{"product_id":"vintage-dentistry-teeth-colour-matching-sets","title":"Vintage Dentistry Teeth Shade Guide Set — Dentacryl \u0026 Sevriton, 1950s","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo complete vintage tooth shade guide sets — one by Sevriton and one by Dentacryl — dating from the 1950s. Shade guides were an essential tool in restorative dentistry: used by dentists and dental technicians to match the colour of artificial teeth (crowns, bridges, dentures) as closely as possible to the patient's natural teeth. Each set contains a fan of individually numbered tooth-coloured samples spanning the natural range of human dentition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA genuinely fascinating object — visually striking, historically interesting, and with obvious appeal for collectors, assemblage artists, and shadow box projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompleteness:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two sets included — Sevriton and Dentacryl.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCosmetic:\u003c\/strong\u003e Both sets in good condition with some minor age-related marks, nothing major.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMakers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sevriton and Dentacryl — both British dental materials brands active in the mid-20th century. Sevriton was a well-known dental filling and restorative material brand; Dentacryl produced acrylic dental materials.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tooth shade guide sets — used to select the correct tooth colour when fabricating crowns, bridges, or dentures, ensuring the artificial tooth blended naturally with the patient's existing teeth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1950s — the decade when acrylic resins largely replaced vulcanite and porcelain in British dental prosthetics, making shade matching increasingly important.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppeal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Equally at home in a dental history collection, a curiosity cabinet, or as raw material for assemblage art and shadow box compositions — the individual tooth samples have a striking, almost surreal visual quality.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Curio Optics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65194983457117,"sku":"0013","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1088\/1335\/3309\/files\/Photoroom_20260708_144310.jpg?v=1783518533","url":"https:\/\/curiooptics.com\/en-us\/products\/vintage-dentistry-teeth-colour-matching-sets","provider":"Curio Optics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}