Diseases and injuries of the teeth : including pathology and treatment / by Morton Smale and J.F. Colyer.

  • Smale, Morton.
Date:
1901
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    case was adopted, with similar results. Since then in all cases where it is possible that the trunk of the nerve may be in close proximity to the socket, I have used non-irritating antiseptic injections and plugged the socket with cotton-wool dipped in tincture of opium with much more satisfactory results. It is advisable to inform the patient of the possibility of pain following the extraction of a tooth, especially after periodontitis, and in all cases after extraction a mouth-wash ^ should be prescribed; for even if there is no pain, it will prevent the discharge from the sockets of the teeth undergoing putrefactive changes. In pain due to necrosis of the socket, deodorant antiseptic injec- tions m.ust be used, while in extensive laceration of the soft and hard parts, an anodyne mouth-wash^ may be tried. In all obscure cases some local anodyne, such as tincture of opium or cocaine, should be applied to the socket, and a mouth wash having similar properties should at the same time be prescribed. (4) DIFFICULTIES, COMPLICATIONS AND SEQUELJl ARISING DURING EXTRACTION UNDER ANJISTHETICS. {a) Tongue slipping- back.—During extraction under anaesthetics the tongue not being under control may slip over the larynx, or may be forcibly pushed back by the fingers of the operator. Symptoms of difficult breathing or even arrest of respiration will follow this accident. It is not sufficient to merely watch the chest walls, as respiratory movement may continue without air entering the lungs. Treatment consists in pulling the tongue forcibly forward with a suitable instrument and forcibly extending the head on the spinal ' The following will be found useful:— \\ Boro-glyceride (Barff ).. .. .. .. ] Eau de Cologae.. .. .. .. .. ,L aa. ^iv. Tinct. kramerifB .. .. .. .. J Spirit vini. rect. .. .. .. .. ad. ^^iv. M. Fiat lotio. To be used with water as a mouth wash. Shake before using. •■^ R Zinci sulphatis gr.. viij. Zinci chloridi .. gr- vi. Morphinse acetatis .. .. .. .. gr. ij. Aquam ad. ... .. .. 5viij. M. Fiat lotio. To be used with an equal quantity of water as a mouth wash.,