Dentistry Collection

Bound to Draw by William Heath Robinson
Another well-thought-out experiment in dentistry from Heath Robinson, the Gadget King and mastermind behind endless convoluted contraptions and silly ideas. Date: 1927

Panoramic dental X-ray showing all the teeth in the upper and lower jaws

Teeth of adults and children
The teeth of adults and children, shown in cross-section, individually, and in the mouth

Cause & Effect - dentist cartoon by H. M. Bateman
Cause and Effect - or, how two moods can change places. A dental patient enters a surgery clearly terrified at what lies ahead of him, but such is his struggle

False teeth in a glass of water. Dentures are individually tailored to a specific wearer. They replace teeth lost through injury or disease

Italian dentist - Naples
Postcard entitled Neopolitan Customs ! An elderly lady about to have one of her teeth removed courtesy of the dentist and his rather serious-looking pair of pliers!! Date: circa 1910

Toy teeth

Filling a Tooth
A rather bored-looking young dentist fills his clients tooth with the aid of a small dental mirror

Dentists window and collection of teeth moulds, Zhongdian, Shangri-La County, Yunnan Province, China, Asia

Cross-section diagram of human mouth and jaw

Dental implant, illustration
3d illustration of a dental implant in the mandible

Dentists chair, Claudius Ash, Sons & Co Ltd. 1921

Dentistry, satirical artwork
Dentistry. Satirical artwork titled Without Effort, showing a dentist and his assistant removing a patients tooth in a public display area

Used dental floss, SEM
Used dental floss. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of dental plaque on strands of used dental floss. Plaque consists of a film of bacteria embedded in a glycoprotein matrix

Human tooth anatomy, artwork
Human tooth anatomy. Artwork of a cross-section through a human tooth to show its anatomical structure. The two main areas are the crown (above the gum-line) and the root (embedded in the gum)

Jealousy by H. M. Bateman
A dental patient sits prone in a the dentists chair with his mouth wide open while his dentist is momentarily distracted by the sight of workmen with much bigger drills across the road

School Dental Clinic
A school dental clinic in Wellington, New Zealand

Large operating room, Dental School, Paris, France 1885
Large operating room at the Dental School, Odontotechnical Institute, Paris, France. Date: 1885

Dentist (chromolitho)
3105187 Dentist (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dentist. Trade card, late 19th or early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

LM of a cross-section through a dental implant

Polarised LM of a molar tooth showing decay
Tooth decay. Polarised light micrograph (PLM) of a longitudinal section through a molar tooth with dental caries, or tooth decay

16Thc Dentist
A barber surgeon treats a patient in the open air

Tooth anatomy, illustration
Cross-section of a molar tooth, illustration

Close-up inside the oral cavity of a healthy child with beautiful rows of baby teeth. Young girl opens mouth revealing upper and lower teeth

Molar tooth
Tooth, transparent cross section of a molar tooth with arteries (red), veins (purple) and nerves (green)

Dr. Wm. Rosenbaum, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Dr. Wm. Rosenbaum, 1916. Dr. William Rosenbaum (1888-1951), a dentist and tennis player

The dentist, 1523. Creator: Lucas van Leyden
The dentist, 1523. A dentist, clad in a large, fanciful hat and an ornate robe, probing the teeth of a clearly agonised, impoverished peasant

Cartoon depicting a man having his teeth removed by his dentist, 19th century
5308992 Cartoon depicting a man having his teeth removed by his dentist, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a man having his teeth removed by his dentist)

The suicide of Horace Wells, 1850
3478347 The suicide of Horace Wells, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the suicide of Horace Wells (1815-848) an American dentist who pioneered the use of anaesthesia in dentistry

17th century dentistry
6117157 17th century dentistry; (add.info.: A patient is tied to a chair while a dentist extracts a tooth. After a 17th century engraving by Aert van Waes.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Gold teeth and tooth gem, illustration

Hippo with mouth wide open in water with reflection
A large Hippo full frontal head shot with mouth wide open and reflection in water surface

Dentistry in 17th century France. (engraving)
527486 Dentistry in 17th century France. (engraving); (add.info.: While the dentist is pulling the man's tooth his assistant is picking the patient's purse.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The dentist, 1748-1798. Creator: Willem Joseph Laquy
The dentist, 1748-1798

Triptych: Allegory of Art Training, c.1770. Creator: Willem Joseph Laquy
Triptych: Allegory of Art Training, c.1770

Italian Marketplace with a Quack Dentist, 1651. Creator: Johannes Lingelbach
Italian Marketplace with a Quack Dentist, 1651. Other Title(s): Marketplace in an Italian Town, with an Itinerant Toothpuller

