Dental hygienic set, c 1820
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Five steel dental scalers with ivory handles and one spatula dating from around 1820, england. These are shown in their original morocco case. The nineteenth century was a period of rapid progression in the field of dentistry and dental hygiene; it saw the first publication of the british dental journal (1843) and the opening of the first dental schools in britain (1859). Measurements 11 x 5,5 x 2 cm
