Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Teeth
Dentures
Classification
Dental
Teeth
Dentures
Accession Number
010020427
Description
Partial dentures with a metal base and porcelain teeth attached with vertical metal pins; the metal base clips on to the user's canine teeth on either side and onto the second molar on each side; the central incisors, lateral incisors, first premolars, second premolars and first molars are replaced…
Partial dentures with a metal base and porcelain teeth attached with vertical metal pins; the metal base clips on to the user's canine teeth on either side and onto the second molar on each side; the central incisors, lateral incisors, first premolars, second premolars and first molars are replaced by the porcelain teeth
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund (DCF); previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Dates
1850
1870
circa 1850-1870
Date Remarks
Date based on research
Material
porcelain: white
metal: black
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-B
Temporary Location
On display “Toothless: A History of Dentures” at the Museum of Healthcare; 27 Oct 2015
Dimension Notes
Length 5.4 cm x Width 4.2 cm x Depth 2.1 cm
Condition Remarks
The first premolar and first molar on the right side of the partial are missing half of the porcelain; they are cracked vertically down the middle; the lateral incisors and first premolar on the left side have cracks in them; the crowns of the teeth are discolored from use and age
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
JPG
Reference Comments
“A French dentist showing his artificial teeth” British Dental Association. Accessed June 3, 2011 http://www.bda.org/museum/collections/dental-art/porcelain-teeth.aspx; CD #2
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
Exhibit History
On display: "Teeth in Time", Main level, Rm 1009, Museum of Health Care, April 12, 2011-November 2014