Dr. C. Jesse Davis, graduate of Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn. in his dental... 1925. Creator: Unknown
Dr. C. Jesse Davis, graduate of Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn. in his dental suite in the Roosevelt Bank building at 35th Street and Grand Boulevard, 1925

Jewish charities activities involving children, 1931 May 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Jewish charities activities involving children, 1931 May 27

The Tooth Puller, plate nine from Selection of Pictures from Venetian Collections, 1765. Creator: Giacomo Leonardis
The Tooth Puller, plate nine from Selection of Pictures from Venetian Collections, 1765

Tooth Key (or Tooth Extractor), 1935/1942. Creator: Adele Brooks
Tooth Key (or Tooth Extractor), 1935/1942

Tooth Puller, c. 1941. Creator: Joseph Cannella
Tooth Puller, c. 1941

Genre scene: a married couple sitting in a lavishly decorated drawing room while they are looking at and talking about their cook, present in the scene in work clothes

Man with toothache, Victorian period

A street dentist at Ballyclare May Fair in 1883

Ballyclare May Fair Street Dentist Victorian period

Dental or Mental? by William Heath Robinson
A suggested method of tooth-extraction with a primitive contraption. Date: 1924

The Dentist, 1652 (oil on panel)
MAN276869 The Dentist, 1652 (oil on panel) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); 32.7x46.8 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Horace Wells proceed with the extraction of a tooth in front of his students in 1844 (engraving)
2757519 Horace Wells proceed with the extraction of a tooth in front of his students in 1844 (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Medecine. Anesthesie. Coll. Part. Medicine)

Detail of The Dentist Bellavita (oil on canvas)
490055 Detail of The Dentist Bellavita (oil on canvas) by Garemyn, Jan-Anton (1712-99); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: See also 490054.); © Art in Flanders

The Dentist Bellavita (oil on canvas)
490054 The Dentist Bellavita (oil on canvas) by Garemyn, Jan-Anton (1712-99); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Don't Move!, caricature of a man at the dentist (colour litho)
CHT235306 Don't Move!, caricature of a man at the dentist (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; © Archives Charmet

Page 170. A curious antique map of Dublin for the year 1610 copy of map published by John Speed;antient Irish
5670068 Page 170. A curious antique map of Dublin for the year 1610 copy of map published by John Speed; antient Irish instrument for drawing teeth, 1810-17 (w/c & manuscript text) by Digby

The Tooth Puller (plate 15), 1843. Creator: Charles Emile Jacque
The Tooth Puller (plate 15), 1843

Saints Apollonia, Barbara, and Agatha, 1490 / 1500. Creator: Master Alejo
Saints Apollonia, Barbara, and Agatha, 1490/1500

Turn Key Tooth Extractor, c. 1938. Creator: Regina Henderer
Turn Key Tooth Extractor, c. 1938

Modern dentistry apparatus (litho)
6013614 Modern dentistry apparatus (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Modern dentistry apparatus)

Two patients being examined, Dentists room, Seton Hospital, Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx
1078932 Two patients being examined, Dentists room, Seton Hospital, Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx, October 30, 1914 (b/w photo) by Hassler

Toothache in the Middle Ages. By H. S. Marks (engraving)
663743 Toothache in the Middle Ages. By H. S. Marks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Toothache in the Middle Ages. By H. S. Marks)

Helen Mayo, well-known female dentist. Date: 1929

For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1595897 For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant)

The False Teeth Workshop, c. 1880 (oil on canvas)
CHT235373 The False Teeth Workshop, c.1880 (oil on canvas) by Durif-Bedel, C. (fl.c.1880); Musee Dentaire, Lyon, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

A Perfect Technician (colour litho)
CHT235302 A Perfect Technician (colour litho) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); Ordre National des Pharmaciens, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

The Steel Balm, engraved by Francois Seraphin Delpech (1778-1825) c. 1826 (colour litho)
CHT235304 The Steel Balm, engraved by Francois Seraphin Delpech (1778-1825) c.1826 (colour litho) by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

A Village Scene with a Dentist Pulling Teeth and Peasants Fighting Outside a Tavern, c
LST204179 A Village Scene with a Dentist Pulling Teeth and Peasants Fighting Outside a Tavern, c.1630-40 (oil on canvas) by Bloot, Peter de (c.1601/2-58) (attr)

A Quack Dentist extracting a Tooth, while a Group of Onlookers watch nearby
CH401905 A Quack Dentist extracting a Tooth, while a Group of Onlookers watch nearby (oil on canvas) by Honthorst, Gerrit van (1590-1656) (after)

