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400 DENTAL MEDICINE.

or combined with iodoform, forms one of the most effective anti-
septics in use, for the treatment of putrescent pulps of teeth,
alveolar abscess, of the chronic form, pyorrhoea alveolaris, foul
ulcers of the mouth, etc.
No other preparation appears to prove more efficient as an
antiseptic than the combination of eucalyptus oil and iodoform,
in the treatment of suppurating conditions, putrescent pulp-
canals, necrosis, and caries of the bones of the javi^s, etc. The
oil can be introduced as an injection, with an abscess syringe, or
by means of a fine broach armed with cotton, taking care that
the agent is carried to the seat of the disease, and the application
repeated as often as necessary. It may also be applied by dip-
ping a pledget of cotton in the oil and then in finely pulverized
iodoform (Truman), and carried to the tooth, as in cases of
putrescent pulps. It is also employed as a local anaesthetic for
odontalgia, and as an astringent or styptic in superficial hemor-
rhages, mucous discharges, ulcerating mucous membrane of the
mouth, and for spongy, ulcerating gums.
Eucalyptus has a solvent effect upon gutta percha, a fact which
should be remembered when using it in connection with tem-
porary fillings of the former material, or of Hill's stopping.
EuTHYMOL,—Each fluid ounce is composed of oil of eucalyptus
3.8 minims, thymol 15.32 grains, oil gaultheria 9.32 minims,
menthol 5.64 grains, boric acid loll grains, and fluid extract
wild indigo 11.4 minims. Antiseptic, Germicide and Deodorant.
Euthymol is a powerful germicide while it is innocuous in its
effects, and in addition to its deodorant properties it is detergent,
readily cleansing both the hands and instruments, and by its use
any operation can be made aseptic, thus preventing septic infec-
tion. It may be employed as a mouth wash. It keeps without
deterioration, and its liquid form insures prompt and accurate
dilution at any instant. It is applied externally as a douche, as
a spray, by atomization, etc. It does not stain fabrics, and has
no unpleasant odor.
EuFORMAL is composed of oil of eucalyptus, oil of gaultheria^
thymol, menthol, boric acid, fluid extract of wild indigo, and
formaldehyde (40 per cent.). It is a more powerful antiseptic.