Summary

Set of porcelain teeth for dentures, comprising cuspids and molars. Made by DeTrey's Diatorics for the Amalgamated Dental Co. Limited, London, England, circa 1925. Used in the mental health hospital Lakeside Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

Physical Description

Artificial teeth made of porcelain, off white in colour. Attached to maroon card with wire in two sets of two rows of eight teeth, and one set of eight and six teeth - two are missing. The manufacturer's details, mould number and shade number are printed in gold ink on the front and reverse. The paper is peeling away from the card around the edges.

Significance

Example of dentistry performed in psychiatric hospitals in Victoria Australia

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