A member for use in the treatment of caries in the teeth with fluoride or other chemicals which are carried by a section of the member which may be detachable. The member is worked between two teeth at a contact area to place the detachable section in contact with the teeth. The chemical agent is applied to the detachable section either before or after it is placed in contact with the teeth. The detachable section remains between the teeth when the rest of the member is removed, and preferably d...

Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a motion sensitive detector of the type having a receptacle with a cylindrical chamber, a transducer, and an inflated envelope. In the method the receptacle is first filled by weight with an acoustic transmission compound and thereafter the transducer and inflated envelope are mounted in the receptacle. The receptacle is vented to the atmosphere and centrifuged to degas the acoustic transmission compound. Next, air is evacuated from the top of the receptacl...

Process and system for improving the brightness of clays to a point where the reflectance of light from the clay in dry form reaches a predetermined selected value. The process involves the formation of an agitated reaction mixture comprising an aqueous slurry of the clay and a decolorizing agent reactive with the impurities in the clay. The reaction mixture is maintained at a temperature sufficient to initiate and sustain the reaction and, as the reaction proceeds, at least a portion of the mix...

A method of healing wounds in the skin of warm-blooded animals which comprises applying to such a wound an effective amount of 17.beta.-acetoxy-.DELTA..sup.4,9,11 -estratriene-3-one of the formula ##SPC1##

A system for thermally processing a strand of link food products includes structure defining an elongated treatment zone, and hook type conveyor structure for supporting a strand of encased food product links to be thermally treated in a series of depending loops. Each depending loop containing a plurality of links, for movement along a transport path through the treatment zone. The treatment zone is defined by parallel spaced pressure plenum structures, each pressure plenum structure having a v...

An apparatus and method is disclosed for an improvement in the treatment of a tooth or teeth. The improved method comprises the steps of making a model of the tooth and molding a stint to overlay the model of the tooth. The stint defines an internal region for receiving a retaining material therein. An active agent is inserted into the retaining material and the stint containing the retaining material and the active agent is placed upon the tooth. The improved apparatus comprises a stint having ...

A multimode thermal treatment system includes a series of particle treatment zones. Perforate conveyer structure for supporting the particulate product to be thermally treated is disposed for movement through the series of treatment zones. Each treatment zone includes first (upper) distribution plenum structure disposed above the treatment zone and an array of nozzle tubes extending downwardly from the upper distribution plenum into the treatment zone to flow conditioned gas with substantial vel...

A method of treatment of visceral pain in mammals, including humans, which method comprises the administration to the mammal in need of such treatment, an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein X is a group of formula (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.a to R.sub.d are selected from hydrogen, halogen or hydroxy; R.sub.1 is hydrogen and R.sub.2 is a hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl; or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 together are a bond;...

Compositions containing (-)-5-{(R)-1-Hydroxy-2[(R)-1-methyl-3-phenylpropyl)amino]ethyl}salicylamid e exhibit potent vasodilating .beta.-adrenergic blocking properties and are useful for the treatment of hypertension.

The invention relates to the use of compounds which act as 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) antagonists at 5-HT "M" receptors in the treatment of anxiety.