Comprehensive dental compendium, complete with forceps, tooth keys, elevators, and dental picks. The nineteenth century was a period of rapid progress

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Comprehensive dental compendium, complete with forceps, tooth keys, elevators, and dental picks. 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). This set is English and dates from around 1860.

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