Dental clinic in Paris, 1892
Dental clinic in Paris, France, 1892. Date: 1892

Cartoon, John Bull with William Gladstone as dentist
Cartoon, John Bull with William Gladstone as a dentist who has just extracted an eleven million pound tooth - And this is what you call painless dentistry, is it, William? 1885

Patient Having Dental Work, 1917 (silver print)
3036314 Patient Having Dental Work, 1917 (silver print) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); (add.info.: Vintage photograph of a patient in a dentistAs chair having dental work by Lewis Wickes Hine)

At the Dentist, 1625-38 (oil on panel)
3956034 At the Dentist, 1625-38 (oil on panel) by Brouwer, Adriaen (1605/6-38); 23.9 x 31.2 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; Flemish, out of copyright

Advert, Mr Goodman, Surgeon Dentist, dentures
Advert for Mr Goodman, Surgeon Dentist, A Complete Set of Dentures for One Guinea, Bold Street, Liverpool. 1885

Bottle depicting a dentist (ceramic)
XIR212992 Bottle depicting a dentist (ceramic) by French School, (18th century); Musee du Ranquet, Clermont-Ferrand, France; French, out of copyright

Look at my Servant, Sirs... with my False Teeth he can Break Iron
CHT235300 Look at my Servant, Sirs..... with my False Teeth he can Break Iron! (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Anatomical wallchart of the teeth (colour litho)
CHT225244 Anatomical wallchart of the teeth (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Hopital de la Salpetriere, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Scene from Don Quixote: Sancho Panza Counts Don Quixotes Teeth, 1735 (oil on panel)
HEH416417 Scene from Don Quixote: Sancho Panza Counts Don Quixotes Teeth, 1735 (oil on panel) by Vanderbank, John (1694-1739); 40.5x29.5 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Child fascinated by rubber used to fix false teeth
2602578 Child fascinated by rubber used to fix false teeth by Du Maurier, George (1834-96); (add.info.: Child fascinated by the black colour of the rubber used to fix false teeth)

Use of anaesthetics in dentistry, Paris, France 1885
Use of anaesthetics in dentistry, Dental School, Odontotechnical Institute, Paris, France. Date: 1885

A Regular Turk (engraving)
2777066 A Regular Turk (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Regular Turk. Illustration for Punch, 8 May 1880.); Look and Learn / George Collection

The Dentist (engraving)
3626412 The Dentist (engraving) by Leyden, Lucas van (c.1494-1533) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dentist. Illustration from The Early Italian)

Mr Fox, surgeon dentist, trade card (engraving)
733769 Mr Fox, surgeon dentist, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Fox, surgeon dentist, trade card)

St. Apollonia (colour engraving)
CHT225115 St. Apollonia (colour engraving) by Reni, Guido (1575-1642) (after); Ordre National des Pharmaciens, Paris, France; (add.info)

Dr. Pean Operating, 1891-92 (oil on laminate cardboard)
CLK339865 Dr. Pean Operating, 1891-92 (oil on laminate cardboard) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 73.9x49.9 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

The teeth of adults and children (colour litho)
6032033 The teeth of adults and children (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Dentistry: A Window into the World of Oral Health" Step into the whimsical world of dentistry, where imagination and innovation collide. Bound to Draw by William Heath Robinson, this captivating art piece showcases the intricate machinery behind dental procedures, reminding us that even in complexity lies beauty. A panoramic dental X-ray reveals a hidden universe within our mouths – a mesmerizing landscape of teeth, both adult and childlike. It reminds us that oral health knows no age boundaries; it is an essential aspect of overall well-being. In H. M. Bateman's cartoon "Cause & Effect, " we witness the comical side as a patient's reaction mirrors their dentist's actions. Laughter fills the room as we realize that humor can be found even in seemingly daunting situations. False teeth, meticulously crafted to restore smiles lost along life's journey, offer hope and confidence to those who wear them, and are not just replacements but symbols of resilience and second chances. Witnessing a tooth being filled evokes awe at modern dentistry's ability to repair what was once broken or decayed. The Italian dentist in Naples exemplifies how oral care transcends borders, bringing smiles worldwide. Peering through a dentist's window adorned with countless teeth molds in Zhongdian captures history frozen in time – each mold representing someone whose smile has been transformed by skilled hands. Toy teeth remind us that learning about oral hygiene starts from childhood – instilling habits for lifelong dental health while making education playful and engaging for young minds. Polarised LM image showcasing tooth decay serves as a stark reminder that neglecting oral health can have consequences beyond aesthetics - emphasizing prevention as key to maintaining healthy smiles. The Dentist Chair by Claudius Ash Sons & Co Ltd stands tall as an emblematic symbol of comfort amidst anxiety-filled visits - offering reassurance during routine check-ups or complex treatments alike.