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 loosely to maroon card with wire in a single row of eight teeth. The manufacturer's details are faintly visible on the front and reverse, printed in gold ink. The paper is peeling away from the card on the front, the card is creased.

Significance

Example of dentistry performed in psychiatric hospitals in Victoria Australia

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