This image may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by the BDA of any product or service, nor in any use associated with any political opinio

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This image may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by the BDA of any product or service, nor in any use associated with any political opinion, activity or in any advocacy that conflicts with the BDA's scientific policies. Bone-handled pelican, a dental tool used to extract teeth, with a screw thread on the shaft to adjust the claws and a bolster covered with leather. Tool used from 16th to 18th centuries, this one made by Daran of Paris is dated 1774.

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