Stomatology in general practice : a textbook of diseases of the teeth and mouth for students and practitioners / by H.P. Pickerill.

  • Pickerill, H. P. (Henry Percy), 1879-1956.
Date:
1912
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    during the examination of each patient would entail too much time and labour, and yet it is just the information which it is necessary to have if the examination is to be of any service from a public health point of view. As regards suggestion for treatment; it is to be remembered that even simple carious cavities of the ‘ first degree ’ are potential sources of future sepsis, and that the treatment of caries in its initial stages is simple and inexpensive, whereas in later stages it is more tedious, and therefore expensive, and also that the extraction of a tooth is only to be regarded as something better than no treatment at all. II FORMULAE WHICH WILL BE FOUND USEFUL IN ORAL AND DENTAL CONDITIONS APPLICATIONS 1. R Chloralis Hydratis, gr. 80. Menthol, gr. 80. Thymol, gr. 80. Camphorse, 3 iv. For use in painful gingivitis and odontalgia. 2. R Acidi Carbolici, 3 ii. Resinae, 3 ii. Spiritus Vini Rectificati, 3 iii. Sedative dressing in localised odontalgia. To be inserted in the cavity on cotton-wool mixed with an equal part of zinc oxide. 3. R Olei Cinnamomi, a) 20. Acidi Carbolici, gr. 40. Olei Gaultheriae, 3 i. For sterilizing dentine over a nearly exposed pulp. Also as a sedative dressing in odontalgia. PTCKERILL c.