Oral cavity tablet:
i. Buccal Tablet.
ii. Sublingual Tablet.
iii. Lozenge tablet and tracheas.
iv. Dental cones.
1] Buccal Tablet’s –
a. These tablets are to be placed in buccal pouch or between the gum & lip or cheek.
b. Tablet dissolve & disintegrated slowly & absorb directly.
2] Sublingual Tablet –
a. These tablets are to be placed under the longue.
b. They dissolve & disintegrated quickly &
c. Absorb directly without passing into G.I.T.
d. Buccal and sublingual tablet should be formulated with bland excipients, which do not stimulate salivation.
3] Lozenge tablet & trochesa. These tablets are designed to exert a local effect on mouth or throat.
b. These tablets are usually used in treatment of sore throat or control coughing.
c. The tablets are usually used to such drug as anaesthetic, antiseptic and antibacterial agent, demulcent, astringent and antitussive agent.
d. Lozenges were earlier called pastilles.
4] Dental cones –
a. These are relatively minor compressed tablet meant for placing them in the empty socket after tooth extraction.
b. Usually, these tablets contain an antibacterial, compound which is released slowly.
c. Prevent the growth of bacteria.
d. These tablets may contain an astringent or coagulant to reduce bleeding.
e. The base for these types is sodium bicarbonate, sodium Chloride or it may be amines acid.
f. These cones generally get dissolved in 20 to 40 min time.