Testing Block

Maker
Henry Forman Atkinson (b.1912, d.2016)
Date
Circa 1999
Description
Block of wood in which holes were drilled to accomodate various lengths and diameters of hard wood dowel. Used to demonstrate tooth extraction using dental keys. The concept was to develop a method of enforcing the use of the dental key in the extraction of roots and teeth. The dowels were a form fit in the holes and for teeth were 10-12 mm height, for roots just above the surface of and at the edge of the block.
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Object detail

Date
Circa 1999
Medium
wood
Measurements
10.0 x 8.0 x 2.5 cm
Accession Number
HFA2126
Object Type
teaching materials
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum Category

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