De Trey's Germicidal Gutta Percha Points

Maker
De Trey Brothers (estab. 1899, closed 1924)
Date
Circa 1920s
 Description
A thermoplastic, it is used during root canal therapy, to fill the empty space inside the root of a tooth after it has undergone endodontic therapy.

Object detail

Maker
Date
Circa 1920s
Medium
leather, Gutta Percha
Measurements
5.5 x 2.5 (diameter) cm
Accession Number
HFA3856
Credit Line
Gift of Dr Peter and Shirley Barta, 2020
Object Type
equipment/treatment
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum Category
Conservative Dentistry
Museum
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum

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