Prosthetic device constructed to replace missing teeth

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A lady retiring to bed, and ordering her maid to look after her artificial aids to beauty (wig, teeth, glass eye etc.). Coloured etching by P. Roberts after G.M Woodward.

A short dentist (standing on a stool) extracting a tooth from an extremely tall lady who in her agony kicks over his work table. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1821, after A.E.

M0015707: Roman prosthetic appliance: side and rear views

Sallot (?) holding up a tooth and leaning on a grossly oversized set of dentures through which a fleur-de-lis is growing, in the background is a oversized skull wearing a helmet. Coloured wood engraving (?) by Marchandeux after A. Gill, 1867.

M0015703: Etruscan appliance for supporting three artificial teeth

A new system of treating and fixing artificial teeth : the art to prevent the loss of the teeth with instructions calculated to enable heads of families to adopt the author's practice of treating and preserving the teeth ... / by Frederick A. Eskell.

Specification of Henry Newman : artificial teeth, &c.

Specification of William Massey : artificial teeth, &c.

Specification of Edwin Thomas Truman : artificial teeth.

Specification of Patrick Gregson Cunningham : artificial teeth and gums.

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A new system of treating and fixing artificial teeth : the art to prevent the loss of the teeth with instructions calculated to enable heads of families to adopt the author's practice of treating and preserving the teeth ... / by Frederick A. Eskell.

Specification of Henry Newman : artificial teeth, &c.

Specification of William Massey : artificial teeth, &c.

Specification of Edwin Thomas Truman : artificial teeth.

Specification of Patrick Gregson Cunningham : artificial teeth and gums.