Title
Combination dental forceps
Subject
Forceps
Teeth--Extraction--Equipment and supplies
Dental instruments and apparatus
Tooth Extraction--instrumentation
Dental Instruments
Dental Surgery
Description
Image 101-1614
Used to extract teeth
Metal forceps with cross-hatch handles
one end the has jagged edges and extends to fit the tooth to be extracted.
Creator
Tomlinson (Firm : England)
Publisher
Health Sciences Library
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
1840
Contributor
Alex Peck (Firm)
Edgar R. McGuire Historical Medical Instrument Fund
Rights
NO COPYRIGHT – UNITED STATES. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. Contact the History of Medicine Collection with questions.
Format
21 cm.
Type
Dental Instrument
Image
Still image
Identifier
87.3.2
LIB-HSL001
Alternative Title
Dental forceps
Forceps
Date Created
9/28/2009
Medium
Steel
Citation
Tomlinson (Firm : England), “Combination dental forceps,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed December 24, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16849.