TOOTHACHE GUMS: See also Pain Killers.

I

Paraffine......... 94 grains

Burgundy pitch. . .800 grains

Oil of cloves...... 0.5 fluidrachm

Creosote......... 0.5 fluidrachm

Melt the first two ingredients, and, when nearly cool, add the rest, stirring well. May be made into small pills or turned out in form of small cones or cylinders.

II

Melt white wax or spermaceti, 2 parts, and when melted add carbolic-acid crystals, 1 part, and chloral-hydrate crystals, 2 parts; stir well until dissolved. While still liquid, immerse thin layers of carbolized absorbent cotton wool and allow them to dry. When required for use a small piece may be snipped off and slightly warmed, when it can be inserted into the hollow tooth, where it will solidify.

Toothache Remedy

Camphor........ 4 drachms

Chloral hydrate.. 4 drachms

Oil of cloves..... 2 drachms

Oil of cajeput.... 2 drachms

Chloroform...... 12 drachms

Tincture of capsicum.......... 24 drachms

TOOTH CEMENTS: See Cements..

TOOTH PASTES, POWDERS, SOAPS, AND WASHES: See Dentifrices.