Flux treatment at home
Any pathology associated with toothache must be treated in a dental clinic. Moreover, it is important when it comes to gumboil - suppuration of the gums in the projection of a sick tooth. In no case should you self-medicate this pathology. However, circumstances often arise when a person needs relief from suffering, but it is impossible to immediately get help from a doctor. For this case, there are several effective first aid recipes.
Content:
- Effective flux recipes
- Homemade toothpastes from flux
- Other treatments for flux
- Ointments to help treat flux
- What to do if the cheek is "swollen" - Elena Malysheva
- Preventive measures
Effective flux recipes
Rinses prepared according to the following recipes will help relieve pain with gumboil:
- Stir 2 teaspoons of salt in 200 ml of boiled water, drip 5-7 drops of iodine, rinse the mouth;
- Dissolve hydrogen peroxide in water in a 1: 1 ratio, rinse your mouth with a solution; rinse with Chlorhekisidine.
Heat compresses should not be applied to the cheek; rinsing water should be at room temperature. Temporary pain relief with Analgin or Baralgin is allowed.
Video about preparing rinsing solutions:
Homemade toothpastes from flux
An excellent toothpaste for the prevention of inflammatory diseases of the oral cavity is very easy to prepare. It is necessary to apply finely grated garlic on the toothbrush, put the grated ginger root on it. Thoroughly brush your teeth with this mixture to cleanse the oral cavity and the entire circulatory system.
Video on making homemade garlic and ginger toothpaste:
Other treatments for flux
Human tooth enamel material is sensitive to acids produced by bacteria in the mouth from sugar.
The following recipes are used to protect tooth enamel from destruction:
- A mixture of tooth powder with 3% hydrogen peroxide is used to neutralize acids, reduce the sensitivity of tooth enamel. To do this, you need to dip a toothbrush in powder, then drop 3 drops of hydrogen peroxide on it and brush your teeth with this mixture after breakfast and before bed.
- To rinse your mouth out after dinner, you need 1/2 tsp. Stir tooth powder in 100-150 ml of boiled water.
The toothbrush must be disinfected with 3% hydrogen peroxide or soaping it with 72% laundry soap. These simple measures will keep your tooth enamel from breaking down.
Video about the prevention of caries and the development of inflammation in the oral cavity:
Ointments to help treat flux
Antibacterial ointments are affordable and very effective in treating gum flux. They are easy to apply and use to prevent flux - you need to put an ointment in the wound formed when the abscess is opened.
Antibacterial ointments:
- Levomekol - ointment stops the growth of pathogenic bacteria, copes well with tissue regeneration. The drug is applied to the abscess or injected into its cavity for 2-2.5 hours on a small cotton swab.
- Vishnevsky ointment - relieves swelling and inflammation, inhibits the development of suppuration. The preparation contains birch tar, which enhances blood flow, xeroform, which has an antibacterial effect, and castor oil, which improves the penetrating properties of the drug. The ointment is used when opening an abscess or at the initial stage of the process. It is applied to a sterile gauze pad and applied to the site of inflammation.
- Metrogyl Denta is a gel containing metronidazole and chlorhexidine, components with antibacterial properties. The gel is used to prevent a purulent process, relieve pain, swelling and inflammation. Method of application - apply the gel abundantly 3 times a day on the inflamed mucosa in the projection of suppuration.
What to do if the cheek is "swollen" - Elena Malysheva
Video on what to do when a flux appears:
Preventive measures
In order not to provoke the appearance of pain, you need to adhere to the following recommendations:
- Gauze tampons and napkins should not be applied to an open bleeding wound, since in this case it is easy to infect it;
- Do not eat food that is too hot or too cold;
- For the preparation of decoctions for rinsing, children's dentists recommend using preparations based on sage, chamomile, oak bark.
With an intense pain syndrome, children suffer the most, since the use of antibacterial drugs is contraindicated for them.
To prevent flux, simple rules should be followed:
- In order to prevent development, it is advisable to brush your teeth at least 2 times a day, since it is caries that provokes the appearance of a flux;
- If possible, use mouthwash after each meal;
- Fresh apples, carrots, other vegetables and fruits, with regular use, perfectly clean tooth enamel;
- Sweet is best consumed in a minimal amount;
- The toothbrush is changed every 3 months;
- It is recommended that you visit your dentist every 6 months.
The author of the article: Muravitsky Boris Viktorovich, dentist, especially for the website ayzdorov.ru
