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UNIQUE ACQUISITION ADDS TO AIR OF DENTAL SCHOOL

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A unique collection of 2000 hand-carved porcelain, teeth together with the instruments, apparatus and formulas used in their construction has recently been added to the small collection of handmade teeth which the Harvard Dental School possesses.

The formulas are extremely valuable as it is believed that they are the only ones in the possession of any museum which are scientifically accurate. The fine quality of the teeth in this collection shows the result of an extensive knowledge of chemistry, although the formulas were written when the art was still in its early stages.

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