DENTAL CARE IN EMERGENCY Newsgroups: misc.survivalism Subject: Dental Care after the Dentists go into hiding Date: Thu, 02 Jan 1997 15:25:04 -0800 This information originally appeared in an article in ASG: Dental supply house: Henry Schein Inc. 5 Harbor Park Drive Port Washington, NY 11050 Suggested items for personal/group kit: tooth extraction forceps needle holder instrument-Mayo type cotton or dressing pliers-reg. type-serrated surgical sutures 4/0-1 doz. each silk/catgut soft ligature wire-stainless, 020, 50 ft. dental floss-waxed-200 yards zinc oxide powder-1 can oil of cloves (Eugenol) 4oz-1lb dental cement-"IRM" brand by caulk toothbrushes (med)-minimum 1 doz-pref 12 doz Neither I or, presumably, ASG magazine advocate untrained people performing operations, but in a crisis, it might help to at least have the right tools on hand. Neither do I/we advocate doing nothing beyond taking a swig of whiskey and toughing it out. Those with a copy of The Postman by David Brin are referred to the descriptions of what happens when an oral infection spreads to the brain stem. Brush and floss!