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492 DENTAL MEDICINE.

dose. Externally, in the form of powder, it is applied to irrita-
ble ulcers, etc., and to the rectum, as suppositories.
Dose.—Of opium, in powder or pill, as an anodyne and hyp-
notic, gr. j.
Dental Uses.—Opium is employed as an anodyne in convul-
sions of teething, but must be administered with great care and
in small doses ; also as an anodyne preparatory to lancing the
gums of children ; also in mercurial salivation,' to arrest the ex-
cessive secretion, in doses of gr. j every four hours ; also in neu-
ralgia; but it is inferior to aconite. A small lump of opium in
contact with an aching tooth pulp will relieve the pain, or the
powder may be used for the same purpose. In the form of
wine and tincture, opium is serviceable in odontalgia, periodon-
titis, inflamed gums and mucous membrane of the mouth ; in
injections, for alveolar abscess, when it is often used in com-
bination with tincture of iodine. The wine of opium is a
more soothing and pleasant application than the tincture of
opium.
ViNUM Opii— JVine of Opium— is obtained by macerating two
ounces of powdered opium, together with cinnamon and cloves,
in one pint of white wine. Dose^ TUv to 5j.
Dental Uses.—Employed as a soothing and anodyne applica-
tion to inflamed and tender gums and mucous membrane, odon-
talgia, ulcerations of mouth, alveolar abscess, periodontitis,
pulpitis, etc. Dr. W. H. Atkinson recommended wine of opium
by means of injection, into pockets and cavities, where such ex-
ist, in cases of aching gums or teeth.
Dover's Powdek-^PuIvis ipecacuanha et opii. Dose^ gr. x.
Ten grains contain one grain each of ipecac and of opium, and
eight grains of sugar of milk. For influenza or " common cold,"
a dose of Dover's powder taken at bedtime, with such adjuncts
as warm clothing, hot drinks, foot-baths, etc., to promote profuse
diaphoresis, proves very effective. Ten grains at bedtime is
also a very serviceable remedy for inflammations of the peridental
membrane.
TiNCTURA Opii— Tincture of Opium—laudanum is composed
of powdered opium, 5iiss; diluted alcohol, Oj. Dose, Itlv to