Dental hemostatic composition

A liquid dental hemostatic composition consisting essentially of astringent, surfactant and carrier or diluent,

• said astringent being a member selected from the group consisting of aluminum chloride, tannic acid, ferric chloride, zinc chloride and potassium aluminum sulfate and the amount of aluminum chloride being from 5 to 30 w/v%, the amount of tannic acid being 10 to 35 w/v%, the amount of ferric chloride being 5 to 25 w/v%, the amount of zinc chloride being 10 to 45 w/v% and the amount of potassium aluminum sulfate being 1 to 10 w/v%,
• said surfactant being a member selected from the group consisting of cetyl pyridinium chloride, benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride, sodium lauryl sulfate and a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester and the amount thereof being 0.01 to 2.0 w/v%, and
• said carrier or diluent being a member selected from the group consisting of water and a mixture of water with ethanol, propylene glycol, glycerin or a polyoxyethylene glycol having polymerization degree of 200 to 400,
• all percentages being based on the total composition.