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OBJECT TYPE: solid/rod
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1980.0937.001

MANUFACTURER: White, S.S. Dental Mfg. Co.
MODEL: Temporary Stopping
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: stopping material collection [.1]
Patents: N/A
General Description: Rigid off-white/light grey rods. Believed to be a mixture of gutta percha, zinc oxide and colouring.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 3.0 cm
Width: 1.2 cm
Height: 9.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: 66.69
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Dentistry
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: White Dental
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Vermont
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Used to temporarily seal dressings in tooth cavities.
Technical: Part of a collection of chemicals and equipment used in the manufacture of dental fillings, moulds, bridgework and inlays. Believed to be a mixture of gutta percha, zinc oxide and colouring, dental stopping can be used to provide a temporary seal but does not harden sufficiently to be used as a permanent fix, or in areas subject to high pressure, grinding, etc.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident.
Missing: Unknown.
Finish: Rigid off-white/light grey rods. Believed to be a mixture of gutta percha, zinc oxide and colouring.
Decoration: N/A

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White, S.S. Dental Mfg. Co., Chemical, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1980.0937, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1980.0937.001/

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