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Description: | A complete gold dental plate with a single porcelain molar tooth. Modern Period (c. 1900 - c. 1940). Length: 44.7mm; width: 24.4mm; thickness: 13.1mm; weight: 9.88g. The plate is misshapen due to accidental damage following its deposition. It has an undulating surface and is indented along one edge, presumably to accommodate existing teeth. The tooth is situated at one end of the plate and is made of porcelain. It is secured to a gold pin through the centre and the pin is visible at the top where the tooth is considerably worn. 'The plate is made from swaged gold - a sheet of gold was placed over a model and shaped using a horn mallet. It has then had a porcelain tooth attached - this is known as a tube tooth because of the whole in the centre which slipped over a post attached to the plate. There are also attachments for two other porcelain teeth - interchangeable teeth'...... Acrylics started to appear in the 1930s so I think this would probably put this set of teeth somewhere between 1900 and 1940. They would have been an expensive set of course using gold, rather than cheaper vulcanite for the plate (hardened rubber)' Melanie Parker, Museum Education Officer, BDA Dental Museum, British Dental Association.A similar dental plate has been found in Godshill Parish, Isle of Wight. See, Portable Antiquities Scheme find: IOW-E8BFA3.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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