[1] A description of the different instruments in general use for the removal of the various teeth will be found in chapter ii.

[2] A description of the form of each tooth, with respect to its bearing upon the construction of forceps and its removal, will be found in chapter ii.

[3] The following is a useful formula:—

M. One teaspoonful to be used with half a tumbler-full of warm water as a mouth wash.

[4] “A System of Surgery” (edited by Frederick Treves), vol. i., page 292.

[5] “Dental Pathology and Surgery,” page 340.

[6] Transactions Odontological Society, vol. iii., page 138.

[7] Transactions Odontological Society, vol. xxviii., page 3.

[8] Journal British Dental Association, vol. xiv., page 727.

[9]

One powder every two hours until the hæmorrhage ceases.

[10] Perchloride of iron should be avoided as a styptic, it nearly always contains some free acid, and is therefore detrimental to the teeth; in addition to this it leads to extensive clotting in the veins, as well as to a certain amount of sloughing of the gums.

[11]

One powder every two hours until the hæmorrhage ceases.

[12]

M. Two tablespoonfuls every three hours until the hæmorrhage ceases.

[13]

M. Two tablespoonfuls every three hours until the hæmorrhage ceases.

[14] Injectio ergotini hypodermica B.P.: 1 of ergotine to 2 of camphor water. Dose 3 to 10 minims, made as required.

[15] Dental Record, vol. xi., p. 425.

[16] Common salt, Ʒj., water 0j. at 99° F.

[17] Transactions of the Odontological Society, vol. xxvii., page 123.

[18] Two ounces of poppy heads should be placed in one pint of boiling water, the water being boiled down to half a pint.

[19]

M. Two tablespoonfuls three times a day after meals.

[20] The following will be found useful:—

To be used with water as a mouth wash. Shake before using.

[21]

To be used with an equal quantity of water as a mouth-wash.

[22] The Journal of the British Dental Association, vol. vii., page 32.

[23] British Journal Dental Science, vol. iii., page 221.

[24] “A System of Dental Surgery,” 3rd edition, page 626.