 5.9 cm x Depth 3.3 cm
v - model 22 - Length 6.9 cm x Width 4.4 cm x Depth 4.2 cm
w - model 23 - Length 6.9 cm x Width 5.5 cm x Depth 4.6 cm
x - lower model - Length 7.4 cm x Width 6.6 cm x Depth 2.7 cm
y - lower model - Length 7.9 cm x Width 6.4 cm x Depth 3.3 cm
z - upper model - Length 6.6 cm x Width 6.0 cm x Depth 2.2 cm
aa - upper model - Length 6.8 cm x Width 5.8 cm x Depth 1.9 cm
bb - base - Length 5.9 cm x Width 5.9 cm x Depth 2.4 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Dates
1975
1991
circa 1975-1991
Date Remarks
Some dates printed on artefacts
Material
plaster: white
plastic: white, pink
metal: silver
ink: black
Inscriptions
(a) Written on base: "DAIRY QUEEN"; (b) written on base: "NIMCHENIK"; (c) written on base: "ZEST // AUG. 79 // MR // ZEST"; (d) written on base: "McBRIDE // NOVEMBER 1976"; (f) written on base: "MRS ZIMMERMAN"; (g) written on base: "KUTCHMA '91"; (j) written on base: "NOV 80 // DRABINSKY"; (k) written on base: "CHEREFILS // AUG '79 // CHEVREFILS"; (l) written on base: "HASTMAN '84"; (m) written on base: "SAPER // APRIL 1975"; (n) written on base: "REYNOLDS // 1980 // Reynolds"; (o) written on base: "KIDD '83"; (p) written on base: "POOK // SEPT '79 // MR POOK"; (q) written on mouth: "CERKOWNIAK"; (r) written on base: "SAYER"; (s) written on base: "Bassy '85"; (t) written on base: "COWARD // 1979 // COWARD"; (u) written on base: "DORIN '88"; (v) written in mouth: "SHAPIRO"; (w) written on base: "SCALZO // 1980"; (x) written on base: "HEMING MAY '83"; (y) written on base: "NETREBIAK 1981"; (bb) written on base: "SHAPIRO";
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-B2-12 Row A
Condition Remarks
Plastic is slightly scratched; base edges chipped in places
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
JPG
Reference Comments
CD #1
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