Dental technology in conservation

For several years, I have been experimenting with the implementation
of the self-cooling dental tool (Kavo 4 Laboratory Handpiece, KaVo
America Corp., <URL:http://www.kavousa.com> in the conservation of
works of art. An innovative feature of this equipment is that it
does not produce heat--or rather cools itself while it is in use.
This tool has been effective in treating several works of art
including 18th century Tibeto-Chinese Tangka from the collection of
the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art.

An article about the conservation of the tangka was originally
published in the

    Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Annual Report 2008-2009
    (Ithaca: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University,
    2009), pages 22-25.
    <URL:http://museum.cornell.edu/HFJ/about/HFJ_AR0809.pdf>

This equipment has potential applications in small conservation
studios as well as in the laboratories of large institutions.

Tatyana Petukhova
Conservator of Fine Arts on Paper
Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation
Member of the British Association of Paper Historians


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