Description

A fine and detailed model of a child’s maxillary area showing a full set of primary teeth and tooth buds for adult teeth.

Composite model with numbered areas and tooth types showing tooth buds of secondary (adult ) teeth in blue. Blood supply, position in skull relative to nasal (septum) cavity, orbital bones and nasal bridge to cranium above. Fully exposed area of primary teeth and future tooth eruption. All of the maxillary bones are finely delineated, including palatines.Hand painted. Standing 4 1/2 inches tall (on steel pin), the model itself is 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2 inches (6 x 6 x 5 cm.) on a 5 inch (12.5 cm.) black enamelled, triangular base with a tag from the Deutsches Hygiene Museum, Dresden and a descriptive label to the underside in German. A fine survivor of WWII. Dental interest. Teaching aid. c.1920. NO damage.