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-I troth, there art- gum -hoi Is. Drop dos- s of tin- phosphorus solution 

 (IV. .":>) may In- taken every ten minutes tor two ! 



Jvcerine, or irlouoine. is tin- remedy ior ]>uUitiir_r toothache, accompanied 

 by headache A tea --^.ooiifnl of the one j- iioidd L>e added to 



a pint of water, ami of this a i-a spoonful may In- taken .'Very ten minutes 

 till ivlief is obtained. It is a most valuable remedy. 



Pulsatilla docs <j;ood in ca^es where the pain com. 



<eu into the mouth. The pain which U relieved l>y thi 



in the evening at ni^ht, and after the application of warmth. A. teflrSpoonful 

 of the mixture (Pr. 43) should be taken every ten mini 



('liamomilc tea is indicated when the violent paro\y^m> of tootha< 

 on from exposure to a draught, or from a sudden check to the perspiration. 



Arnica is the remedy for pain in the teeth caused by mechanical viol 

 It does well in throbbing toothache, ;md in pain in the teeth as if they were 

 being scraped. The tincture of arnica should be given in drop doses every ten 

 minutes, or a tea-spoonful of the mixture (Pr. 4:2) may be taken in a like manner. 



It will be seen that our remedies for toothache are sufficiently numerous. We 

 will endeavour to* classify the characters of the pain and the attendant circumst 

 for convenience of reference. When the toothache arises from cold or a chill, 

 aconite, belladonna, grey powder, or iiitro-glycerme are the remedies ; iVom. 



When the pain is connected with indigestion, we look to bryony, mix vomiea, 

 pulsatilhi, or the grey powder. When it is associated with nervous symj. 

 belladonna, mix vomiea, or arsenic should afford relief. When it is rheumatic in its 

 origin, we rely chiefly on grey powder, bryony, chamomile, or perhaps the actiea race- 

 mosa. When the pain is increased by cold, aconite, arsenic, or belladonna should 

 afford relief ; but when it is relieved by cold, we must trust to phosphorus or pul- 

 satilla. When toothache is accompanied by headache, belladonna or u'lonoine is 

 indicated; and when the teeth feel too long, belladonna, bryony, or aconi:--. We 

 should always endeavour to use the drug which is indicated by the greatest number 

 of corresponding symptoms or attendant circumstances. If a remedy affords no 

 relief after five or six doses have been taken, another should be selected. The 

 necessity for keeping a stock of the most ordinarily-used tinctures will be at once 

 apparent. Considerable delay must of necessity arise from having to send to a 

 chemist for each medicine as it is required. 



We may take this opportunity of mentioning that pain consequent upon ex- 

 traction or other dental operation may often be quickly relieved by rinsing out the 

 mouth with a mixture of one part of tincture of arnica to ten of tepid water. 



It siirml.l be borne in mind that chamomile is the remedy for the irritation 

 produced in children by teething. 



Gelseminum has been highly recommended for toothache. It is undoubtedly a 

 very valuable remedy, but we are inclined to think that it does not do much good 

 in pure toothache. It is the neuralgia arising from decayed teeth that it cures, 

 and in th< we believe that it stands almost unrivalled. Very frequently the 



pain of the decayed tooth and the neuralgia are experienced at the same time. 

 If now gelseminum be given it will generally euro the neuralgia, but leave the 



