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OHSU School of Dentistry
Digital photograph of a set of dental instruments in a leather case. The red lined case is open, and the manufacturers label can be seen. Interpretive plaque reads: Leather traveling case. This leather case from the 1800's could be carried by a dentist on horseback. It contained the minimal number of instruments, primarily for extracting teeth.
Dental instrument set.
1800s
Digital photograph of a set of dental instruments in a leather case. The red lined case is open, and the manufacturers label can be seen. Interpretive plaque reads: Leather traveling case. This leather case from the 1800's could be carried by a dentist on horseback. It contained the minimal number of instruments, primarily for extracting teeth.
Dental instrument set.
1800s