Guns Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Hi Guys ! I have this Titanosaur indet. tooth (Sauropod tooth) from Kem Kem basin for quite sometime now. As you can clearly see this tooth is composited with glue and sand in the lower part but have a nice tooth crown with feeding wear at the tip. I want to try to remove the composited part because that irritate me every time i look at it ! So i need some advice on prepping this tooth... what is the step i should do or the best way to prep this tooth. I only have a simple tools like surgical blade and dental pick . tbh with Y'all i am completely new to prep work ! ... arr...Newbie question : Should I put the composited part in water to make it soft ? Thanks in advance ! Guns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 With moroccan items I would first try to dampen the area with water and see if disolves the glue, not soak. Some matrix falls apart in water so see where that takes you.. If nothing happens some of the glues they use are impervious to acetone but thats another option. Nice crown, keep us posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guns Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 @Troodon Hi Frank ! Here is some update after dampen with little water and remove some matrix off . well i guess from this point i want to hear your advice first before i mess this up LoL. Not sure What to do with this area? ... Is it also a matrix dirt ? Regard Guns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 That section is probably all matrix filled in with glue. If you want to remove the composited section and have only the crown remain, hit it with some acetone. It will dissolve the glue. You can try brushing it on to remove the filler by hand. I wouldn't soak this in acetone as the couple of cracks in the crown might be held together with glue as well. A soak would allow these to come apart. Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Good start, looks much better. I would gingerly try to scrape off the matrix on the crown and around the root. The material in the orange area will be a problem, its probably a non water soluble glued matrix . They may have used it around the tooth where the crown meets the root . I've had lots of issues with that type of glue. You can try acetone and see if that softens it. You can see if it chips off mechanically. However that hard matrix is probably what is holding the crown to the root and filling a big void in your orange highlighted area. Try cleaning it up mechanically first and see where that goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guns Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 @Troodon @Ptychodus04 Thank you so much for the advice ! @Ptychodus04 I will get acetone tmr . tbh i have never use acetone before .. Am i have to mix it with some water before using it or i can just use it straight away ? ( Sorry for the newbie question ) @Troodon the matrix around tooth crown and root are quite hard to remove and my dental pick went missing as well ! my surgical blade is not good enough for this important area . I will get new dental pick tmr as well as acetone solution. Regard Guns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Acetone is not mixed with water just straight out of the container. Do you have an Xacto knife? I like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guns Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 Just now, Troodon said: Do you have an Xacto knife? Yes i do ! but it is quite blunted now . i like it too . will try to get new one . Just now, Troodon said: Acetone is not mixed with water just straight out of the container Got it ! I will try to get it tmr if i can find it LoL. I will post the progress once i have acetone ! thanks again Frank ! Guns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guns Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 @Ptychodus04 @Troodon Hello ! Here is a update on my titanosaur indet. tooth prep work after using acetone to remove majority of composite part out of the way...I think that orange area was not a tooth crown covered with matrix and hard glue but was another composite part filled in area that tooth crown were missing so i left it there for stability propose . Pls let me know what you guys think . this was my first prep I actually did some small damage spot to the tooth crown LoL look like curved dental pick is not my way , Xacto knife in the other hand work perfectly . regard Guns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Good job @Guns. It looks much better. Good choice to leave the matrix fill in place. That little sliver of tooth would break off pretty easily without it. 1 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Look great noce job certainly much better that what you had before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Nice job on the prep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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