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OFFICIAL ACIDS OFFICIAL TOPICAL PROTECTANTS

BORIC ACID (Aqua Boricada) Zn OXIDE (Zinc White)

- Bacteriostatic agent in the form of - Used as treatment of skin

eyewash and is a buffer component ulcerations as paste, ointments, and
powders.
HYDROCHLORIC ACID (36% by weight,
Muriatic Acid) CALAMINE, USP

- Disinfectant, acidifying agent to - ZnO and Fe2O3 (pink color)

convert organic base to Zn STEARATE
hydrochloride salts to increase its
solubility - Used as a mild astringent and
antimicrobial agent in powder form.
NITRIC ACID (Aqua fortis, spirit of niter)
Ti DIOXIDE
- Oxidizing agent w/c produces yellow
coloration of the skin mucosa due to - Solar ray protective & opacifying
nitration of amino (anthoproteic agent
test) Si POLYMER
PHOSPHORIC ACID - Si oil or dimethyl Si ethers with
- Non-oxidizing and non-volatile acid; water repellant & protective against
used as an antioxidant I liquid chemical irritants
preparations containing easily TALC (Hydrated Magnesium Silicate with
oxidizable ions like ferrous and Aluminum Silicate)
iodide.
SULFURIC ACID (Oil of Vitriol)
- Commercial preparation contains
10% SO3 (Oleum) and fuming
sulfuric or Nordhausen acid
(H2S2O7); prepared through the
contact/catalytic process and lead
chamber process.
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AMMONIATED MERCURY
OFFICIAL ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS
MERCUROUS CHLORIDE
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (Aqua Oxygenada or - Disinfectant
Thenard’s Oxygenated acid)
- Used as oxidizing antiseptic which
MECHANISM OF ACTION OF INORGANIC
may cause hypertrophied filiform
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
papillae.
CHLORINATED LIME (Bleaching Powder)
INORGANIC ANTIMICROBIALS ACT BY 3
IODINE
WAYS;
- Used as germicide
1. Oxidation
 2% I2 Solution with NaI
2. Halogenation
 2% I2 Tinctures
3. Protein Precipitation
 Lugol’s Solution 5% I2 with KI
 Base on the primary chemical
 Providone Iodine
interactions of reactions that
 Boulton’s Solution – phenolated
accur between the agent and the
iodine solution
microbial protein
SULFUR  This results in the death of the
microbe or inhibition of its
- Scabicidal to kill Sarcoptes Scabei
growth
mites (3% ointment)
 Site of action of inorganic
Se SULFIDE antimicrobials are nonspecific i.e
it will interact with all proteins in
- Antiseborrheic/antidandruff
a similar fashion an in high
POTASSIUM ANTIMONY TARTRATE concentrations and will affect
both microbial and host
- Treatment of Schistosomiasis
proteins.
POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE

SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE

SILVER NITRATE
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ALUMINUM ACETATE (Burrow’s Solution)

ZINC CHLORIDE

ZINC SULFATE

OFFICIAL GASES OFFICIAL DENTAL PREPARATIONS

OXYGEN
NaF & SnCl2
- Stored in green cylinders
- Anticariogenic agent
CARBIN DIOXIDE
PUMICE
- Stored in gray cylinders
- Abrasive, consisting of complex
HELIUM silicates of sodium, aluminum, and
potassium
- Inert gas administered with oxygen,
stored in brown container
NITROUS OXIDE ALLOYS
- Stored in blue cylinders
NITROGEN BRONZE : Cu and Sn
- Stored in black cylinders BRASS : Cu and Zn
ARGON/METHANE ANTI-FRICTION METAL : 25.5% Sb, 75% Sn,
12.5% Cu
- Stored in red containers
RANEY NICKEL : Al and Ni
ACETYLENE
WOOD METAL : 50% Bi, 25% Pb, 12.5% Sn,
- Stored on maroon container
12.5% Cd
MONEL : Cu and Ni
OFFICIAL ASTRINGENT, STYPTICS, AND
GERMAN SILVER : Cu, Ni, and Zn
ANTIPERSPIRANT
ROSE METAL : 25% Pb, 25% Sn, 50% Bi

