A dictionary of dental science, biography, bibliography, and medical terminology / by Chapin A. Harris.

  • Harris, Chapin A. (Chapin Aaron), 1806-1860.
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1849
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greater in cold than in warm weather, and for the purpose of obtaining rehef she had been twice salivated, and had taken various anodyne medicines. The pain, however, instead of being mitigat- ed by these means, became more severe. Her teeth on the affected side were all extracted, and as a last resort, the max- illary sinus was perforated. This, for several days did notgive any relief. In- jections of bark and elixir of aloes, were thrown into it, and on the fifth day a dead insect of more than an inch in length, and as thick as a common quill, was removed from this cavity. Instances of the introduction of in- sects or foreign bodies of any descrip- tion into the antrum, through the nasal opening, fortunately, are exceedingly rare. The Memoirs of Medicine do not furnish more than four or five well established examples. Symptoms.—The signs indicative of the presence of insects or foreign bodies in the maxillary sinus, are so obscure, that the fact can only be ascertained by perforating the cavity and on an exam- ination of its interior. Some say that foreign bodies here cause an itching, crawling or tickling sensation in the substance of the cheek. This is an un- certain diagnosis, for such sensations are not unfrequent in the region of .this cavity. That they sometimes cause great pain, is proven by the history of the case related by Mr. Heysham, the particulars of which we have just no- ticed. This, like the other signs, is not pecuhar to occurrences of this sort alone. It is more or less common to all the morbid affections of this cavity. Treatment.—The proper remedial in- dication for foreign bodies in the antrum, is their removal. When insects are dis- covered here, injections of oil and tepid water are recommended. This consti- tutes all the treatment necessary to be employed in cases of this kind, except an artificial opening be required. MAX'IMUM. The greatest amount or quantity j opposed to minimum. MAY-APPLE. Podophyllum pel- tatum. May-Weed. Anthemis cotula. MAYNARD, E. Essay on Salivary Calculus, by. Read before the Ameri- can Society of Dental Surgeons, at their third annual meeting, in Boston, 1842.—Irregularity of the Superior Den- ture, by; pubUshed in the fourth volume of the American Journal of Dental Science. Dr. Maynard was, also, one of the editors of the third and fourth volumes of the above named periodi- cal. McCABE, JAMES D. Effects of Constitutional Disease upon the Health and Structure of the Teeth, by; pub- lished in the American Journal of Den- tal Science.—Dr.McCabe is also, author of a Paper on Dental Education, pub- lished in the fourth volume of the above named periodical. McCABE, JOHN C. Thoughts on the Abuse of Dental Practice, by ; pub- hshed in volume first of American Jour- nal of Dental Science. McCALLA, JOHN. A Thesis on Tic Douloureux, or Neuralgia Faciei, by; published in the American Jour- nal of Dental Science, volume eight. MEAD. A fermented hquor made from honey and water. MEADOW CROWFOOT. Ranun- culus acris. Meadow Saffron. Colchicum atum- nale. Meadow-Sweet. Spiraea ulmaria. MEASLES. Rubeola. MEA'TUS. A passage or canal. Meatus Auditorius Externus. The external auditory passage. Meatus Auditorius Ijvterncs. The internal auditory passage. Meatus CiEcus. The eustachian tube. Meatus Narium. Nasal fossa;. Meatus Urinarius. The urethra. MECHAN'ICAL. Mechardcus;— from firjzavr;, a machine. Pertaining to a machine; the art of constructing ma- chines. Also, acting by physical pow-