Dentition model

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OBJECT TYPE: ORTHODONTIC CASTING/PLASTER
DATE: 1994
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0165.002

MANUFACTURER: PEEBLES, P.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PLASTER OF PARIS; SILICONE

Dimensions

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Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Dentistry
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Manufacturer

AKA: PEEBLES
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS CASTING USED BETWEEN 1994-1995
Canada: Unknown
Function: PERMITS DENTIST TO CHECK POSITIONING OF TEETH DURING ORTHODONTIC PROCEDURES.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF STANDARD ORTHODONTIC CASTING USED 1990S. THIS MODEL WAS CONSTRUCTED FOR USE IN FORMING A RETAINER, WHICH THE OWNER WORE AT NIGHT TO PREVENT GRINDING OF TEETH, AND TO ENSURE PROPER ALIGNMENT OF TEETH/BITE. WHEN THE RETAINER WAS BROKEN, THE ORTHODONTIST USED THIS CASTING TO CONSTRUCT A REPLACEMENT: MS. CLOW WAS NOT REQUIRED TO RE-VISIT THE ORTHODONTIST WHEN THE REPLACEMENT RETAINER WAS CONSTRUCTED
Area Notes: Unknown

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Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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PEEBLES, P., Dentition model, 1994, Artifact no. 1996.0165, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0165.002/

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