Volume 216 Issue 6, 21 March 2014
HUNTERIA MUSEUM SERIES: SKULL OF A 5-YEAR-OLD CHILD SHOWING DEVELOPING DENTITION
The cover images in volume 216 are drawn from the vast Odontological Collection of the Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. The Odontological Collection was founded in 1859 by the pioneering dentists of the Odontological Society of Great Britain. The collection has since grown to over 11,000 specimens demonstrating developmental anatomy and various pathologies of the teeth and jaws. The Odontological Collection is still actively used as a research resource for a wide range of fields including dentistry, history, zoology and osteology.
The image featured on this issue shows the skull of a 5-year-old child with bone removed to show unerupted permanent teeth (RCSOM/E 22.7). Originally lent by Victorian dental surgeon Sir John Tomes (1815-1895), this skull was first recorded in the Odontological Museum catalogue in 1882.
The Hunterian Museum is open to the public Tuesday-Saturday.
Website: http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums/hunterian. Email: museums@rcseng.ac.uk.
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