Upper and lower vulcanite dentures

Date
Circa 1920
Description
Four vulcanite dentures.
A. Full upper vulcanite denture with porcelain gum blocks (6). 1,2,3, and 4,5,6, each side. There are also the remains of what appears to be some facing material above the right block Pink acrylic. Well worn.
B. Full upper vulcanite denture with fourteen teeth and flat back pins. Well worn.
C. Part upper vulcanite denture replacing right side molar, premolar and lateral. Left side replacing first and second premolars and molar. Well worn.
D. Full lower vulcanite denture with fourteen teeth. Fractured between right 1 and 2. Denture has been relined with dark brown material, possibly impression compound and faced with some (now) bluish-grey plastic.
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Object detail

Date
Circa 1920
Medium
rubber
Measurements
5.8 x 4.8 x 2.1 cm (1726A)
Accession Number
HFA1726
Credit Line
Courtesy Dr Watson
Object Type
prostheses
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum Category

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