A fine dental de-scaler in its original tan leather box which is lined with purple velvet and green silk. The de-scaler is in mint condition and has obviously had minimal use. The ivory handle is in perfect condition. The steel shaft has some early signs of corrosion but the point remains in perfect shape.

A dental tooth key signed by Mathieu from the early 19th C. The handle is carved in the typical French style from a dark hardwood which I think is rosewood. The shaft is attached with a steel band around the handle. In excellent consition with some early age related pitting at the proximal end of the shaft and with the bolster and clasp in perfect condition.

A beautiful French dental tooth key with an unusual mechanism which allow the clasp to be rotated. The bolster is circular with four notches which when secured by a lever on the shaft keep the clasp in the desired position. The lever is sunk into the body of the shaft and pivots up and down when pressure is applied over the thumb rest. The distal 3mm of the securing lever is missing but the instrument is otherwise in excellent condition. The handle is made from Royal Ebony and is finely carved with concentric rings at either end. Unsigned.

Pelicans frequently left the remnants of the dental root which required instruments to prize them from their sockets. The goats foot elevator was named because of the appearance of its deeply cleft head which was hollowed between two points. This instrument was sometimes used to loosen a tooth or root before extraction by other means. The octagonal handle in the style of Garengot is made from ebony.

A simple elevator but with a similar appearance and function to the goats foot elevator. The shaft is made from tempered steel. The handle is made from rounded and smoothly polished ebony which allows pressure to be applied though the hollow of the palm.