. Dental materia medica and therapeutics; with special reference to the rational application of remedial measures to dental diseases ... ng of a bicycle pump, remembering, of course, that thereverse action of the pump is needed for suction. The authorhas found that the very best and simplest method of suction isreadily obtained by utilizing the sucking action of the saliva ejec-tor of the fountain cuspidor. By means of a short piece of stoutrubber tubing the suction cup is connected with a piece of glasstubing fastened to the joint of the saliva ejector, and, by regulat-ing the water pressure,
. Dental materia medica and therapeutics; with special reference to the rational application of remedial measures to dental diseases ... ng of a bicycle pump, remembering, of course, that thereverse action of the pump is needed for suction. The authorhas found that the very best and simplest method of suction isreadily obtained by utilizing the sucking action of the saliva ejec-tor of the fountain cuspidor. By means of a short piece of stoutrubber tubing the suction cup is connected with a piece of glasstubing fastened to the joint of the saliva ejector, and, by regulat-ing the water pressure, suction of the desired degree is readilyobtained, which is far superior to any other means of suction. Alldegrees of congestive hyperemia may thus be obtained with per-fect precision and greatest ease. ARTIFICIAL HYPEREMIA. 415 Therapeutic Indications. The practice of dentistry offers a wide and prolific field forthe application of Biers hyperemic treatment. The indicationsfor its use are manifold, its technique is extremely simple, and theresults obtained with it are so very gratifying that it deserves thehighest Figure 54. Application of the Elastic Bandage for the Production of Obstructive Hyperemia of theHead. The hyperemia is increased by placing a piece of soft cloth over the large veins of theneck beneath the bandage. Congestive Hyperemia With Elastic Bandages.—Conges-tive hyperemia by means of the elastic bandage is primarily indi-cated in all painful disturbances of the periosteum of the teethand jaws. It is a well-known fact that as soon as the cheekswells—as soon as nature establishes congestive hyperemia in theinvolved area—the pain arising from an acute pericementitis will 416 PHYSICAL THERAPEUTICS. cease. The painful periosteal disturbances arising from the dif-ficult eruption of a third lower molar, including the dangerousphlegmonous infiltrations about the angle-of the jaw and theglandular enlargement as a sequence of these traumatic or i
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