Title
Whitehead's dental mouth gag
Subject
Gag (Surgical instrument)
Dental instruments and apparatus
Dental Instruments
Dental
Description
Image 101-1515
Used to open the mouth during dental work, or when the mouth cannot open naturally because of forward dislocation of the jaw joint's intraarticular cartilage pad
Nickel-plated steel instrument with ridges along each side to allow the dentist to gradually open the patients' mouth wider.
Creator
Whitehead, Walter
Publisher
Health Sciences Library
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
19th cent.
Contributor
Phisick Medical Antiques
Cravens, Annette
Rights
Contact the History of Medicine Collection, https://library.buffalo.edu/historyofmedicine
Format
15x7 cm.
Type
Dental Instrument
Image
Still image
Identifier
07.04.16.2
Alternative Title
Dental mouth gag
Mouth gag
Date Created
9/28/2009
Medium
Metal
Citation
Whitehead, Walter, “Whitehead's dental mouth gag,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 25, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16856.