ALUM
PLUMBER’S SOLDER : 67% Pb, 33% Sn

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE STEEL : Fe and 3% C

ALUMINUM SULFATE BABBIT METAL : 80% Sn, 20% Sb
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GLASS OFFICIAL GLASSES

GLASS TYPE STABILITY TEST

EMPLOYED
GLASS
Type I: Highly resistant Powdered Glass test
- Generic term used to refer to Borosilicate
Type II: Treated Soda Water attack test
vitreous material Lime Glass
- Prepared by fusing a base (NaHCO3) Type III: Soda Lime Powdered Glass test
and pure silica Glass
Type IV: NP/General Powdered Glass Test
Additives: Purpose Soda Lime
Glass
BORON (usually as borate)
- Decreases the coefficient of heat
expansion of glass
RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL
POTASSIUM
- Gives an amber-colored, light
- A radioactive pharmaceutical agent
resistant glass
that is used for diagnostic or
LEAD therapeutic procedures.
- Consist of a drug component and a
- Increases refractive index
radioactive component
MANGANESE DIOXIDE
Radionuclides/Radioactive element
- Masks blue-green color imparted to
 Substance that have varying
glass by iron which is usually present
numbers of protons and
as a contaminant in silica
neutrons as compared to stable
elements
 Stable or unstable
 Natural (emit alpha, beta, and
gamma rays) or artificial (emit
mainly alpha and gamma rays)
ISOTONES
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- Nuclides having the same number of METHOD OF PRODUCING RADIOISOTOPES
neutrons but different number of
 PILE – produced isotopes
proton
 CYCLOTRON – produced
isotopes
 RADIOISOTOPES GENERATORS
RADIOACTIVITY
- Emission of ionizing radiation or
particles by the spontaneous RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS
disintegration of atomic nuclei
RADIOACTIVE HALF-LIFE
TECHNETIUM 99M-PHYTATE
- Time required for a radionuclide to
- Liver imaging and potency studies
decay to 50% of its original activity.
TECHNETIUM 99M-HEPTAGLUCONATE
MEASURES OF RADIOACTIVITY
- Kidney imaging, determining renal
 CURIE – activity of a radioactive
function
isotopes which is equal to
3.7x10^10 disintegration per TECHNETIUM 99M-HIDA
second
- Hepatobiliary studies
 ROENTGEN – unit of
measurement of radiation TECHNETIUM 99M-ETIDRONATE
isotopes
- Bone imaging
 RAD – unit of absorbed dose
 BACQUEREL – unit of activity as ^131 I-HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN
a function of the rate of
- Determination of blood plasma
spontaneous nuclear
volume/ cardiac output
transformations of
determination
radionuclides, as one per second
(dps) NAI-125 I
NUCLEAR REACTIONS - Determination of thyroid function
 FISSION – heavy nucleus splits SODIUM PHOSPHATE SERUM ALBUMIN
into two nuclei of nearly equal
- Localization of ocular tumors
size with the simultaneous
emission of two or three Na CHROMATE Cr51 INJECTION
neutrons (chromitope sodium, Rachromate 51
 FUSSION – Results when two
- Determination of RBC volume or
light nuclei are caused to collide
mass, RBC survival time (hemolytic
with sufficient energy
anemia) and evaluation of blood loss
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GOLD Au98, Aurcoloid-198, Aureotrope,
Auroscan
- Scanning for liver

SODIUM ROSE BENGAL, HIPPURAN 131 I

- Diagnostic agent to determine liver
function
CYANOCOBALAMINE Co57 & Co-60
- Diagnostic agent for pernicious
anemia
SELEMETHIONINE Se-75 INJECTION
- Diagnostic for pancreatic tumors