Electric pulp tester (Burton vitalometer)

Maker
Burton Manufacturing Company
Date
1990s
 Description
In a plastic case with green hinged lid and sliding clasp. On the lid, "Burton" and the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne (TRDHM) label "Equip. No 2113/12" (stuck on). Trade name used is the Burton 'Vitalometer'. The tester is in three parts, permanently attached by electric leads: (1) Transformer with mains contacts, (2) Control, (3) Applicator (to patient). Control (2) has sliding knob with the following calibrations: Vital Zone, Recheck Zone, Posterior Average, Anterior Average, Non Vital. Applicator (3) is grey plastic with single contacts for tooth and clear section, possibly for indicator light.

Object detail

Maker
Date
1990s
Medium
plastic, copper wire, brass
Measurements
17 x 18 x 6 cm (box)
12 x 5 cm (1. transformer)
17 x 3 cm (2. control)
19 x 2 cm (3. applicator)
Accession Number
HFA2727
Credit Line
Gift of Prof H. Messer, 2013
Object Type
instruments/dental instruments
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum Category
Clinical Oral Surgery
Museum
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum

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