Diseases incident to the first dentition / by James W. White.

  • White, James W.
Date:
1887
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Credit: Diseases incident to the first dentition / by James W. White. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the University of Toronto, Harry A Abbott Dentistry Library, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harry A Abbott Dentistry Library, University of Toronto.

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    voniitiui;'. Mini (li;inlia>:i arc (he iiatiu'iil results of this cdiKlil ioii ol llic alinu'iitarv tract. AltiMitioii to tlic conditioii of (he mouth, lo llio hviiienie niaua^'euieiit ol'tlie iul'aut, and espet'ially to its diet as to ([uau- titv, (lualilv, and Ircuiuency, should preeeile the euiployment of drn<;s. A flannel i)andai;e around the alulouien will servo as a derivative, and if dosinnl may be made more oifeetive by rubbin*^ powdered spices or drv mustard on the surface next the belly or by sprinklinuj it with tur- pentine mixed with sweet oil. A chan}2;e or modilication of diet is fre- (juentlv advisable, and a cliano;e of air will often act like a charm. Under all circnmstani'cs it is well to limit the amount of ibod to the quantity just sutKcient to sustain life, in order to afford the digestive ortrans physioloi>;ical rest. The union of an alkali with an aromatic is indicated, and a grain of the bicarbonate of sodium or of potassium with anise, cinnamon, or caraway will prove of advantage if given with each meal until the condition is corrected. If undigested food or vitiated secretions in the alimentary tract are suspected, a dose of castor oil and aromatic syrup of rhubarb in equal portions—a teaspoonful of the mix- ture—will be of great service. If torpidity of the liver is diagnosed, a few doses, at intervals of two hours, of the twelfth or sixteenth of a grain of calomel, with one to two grains of sodium bicarbonate, will be likely to correct the condition. If the diarrhoea persists after the action of the purgative, the following j)rescrij)tion may be employed, first prohibiting the use of any farinaceous or milk food. Indeed, if all food be withheld for from two to six, eight, or even ten hours, and be then given in very small quantities, the effect on the digestive tract will be very beneficial: I^. Tinct. opii, gtt. viij ; Bismuth, subnitrat. 3j ; Mucilag. acacise, f5ss ; Aqua? month, pip. f.^iss. M. Dose, a teaspoonful every three hours to a child six months old. Opium is indicated, however, only after all offending matters have been expelled from the alimentary canal. Its chief value then is to lessen peristaltic action ; but it is at best a choice of evils in the maldi- gestion of infancy, because of its interference with the normal secretion of the digestive fluids. ()j)ium is sometimes beneficial when cond)ined WMth small doses of a ])urgativo—a half drop of laudanum to twenty or thirty drops of a mixture in equal ])roportions of castor oil and spiced syrup of rhubarb, given three or four times daily. If the stools are serous and alkaline, the following mixture may be given: . I^. Acid, sulph. aromat. gtt. viij ; Spt. vini gallici, f^ij ; Syr. acacioe, Aqure month, pip. da, f.^ss. M. Dose, a teaspoonful every two hours in a little water. Or two drops of the wine of ijK'cac in an ounce of water may be given, in teaspoonful doses, every half hour, to control the vomiting. If the irritability and vomiting are excessive, the following formula may be resorted to: