Extraction of the Teeth

by Frank Colyer

[6] Transactions Odontological Society, vol. iii., page 138.

[7] Transactions Odontological Society, vol. xxviii., page 3.

[8] Journal British Dental Association, vol. xiv., page 727.

[9]

℞	Acidi gallici	Ʒij.
	Ft. pulv.	viij.

One powder every two hours until the hæmorrhage ceases.

[10] Perchloride of iron should be avoided as a styptic, it nearly always contains some free acid, and is therefore detrimental to the teeth; in addition to this it leads to extensive clotting in the veins, as well as to a certain amount of sloughing of the gums.

[11]

℞	Acidi gallici	Ʒij.
	Ft. pulv. viij.

One powder every two hours until the hæmorrhage ceases.