title: The William Parks exhibition denture--a hidden gem.
abstract: This paper describes a previously unknown denture constructed from hippopotamus ivory. The denture is unusual in that it is anatomically correct in terms of tooth morphology. It is believed that it was a demonstration item for the Great Exhibition of 1851.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jordan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001188:Artiodactyla; D003779:Denture Design / Q000266:history*; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper / Q000266:history*; D005085:Exhibitions as Topic; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D006113:United Kingdom