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DENTAL MEDICINE.
194:
Dilute Acetic Acid— Ac'idum Acetkum Dilutum^ the only
form in which it is employed internally, is prepared by mixing
one pint of acetic acid with seven pints of distilled water.
Specific gravity, 1.006.
Medical Properties and Action.— Refrigerant, diaphoretic, astrin-
gent, diuretic, stimulant, tonic. It allays restlessness by allaying
thirst, and acts upon the skin and kidneys; also acts as an anti-
scorbutic. The strong acid applied to the skin causes intense
redness and pain, followed by rapid vesication.
Dose.—Of acetic acid, gtt. iij to x. Of dilute acetic acid, 5j
to ij.
Therapeutic Uses.—Fevers, night sweats, diarrhoea, scurvy,
hemorrhage of the lungs, stomach and nose. Externally the
strong acetic acid is applied in tinea capitas, psoriasis, cancer,
corns and warts ; the dilute form is applied externally to gan-
grene, ulcerated throat, in the form of gargle, ulcers, sprains and
bruises. Owing to its volatility and pungency, its vapor, when
applied to the nostrils, acts as an excitant in syncope, headache,
etc.
Dental Uses.—Acetic acid is externally employed in indolent
ulcers of the mouth, cancrum oris and scurvy, both locally and
internally. It is also applied to fungous growths of gums and
dental pulps, the stronger acid being used. In the form of a
gargle it is used for inflamed conditions of the mouth and fauces.
In the form of glacial acetic acid Acidum Aceticum Glaciate (con-
centrated acetic acid), it is applied externally as a caustic in fun-
gous growths of gum, dental pulp, etc. In cancerous ulcerations
of mucous membrane, it relieves pain and promotes a healthier
condition.
DENTAL FORMULA.
For Indolent Ulcers of the Mouth,
,^ /^ • r- For Inflamed Fauces.
Cancrum Oris, ticurvy. '
R. Acidi acetici ^ 3'J R- Acidi acetici f ^'j
Aquae ^^^ Ammonii cliloridi ... 5 j
Fiat solution. Mellis . . • . . . f ^iss
. .
SiGNA.—Apply with a camel's-hair Aqua; f S^ij
brush. Fiat gargarysma.
DENTAL MEDICINE.
194:
Dilute Acetic Acid— Ac'idum Acetkum Dilutum^ the only
form in which it is employed internally, is prepared by mixing
one pint of acetic acid with seven pints of distilled water.
Specific gravity, 1.006.
Medical Properties and Action.— Refrigerant, diaphoretic, astrin-
gent, diuretic, stimulant, tonic. It allays restlessness by allaying
thirst, and acts upon the skin and kidneys; also acts as an anti-
scorbutic. The strong acid applied to the skin causes intense
redness and pain, followed by rapid vesication.
Dose.—Of acetic acid, gtt. iij to x. Of dilute acetic acid, 5j
to ij.
Therapeutic Uses.—Fevers, night sweats, diarrhoea, scurvy,
hemorrhage of the lungs, stomach and nose. Externally the
strong acetic acid is applied in tinea capitas, psoriasis, cancer,
corns and warts ; the dilute form is applied externally to gan-
grene, ulcerated throat, in the form of gargle, ulcers, sprains and
bruises. Owing to its volatility and pungency, its vapor, when
applied to the nostrils, acts as an excitant in syncope, headache,
etc.
Dental Uses.—Acetic acid is externally employed in indolent
ulcers of the mouth, cancrum oris and scurvy, both locally and
internally. It is also applied to fungous growths of gums and
dental pulps, the stronger acid being used. In the form of a
gargle it is used for inflamed conditions of the mouth and fauces.
In the form of glacial acetic acid Acidum Aceticum Glaciate (con-
centrated acetic acid), it is applied externally as a caustic in fun-
gous growths of gum, dental pulp, etc. In cancerous ulcerations
of mucous membrane, it relieves pain and promotes a healthier
condition.
DENTAL FORMULA.
For Indolent Ulcers of the Mouth,
,^ /^ • r- For Inflamed Fauces.
Cancrum Oris, ticurvy. '
R. Acidi acetici ^ 3'J R- Acidi acetici f ^'j
Aquae ^^^ Ammonii cliloridi ... 5 j
Fiat solution. Mellis . . • . . . f ^iss
. .
SiGNA.—Apply with a camel's-hair Aqua; f S^ij
brush. Fiat gargarysma.
