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294 DENTAL MEDICINE. ;
salt, when internally administered, is eliminated by the kidneys,
as most of it escapes by the liver and the intestinal glands, a por-
tion remaining permanently deposited in the tissues, when its use
has been long continued. Six weeks is the length of time it is
safe to continue its internal use, and during that time occasional
purgatives should be given, to promote its elimination. The per-
sistent use of iodide of potassium and the hyposulphite of soda
will cause the absorption and excretion of the silver deposits, in
cases of skin discoloration from its long-continued use, aided by
baths of the hyposulphites, and the very careful use of lotions
containing cyanide of potassium, which possesses a solvent power
over silver deposits. As long as inflammation is present, it
should not be internally administered, and during a course, it
should be occasionally intermitted for a few days, and a purga-
tive used. The gums and fauces should be frequently examined,
and if the slightest blue discoloration is observed, the remedy
should be discontinued. Exposure to the sun should be avoided.
Therapeutic Uses.—Nitrate of Silver is internally employed in
dyspepsia, chronic gastritis, chronic diarrhoea and dysentery,
cholera, diseases of the eye, chorea, epilepsy, asthma and whoop-
ing-cough.
Externally in ophthalmia and other diseases of the eyes, cu-
taneous diseases, diphtheria, erysipelas, hydrophobia, enlargement
of glands, diseases of the genito-urinary organs, diseases of the
ear, burns, ulcers, hemorrhage, etc., etc.
Dose.—Of nitrate of silver, gr. i, gradually increased to gr. i^
three times a day, in pill made of some vegetable powder, or in
solution. The fused nitrate of silver Argenti Nitras Fusa—or
solid form, is used externally.
Dental Uses.—Nitrate of silver is one of the comparatively
limited number of astringents applicable to mucous surfaces which
are not irritant as well as astringent. For inflamed and ulcerated
conditions of the mucous membrane of the mouth, nitrate of
silver is a valuable application, in the form of injections or so-
lutions of various strengths, from gr. ij to 5ss of distilled water
also in diseases of the antrum and ristula, as an injection. It is
also used as a styptic, for the arrest of alveolar hemorrhage, but
294 DENTAL MEDICINE. ;
salt, when internally administered, is eliminated by the kidneys,
as most of it escapes by the liver and the intestinal glands, a por-
tion remaining permanently deposited in the tissues, when its use
has been long continued. Six weeks is the length of time it is
safe to continue its internal use, and during that time occasional
purgatives should be given, to promote its elimination. The per-
sistent use of iodide of potassium and the hyposulphite of soda
will cause the absorption and excretion of the silver deposits, in
cases of skin discoloration from its long-continued use, aided by
baths of the hyposulphites, and the very careful use of lotions
containing cyanide of potassium, which possesses a solvent power
over silver deposits. As long as inflammation is present, it
should not be internally administered, and during a course, it
should be occasionally intermitted for a few days, and a purga-
tive used. The gums and fauces should be frequently examined,
and if the slightest blue discoloration is observed, the remedy
should be discontinued. Exposure to the sun should be avoided.
Therapeutic Uses.—Nitrate of Silver is internally employed in
dyspepsia, chronic gastritis, chronic diarrhoea and dysentery,
cholera, diseases of the eye, chorea, epilepsy, asthma and whoop-
ing-cough.
Externally in ophthalmia and other diseases of the eyes, cu-
taneous diseases, diphtheria, erysipelas, hydrophobia, enlargement
of glands, diseases of the genito-urinary organs, diseases of the
ear, burns, ulcers, hemorrhage, etc., etc.
Dose.—Of nitrate of silver, gr. i, gradually increased to gr. i^
three times a day, in pill made of some vegetable powder, or in
solution. The fused nitrate of silver Argenti Nitras Fusa—or
solid form, is used externally.
Dental Uses.—Nitrate of silver is one of the comparatively
limited number of astringents applicable to mucous surfaces which
are not irritant as well as astringent. For inflamed and ulcerated
conditions of the mucous membrane of the mouth, nitrate of
silver is a valuable application, in the form of injections or so-
lutions of various strengths, from gr. ij to 5ss of distilled water
also in diseases of the antrum and ristula, as an injection. It is
also used as a styptic, for the arrest of alveolar hemorrhage, but
