“…Furthermore, it is impossible to been introduced (e. g. Spangberg & Lange-ascertain if an irritation of the wound area land 1973). Local toxicity screening is car-is caused by the toxic substances in the ried out as implantation tests to assess the dressing or by the physical behaviour of the biologic properties (Dixon & Rickert 1933, material (Gjerdet & Haugen 1978), which Mitchell 1959, Boyd & Mitchell 1961, Gut-may result in poor adaption to wound surtuso 1963, Roydhouse 1968). So called face, microleakage of fluid and bacterial "usage-tests", i, e. where the materials ate growth (Persson & Thilander 1968, O'Neil evaluated in a manner similar to that in 1975), Although periodontal dressings are which it is intended used in clinical practice, only in contact with the tissue for a limited have also been developed in some areas, but period of time, it is essential that they no generally accepted evaluation programs should cause minitnal irritation to the tisare available.…”