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Hi , I’ve recently received a Wolly Mammoth tooth which was recovered from under the North Sea . I’m currently soaking it in fresh water to remove the salt .
I’ve been advised that when I’ve removed all the salt I’ll need to stabilise it with a solution of Paraloid glue or similar.
Can anyone advise the ratio of glue to water and how long I will need to leave it to absorb the Paraloid solution.
Also will I need to let it dry before soaking it in the Paraloid and would it be advisable to dry it out slowly afterwards.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Paraloid is dissolved in aceton. You can buy it custom made or mix it yourself. I think you can find information about the ratio on the preparation section in this website. I use a 1:10 ratio with Osteofix which I think is similar (but not sure). I once used this on a wet bone and it turned white on some places (which could be fixed with aceton). I recommend slowly drying the tooth and then treat it. When done you have to monitor the tooth once in a while for new cracks and fill it with a thicker solution until it’s stabil.

That's very helpful . I can try to find Osteofix and use that .
So the process would be : 1 , desalt the tooth , dry slowly, soak in Osteofix or similar and dry slowly again and monitor for some time
Thank you for your advise on this

Yes. Osteofix maybe hard to find. Paraloid will do fine but be careful with the acetone.