Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Human Remains
Teeth
Dentures
Classification
Dental
Human Remains
Teeth
Dentures
Accession Number
010020428
Description
Upper denture with a carved ivory base and human teeth; central incisors, lateral incisors, canines, and first premolar are human; the second premolar, the first and second molar are ivory; the human teeth are attached to the ivory with metal posts; beside the first premolars are metal clips for at…
Upper denture with a carved ivory base and human teeth; central incisors, lateral incisors, canines, and first premolar are human; the second premolar, the first and second molar are ivory; the human teeth are attached to the ivory with metal posts; beside the first premolars are metal clips for attachment to gums.
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
ivory: cream, brown
metal: black
teeth: white
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 6.3 cm x Width 4.3 cm x Depth 1.8 cm
Condition Remarks
The lateral incisor and canine on the left side are missing part of the teeth closer to the base of the denture; there is a tacky white residue on the back of the right side of the ivory base; the ivory is discolored on the part of the denture that was in contact with the gums
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
Reference Comments
“Ivory dentures” British Dental Association. Accessed June 3, 2011 http://www.bda.org/museum/collections/teeth-and-dentures/ivory-dentures.aspx; “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
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