"1916 Elise Shearman Odontogram Dental Ledger Gold Inlay X-Ray Porcelain"
$ 11.09
Description
"1916 Elise Shearman Odontogram Dental Ledger Gold Inlay X-Ray Porcelain". The odontogram, or tooth chart, occupies the central portion of the card and records the condition of Miss Shearman’s dentition through handwritten markings. These period notations indicate restorations, including gold fillings and porcelain inlays, as well as references to root fillings, nerve removal, and planned crown and bridgework. This dental record is a combined odontogram and payment ledger for a patient named Miss Elise Shearman, dating primarily from 1916 to 1921. The document is a pre-printed form from the early twentieth century, serving as both a clinical tooth chart and a financial account card, a common but now historically valuable format for period dental office archives. The odontogram, or tooth chart, occupies the central portion of the card and records the condition of Miss Shearman’s dentition through handwritten markings. These period notations indicate restorations, including gold fillings and porcelain inlays, as well as references to root fillings, nerve removal, and planned crown and bridgework. The chart also notes extractions and the presence of a jacket crown, reflecting the restorative and surgical scope of early twentieth-century private dentistry. The surrounding ledger columns itemize dates of service, procedures performed, and associated charges and payments, providing a detailed financial and clinical history for a single patient over several years. The procedures listed include gold inlays, porcelain inlays, amalgam fillings, synthetic fillings, temporary fillings, X-rays, prophylaxis, cleaning, scaling, and denture-related work such as resetting crowns and inlays. The record offers insight into the materials and techniques of the era, including the use of gold and porcelain for aesthetic and durable restorations, as well as the early adoption of dental radiography. The patient’s name, Elise Shearman, is present on the card, and while no full address is reproduced here, the record is of potential interest to genealogists and historians researching named individuals in early twentieth-century American dental practice. The form itself shows typical signs of age and handling. It has been folded along its original creases and may be shipped in that folded state. The paper is slightly brittle toward the edges and exhibits toning, edge wear, and minor staining consistent with long-term storage in a professional office archive. The handwritten entries are in ink and pencil, with some red and blue pencil annotations adding visual contrast. This piece is a substantive example of early dental record-keeping, combining a clinical odontogram with a financial ledger, and would be a strong addition to collections of medical ephemera, dental history, or named social-history documents. PLEASE NOTE: This item may be shipped according to how it was originally folded.
