Denture

Unknown artist

Patent model for Jonathan Dodge, “Setting Artificial Teeth,” U.S. Patent 2985 (March 1, 1843). Dodge was a dentist in New York City who won an award for the “Best Incorruptible” artificial teeth on display at the American Institute Fair of in 1832. In 1835, Dodge won a premium gold medal, a silver medal, and a diploma for “the best Incorruptible Teeth, superior methods of inserting and fixing them in the mouth, and other improvements in Dental Surgery.”