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524 DENTAL MEDICINE.
Troches of Chlorate of Potassium are prepared by a combination
of chlorate of potassium, Sv ; sugar, Sxviij j tragacanth, 5ij ;
vanilla, gr. xxx ; mixed together with water into a mass and
divided into 480 troches, each of which contains gr. v of chlorate
of potassium ; useful for sore throat, etc.
Dental Uses.—Chlorate of potassium is a valuable agent in dental
practice as an internal and external resolvent and detergent remedy in
the various forms of stomatitis—inflammation of the gums, aphthae
and other ulcerative affections, gangrenous stomatitis, mercurial
stomatitis, erysipelatous inflammation of the mouth, scurvy, ulcers
of the gums, cheeks and tongue, abraded surfaces of mucous mem-
brane, secondary syphilitic ulcerations of the mouth, indolent and
scrofulous ulcers, etc., for such purposes being used alone in the
form of mouth washes or gargles, or in combination with tannic
acid, alum, borax, glycerine, etc. In the treatment of mercurial
stomatitis, great benefit is derived from both its internal and ex-
ternal use. For the inflamed gums of teething children it is em-
ployed as a lotion, with beneficial effects. In the form of
powder it is a useful application to ulcerated and abraded sur-
faces. A simple gargle or mouth wash may be made by dissolv-
ing one drachm of chlorate of potassium in four ounces of water,
or half an ounce may be dissolved in a pint of water.

DENTAL FORMULA.
For Inflamed Gums after the Extrac- For Aphthous and Secondary Syphi-
tion of Teeth. litic Ulceration of the Mouth and
Fauces.
R . Potassii chloratis . . 3 ij
Tincture kramerise, B . Potassii chloratis . . 3 iv
Aquse destillatse ... ^x. M.
Glycerini . . . .{laf,^ss
Aquae Rosae ^^'U- ^• SiGNA.—To be used as an antiseptic
mouth wash.
SiGNA.—To be used as a gargle 6 or 8
times daily, to harden the gums.
For Ulceration of the Mouth.
Bartholow.
For Ulcers and Suppurating Wounds.
R. Potassii chloratis 3J
U. Potassii chloratis . . 3J
Acidi carbolici
.
Glycerini ^iss. M. Aquae destillatae ... .^ iv. M.
SiGNA.—To be used as a lotion. , SiGNA.—To be used as a lotion.