Treatment of periodontitis with folk remedies
Periodontitis is a dental disease accompanied by acute or chronic inflammation of the gum tissue around the tooth root. The onset and development of the disease is most often promoted by untreated caries. With further aggravation of periodontitis, the tooth can be very painful, turn to the sides and bend over. Patients have a feeling of a "protruding" tooth, when a sharp pain arises when pressing on it.
Surgical intervention and taking antibiotics are considered traditional methods of treating periodontitis, however, there are some folk recipes that can reduce pain in the tooth before visiting a doctor.
Treatment of toothache with periodontitis with plantain root
An excellent folk remedy for relieving toothache is such a medicinal plant as plantain. If you chew on its root, stem or leaf, the toothache will temporarily stop. For the same purposes, you can use an infusion of plantain leaves. Swollen gums will stop hurting if you apply fresh plant leaves to them.
Toothache treatment with sage
A sage decoction will help to relieve a toothache. To prepare it, you need 1 tbsp. pour 250 ml of boiling water over a spoonful of chopped herbs and let it brew for 1 hour. It is recommended to take the infusion 3 times a day for 1 tbsp. spoon. At the same time, you can put a cotton swab with a warm infusion on a sore tooth for 30 minutes, changing it as it cools (3-5 times).
Periodontitis treatment with thyme
To prepare a decoction of thyme, 2 tbsp. tablespoons of dry chopped herbs are poured into an enamel bowl with 1 cup of boiling water and boiled over the fire for no more than a minute. When the broth becomes warm, it is filtered and poured into a thermos. It is necessary to rinse a sore tooth with this drug 4-5 times a day, without swallowing it inside. Usually in 2 days the toothache goes away.
Treatment of toothache with caries with onion peel
Regular rinsing of a diseased tooth with a decoction of onion peels will help get rid of toothache with caries. The broth is prepared according to the following recipe: 3 teaspoons of chopped and washed onion husks are poured with 500 ml of boiling water, after which the mixture is brought to a boil and turned off. The broth should be infused for at least 8 hours, and then after straining it is used for rinsing.
Treatment with calamus and propolis tinctures
A mixture of calamus and propolis tinctures not only well eliminates toothache, but also fills all microcracks in the tooth. It is said that as a result of this treatment, the teeth cease to hurt at all. Tinctures on vodka are prepared in different dishes, after which they are mixed in a certain dosage.
So, take 0.5 cups of finely chopped calamus roots and fill them with 0.5 liters of vodka, insist in a dark place for at least a week. Similarly, a tincture of propolis is prepared, for which 10-20 g of crushed propolis is poured into 0.5 liters of vodka. After the medicines are ready, by 1 tbsp. add 1 teaspoon of propolis tincture to a spoonful of calamus tincture, rinse the sore tooth with the mixture for 1-3 minutes and spit it out.
Such procedures are recommended for at least a month, before bedtime or when a tooth hurts, since calamus has the ability to anesthetize, and propolis fills all cracks in the tooth. Of course, infusions will not cure tooth decay or periodontitis, and you cannot do without a visit to the dentist, but this is a very effective folk remedy.
Treatment of sore gums with birch tar
For frequent gum disease, it is very good to use birch tar, which can be easily purchased at the pharmacy. Every day, in the morning and evening, after eating and brushing your teeth, the junction of the inflamed gums with the teeth and the entire mucous membrane of the mouth should be treated with a clean brush dipped in a bottle of tar. It is, of course, a little burning, but after a couple of days the soreness and redness of the gums will pass, they will strengthen, the bleeding will disappear. If necessary, tar treatment can be repeated.
Turnip periodontitis treatment
Such an old method of treatment as rinsing the mouth with a decoction of turnips helps a lot from toothache. This requires 2 tbsp. spoons of coarsely grated turnips, pour 250 ml of boiling water and boil the mixture over low heat for 5 minutes. After cooling, strain the broth and you can rinse a sore tooth.
Note on the treatment of periodontitis with folk remedies
Using the above folk recipes, do not forget that they will not replace qualified dental care for periodontitis. They are only intended to temporarily relieve pain while waiting for a visit to the doctor. As you know, the treatment of periodontitis is carried out more radically, therefore, folk methods in this case cannot compete with traditional medicine. In order to avoid possible complications, do not delay the visit to the doctor.
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Source: Newspaper healthy lifestyle, all-Ukrainian newspaper-healer "Babushka"
