This section is from the book "Dental Medicine. A Manual Of Dental Materia Medica And Therapeutics", by Ferdinand J. S. Gorgas. Also available from Amazon: Dental Medicine.
Of chloroform,
to v, in sweetened water or mucilage. Dose of chloroform for inhalation,
to
Spirit of Chloroform - Spiritus Chloroformi - is composed of chloroform,
, diluted alcohol,
Dose of spirit of chloroform,
to
A method practiced by Prof. Thiersch, of Leipsic, succeeds often in inducing a perfect. analgesia without unconsciousness. Morphine is first hypoder-mically injected, and in from five to seven minutes afterwards the patient is very lightly chloroformed till near the stage of excitement; the operation is performed; as soon as pain is felt, if the operation is a prolonged one, a little chloroform is added. In this manner not the tenth part of chloroform is needed, and it is claimed that the operation is as painless as under full chloroform narcosis, and there is no risk of danger incurred. Men receive one-half a grain of morphine, women one-quarter of a grain, children one-twelfth to one-eighth of a grain.
This consists essentially in the combined use of cocaine and chloroform, and is strongly favored by Prof. Obolinski, of Cracow, who injects either before or after the anaesthesia is obtained, from one to three centigrammes of cocaine; or he injects in the neighborhood of the seat of the operation, and during its progress, from three to seven centigrammes. Cocaine is used on the ground that it is a complete antagonist of chloroform and chloral; but it is not so regarded by others, who represent it to be a general excitor of the central nervous gray matter, rather than a direct and powerful stimulator of the heart, while its stimulant effect upon respiration is not to be depended upon. Prof. Obolinski claims that this mixed narcosis secures anaesthesia with the use of less chloroform, and that vomiting is prevented, and there are fewer disagreeable after-effects.
Chloroform is employed in dental practice as a general anaesthetic, also as a local anaesthetic, for which purpose it is generally combined with other agents; as an anodyne and antispasmodic, either locally applied or the vapor inhaled, as in the treatment of convulsions of dentition, for which it is a very efficient remedy.
For Neuralgic Affections.
Chloroformi,
Spiriti ammonite, Tincturae aconiti . .
Olei ricini.....
Linimenti saponis . . Signa. - To be applied as a liniment over seat of pain.
For a Local Anaesthetic.
Chloroformi purificati,
Tincturae aconiti,
Alcoholis . . .
Morphinae sulphat. . . gr.vj. M.
Apply for I or 2 minutes to gum over root of tooth to be extracted.
For a Local Anaesthetic. . Von Bonhorst. Chloroformi, AEtheris sulph., Spiriti lavandulae, Pyrethri (fluid ext.) .
Apply for 1 or 2 minutes to gum over root of tooth to be extracted.
For Odontalgia - Pulpitis.
Choroformi.....
Alcoholis......
AEther.......
Camphorae (pulv.) . .
Tinct. opii.....
Apply on cotton wool, to exposed pulp.
For Neuralgic Affections of the Teeth. Chloroformi .... Aquae.......Oj. M.
To be used as a wash or a gargle.
For Neuralgic Affections. Chloroformi ....
Camphorae.....
Olei olivae.....
To be applied as a liniment over seat of pain.
For Odontalgia - Pulpitis. Chloroformi, Tinct. aconiti . . . Tinct. capsici . . . Tinct. pyrethri, Olei caryoph. . . . Camphorae (pulv.)
Apply on cotton wool.
For an Anodyne Application in Neu-ralgia.
Chloroformi .... Linimenti camphorae .
To be applied over seat of pain, and covered with oiled silk, to prevent evaporation.
For Earache of Dentition.
Chloroformi.....
Olei olivae.....
Pour from gtt. x to xx in ear, and close orifice with cotton.
For a Local Anaesthetic.
Chloroformi.....part xx
Acidi acetici (cryst.) . part j. M.
Apply with camel's-hair brush, or by applicator.
For Excessive Vomiting and Irritability during Infantile Diarrhaea.
Dr. Jas. W. White. Spt. Chloroformi . . .
Creasote......
Vin. ipecac .....
Aquae anisi . . q.s. ad.
A teaspoonful in a little water for a child I year old.
Local Anaesthetic.
Dr. Parson.
Chloroformi.....12 parts
Tinct. aconiti .... 12 parts Tinct. capsici .... 4 parts Tinct. pyrethri .... 2 parts Olei caryophilli ... 2 parts
Camphorae.....2 parts
Dissolve the camphor in the chloroform, then add the oil of cloves, then the tinctures.
For Pain after Extraction.
Dr. T. F. Chupein.
Chloroformi Tinct. aconiti . . or
Tinct. camphora . . Chloroformi ....
or Morphinae ... . grs.iij Tinct. aconiti, Chloroformi, Alcohol.....
for Pain after Extraction.
Dr. D. Genese.
Chloroformi.....1 part
Tinct. pyrethri .... 3 parts
Local Anaesthetic. Dr. Frank Abbott. Chloroformi, Tinct. aconiti rad. .
Alcoholis.....
Morphinae sulph. . . grs.xii. Signa. - Used locally.
 
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