Homeopathic principles and practice of medicine / by W.H. Dickinson.

  • Dickinson, W. H. (Wilmot Horton), 1829-
Date:
1883
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    Ignatia.—Toothache worse after drinking coffee, after smoking tobacco, after dinner; in the the evening, after lying down or in the morning on waking. Boring pain in the front teeth; soreness in all the teeth. Merc, vivus.—Teeth feel loose, fall out, become black, carious; pulsating, jerking toothache extending into ear and head; worse at night and from warmth of bed; gums pain- ful to the touch, swollen, spongy, receding from teeth; edges whitish, bleeding; fetid odor from the mouth; abscess of the gums. Mezereum.—Boring and stinging toothache extending to the malar bones; teeth feel dull and elongated, toothache worse at night, also when touched with the tongue. Ntjx moschata.—Toothache in pregnant women; stinging, tearing, worse during cold, damp weather; from washing, from touch or sucking the teeth; better from warmth. Pulsatilla.—Throbbing, digging in hollow tooth, extend- ing to the eye, accompanied by otalgia. Spigelia.—Toothache of' decayed teeth; teeth feel cold; better while eating, worse after; worse at night. Staphisagria.—Teeth black, crumbling, carious. Tooth- ache during menses. Gnawing, tearing in decayed teeth; shooting into ear; throbbing in temples; worse from cold drinks and touch, but not from biting on them. TONSILLITIS. [Synonyms, Quinsy, Amygdalitis.) Tonsillitis is not a dangerous disease, nevertheless the pain and distress it occasions are very considerable. There is often a slight chill at the outset, with pain and tenderness in the inflamed region. The attack usually commences in only one tonsil, though both are at times affected simultaneously. On examination the tonsil is found to be swollen, of a dark red color and frequently covered with a membranous deposit somewhat resembling that of diphtheria, for which disease it is sometimes mistaken. The exudation is thinner and more transparent, and has not the characteristic fetor of diphtheria. Deglutition is exceedingly painful from the swelling of the glands and from the obstruction to the passage of food and drink. Acute tonsillitis generally ends in suppuration, after which the disease quickly subsides. The diagnosis is easy, diphtheria being the only disease for which it may be mis- taken.