"Odontogram Dental Ledger 1920s Gold Inlay Tooth Chart NYC Vintage Record"
$ 11.09
Description
"Odontogram Dental Ledger 1920s Gold Inlay Tooth Chart NYC Vintage Record". The odontogram, or tooth chart, is the central feature of this record. It has been marked to indicate a significant amount of dental work, including multiple gold fillings and gold inlays, as well as a bridge and several porcelain inlays. This item is a vintage dental patient record, a combined odontogram and payment ledger sheet, printed by the C. E. Sheppard Company of New York. This is Sheet No. 2 of a patient's file, and it offers a detailed glimpse into early twentieth-century restorative dentistry and private practice record-keeping. The document is a pre-printed form that has been filled out by hand, serving both as a clinical tooth chart and as a financial account of services rendered. The odontogram, or tooth chart, is the central feature of this record. It has been marked to indicate a significant amount of dental work, including multiple gold fillings and gold inlays, as well as a bridge and several porcelain inlays. The chart also notes a root canal treatment and a number of extractions, providing a comprehensive picture of the patient's dental history and the period-specific procedures used to address it. The presence of gold and porcelain restorative work is indicative of private restorative dentistry of the era, where durable and aesthetic materials were employed for long-term reconstruction. The ledger portion of the card records a series of treatments and payments, with entries for individual procedures such as gold inlays, porcelain inlays, bridgework, and extractions, each with a corresponding fee. The handwriting is legible, and the ink has aged to a warm brown tone. The item has been folded along its original vertical fold lines and may be shipped as such to preserve its integrity. The paper shows signs of its age, including some brittleness along the edges and general wear and tear from storage. There is light toning and some minor edge wear visible. The card also features a small, pre-printed index tab at the top, suggesting it was once part of a larger, organized filing system within a dental office. For collectors of medical ephemera, early dentistry, or historical business records, this piece offers a tangible connection to the professional practice of dentistry in the early twentieth century, combining clinical diagnostics with the business of patient care. It is a document of interest to researchers of period medical practices, genealogists tracing family health history, and specialists in named social-history ephemera. PLEASE NOTE: This item may be shipped according to how it was originally folded.
