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Title

Dental Key

Description

A dental key used to extract teeth. The claw is placed around the tooth and the key is turned. This dental key has an offset shaft and a revolving bolster and claw.

Date

c. 1700s

Identifier

LS/132

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

Length: 139mm

Dental Key

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

Length: 139mm

Files

Dental Key

Collection

Citation

“Dental Key,” Heritage, accessed April 20, 2024, https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1862.