Hi, I'm working on a documentary where a set designer talks about
being inspired by a scary clamp that his dentist was using on him. 
Although I don't know what kind of clamp it was, I would like to
license a photo of a dental clamp that looks somewhat formidable.  I
need to find an image and a source for the image to be licensed.
Thanks!

This barbaric device was called a "tooth key". The clamp was applied
to the affected tooth and the dentist turned the wooden handle until
the tooth was literally unscrewed from it's socket.

http://www.medicalantiques.com/medimage/key3.jpg

Is this like what you were hoping to find?

tutuzdad-ga

Hello redneckmystic-ga,

Here is a current instrument that could easily intimidate:

Rubber Dam Clamp 
http://www.jeservices.ca/rubber%20dam%20clamp%20ivory%20type.gif


Searching for antique dental instruments led to assorted forceps in
addition to the Tooth Keys tutuzdad-ga suggested.

Unplated dental forceps 
http://www.medicalantiques.com/medimage/dinst.jpg

Tooth Keys
http://www.newbegin.com/A1733X.JPG



My favorite finds among the weird antique instruments are the tonsil
guillotine and the glazed pottery leech jar.

http://www.medicalantiques.com/medical/Medical_Antiques_Index.htm
http://www.medicalantiques.com/medical/Miscellaneous_medical_and_surgical_sets.htm

Tonsil guillotine
http://www.medicalantiques.com/medimage/epope.jpg

Leech jar
http://www.medicalantiques.com/DougA/da34.jpg

Good luck for your quest.

~ czh ~

OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!