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382 DENTAL MEDICINE.
ministered in intermittent fever, neuralgia, diarrhoea, dysentery,
croup, epilepsy, hysteria, etc., etc. Externally it is applied in
ulcerative and gangrenous affections, superficial hemorrhage,
leucorrhoea, gonorrhoea, ringworm, purulent ophthalmia, mucous
discharges, diseases of the skin, indolent ulcers, fungous granula-
tions, warts, etc.
Dose.—Of sulphate of copper as an emetic, gr. iij to gr. v;
or dissolve 20 grains in two ounces of distilled water and give a
tablespoonful every 15 minutes until vomiting occurs. For
internal use other than emetic the dose is gr. i to gr. ss in pill.
Dental Uses.—Sulphate of copper is employed in dental prac-
tice, in the form of the ammoniacal solution, for long-standing
cases of neuralgia ; and externally it is applied to ulcers of the
mouth, cancrum oris, aphthous ulceration, ulceration of the gums
and mucous membrane of the mouth, hemorrhage from leech
bites, fungous growths of the gums, etc., etc.
Dr. G. Templeton recommends powdered sulphate of
J.
copper, for suppurating teeth, applying it on a stick of wood
which is wet and dipped in the powder, and thus can be
thoroughly applied to the diseased parts ; the mouth is then rinsed
with tinct. of gaultheria or tinct. of krameria.

DENTAL FORMULA.
J^or Cancrum Oris, Aphtha and Gan- For Ulcerative Stomatitis,
grenous Affections of the Mouth.
B . Cupri sulph. . . gr. x
Pulv. cinchonse . . jij
B Cupri sulph (pow-
Pulv. gum acacise .
dered) , . . . gr. v gij
Mellis ^ij
Mellis ^ss. M.
Aquse ^iij. M.
SiGNA.—Apply as a lotion, or by means
SiGNA.—Apply, by means of a camel's-
of a camel's-hair brush.
hair brush, to the ulcerated surface.
For Caries of the Maxillary Bones.
For Gangrenous Ulcers of the Mouth
Bartholow.
and Cancrum Oris.
R. Cupri sulph.,
Cupri sulph. Zinci chloridi . aa partes xv
R . . . . 3 ij . .
Pulv. cinchonse . . ^ ss Liquor plumbi . . partes xxx
Aquae ^iv. M. Aquae destillatae . . partes cc.
SiGNA.—Brush over ulcerated surface SiGNA.—To be applied for 30 minutes
twice daily. at a time.