Probe, dental

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1995
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1543.001

MANUFACTURER: PROFESSIONAL DENTAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
MODEL: CP-12
LOCATION: Batesville, Arkansas, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: POLYTHERMIDE RESIN

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 13.7 cm
Width: 1.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Dentistry
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: PROFESSIONAL
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Arkansas
City: Batesville

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS INSTRUMENT NEVER USED, THIS TYPE OF INSTRUMENT USED IN THE 1990'S & POSSIBLY BEYOND
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED IN MAKING DENTAL EXAMINATIONS, SUCH AS DETECTING SUBGINGIVAL CALCULUS OR OTHER ROUGHNESS OF THE TOOTH SURFACE, OR TO MEASURE THE PERIODONTAL POCKET
Technical: THE USE OF THERMOPLASTIC GIVES A DISPOSABLE INSTRUMENT THAT MAY ALSO BE COLD STERILIZED OR AUTOCLAVED AT UP TO 180 DEGREES F./ IT ALSO MAKES IT FLEXIBLE & VIRTUALLY NON-ABRASIVE, WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF SENSITIVITY
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'PDT-PERIO-PROBE TYPE CP-12 3-6-9-12'/ HAS ALTERNATING BANDS OF BLACK & WHITE ON PROBE END TO ALLOW FOR MEASUREMENT
Missing: NONE
Finish: WHITE WITH BLACK MKGS
Decoration: N/A

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PROFESSIONAL DENTAL TECHNOLOGIES INC., Probe, dental, 1995, Artifact no. 1995.1543, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1995.1543.001/

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