A-A-54445
15 July 1991
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
PASTE, PERIODONTAL PROTECTIVE,
SURGICAL (Soft Dressing)
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this Commercial Item Description as a replacement for Military Specification MIL-P-37920 (DM) which is cancelled.
This commercial item description covers a soft, protective, periodontal paste suitable for use in covering and protecting the surface of surgical wounds.
Salient characteristics:
The periodontal protective paste shall consist of a base, an accelerator, and a retarder. The base and the accelerator shall be pastes and the retarder shall be a liquid. When the pastes are mixed in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, they shall form a mass with a soft plastic consistency which adapts easily to teeth and tissue. The mixture shall resist dislodgement by the movement which is associated with eating and speaking and shall be easy to apply to and easy to remove from a wound. The use of a retarder shall increase the working time and shall not change the other characteristics of the mixture. No component shall contain eugenol, asbestos, or cotton fibers.
Materials. Materials shall be of the highest quality throughout and shall be suitable in all respects for the purpose intended. Where applicable, material shall be in accordance with the requirements of the latest edition of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) of the National Formulary (NF). Any material used in the periodontal paste which is not included in the USP or NF shall be of quality suitable for dental use.
Base. The base shall consist of the following ingredients: rosin, ethyl cellulose, natural gums and wax, fatty acid, chlorothymol, spearmint oil, zinc acetate, alcohol, purified water, lanolin, and petroleum jelly.
Accelerator. The accelerator shall consist of the following ingredients: zinc oxide, vegetable oil, chlorothylmol, colloidal silicon dioxide (optional), magnesium oxide, coumarin, parachlorometaxylenol, red dye, and mineral oil.
Retarder. The retarder shall consist of triethanolamine or glycerine.
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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