The Dentist's Chair

• Contributor: Robert Murray / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: GGTCTD
• File size: 52.2 MB (3 MB Compressed download)
• Releases: Model - no | Property - no
• Dimensions: 3513 x 5196 px | 29.7 x 44 cm | 11.7 x 17.3 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 29 May 2016
• Location: Victorian Village, Ironbridge, England, UK

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Dentistry in Victorian times was fairly basic. Mainly extractions with strong pliers, or fillings after drilling with a foot-treddle drill. Anaesthetics were minimal (usually ether) or non-existant. Young women often had all their teeth removed before marriage to save their husband having dental fees.

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