teeth molds
notes: label: Description
content: Set of dental models used in a 2009 study at the School of Dental Medicine at the University at Buffalo Laboratory for Forensic Odontology Research. These epoxy resin teeth were used in conjunction with a bite apparatus (see 2023.0110.01) for bitemark studies on cadavers. Teeth were systematically removed from the models to vary the contact area.
label: Description
content: Reference
label: Description
content: Bush, M.A., P. Bush, R. G. Miller, R. B. J. Dorion, and P. J. Bush. 2009. The Response of Skin to Applied Stress: The Influence of Force per Unit Area in Bite Mark Analysis" Paper presented at Annual Conference of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo through Mary A. Bush.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2023.0110.02
label: accession number
content: 2023.0110
label: catalog number
content: 2023.0110.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: teeth molds
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: resin; paint (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall (average size for a single mold): 7/8 in x 2 5/8 in x 2 in; 2.2225 cm x 6.6675 cm x 5.08 cm