Gum disease can occur in any person. This disease is fraught with many unpleasant consequences and threatens tooth loss. A specific smell in the oral cavity, pain and bleeding gums - all these symptoms characterize the onset of the inflammatory process. The occurrence of this disease may depend on a number of causes that affect gum disease. Age, nutrition, poor immunity, poor oral hygiene, and untreated teeth can serve as a starting point for the development of the disease. Those who suffer from diabetes mellitus or other diseases are also at risk. It is generally accepted that pregnant women often suffer from this problem, as well as older people or residents of the northern regions. How to remove inflammation from the gums? And what are the reasons for this process?
Signs of gum disease
The first and main sign of the problem is gum bleeding, which threatens with pain, swelling and tooth loss. The cervical area of the teeth is exposed, they become loose, and at this time, the gums swell and may fester. All this ultimately leads to tooth loss. The inflammatory process can be stopped if you start using traditional medicine. Often they are not inferior in effectiveness to industrial medicines for gum disease.
Folk remedies
It is best not to delay the treatment, but to consult a doctor. But it happens that the trip to the dentist has to be postponed, so you can also use traditional medicine for temporary relief. Such funds can be used not only for gum disease, but also for periodontal disease, scratches, burns or other problems. Treatment can be carried out with ointments, decoctions, tinctures, for the preparation of which plants, juices, vegetables, fruits and honey are used. Also used are vegetable masks from various plants and oral baths. Folk remedies relieve pain and partially relieve swelling. How to relieve gum disease at home?
Beet
The raw vegetable needs to be grated, mixed with sunflower oil and applied as a mask to the gums. This should be done three times a day, twenty minutes after cleansing the teeth. After this procedure, rinse your mouth well with chamomile decoction. This is an excellent remedy if the gum is swollen.
Golden mustache
It is successfully used when the oral cavity suffers from sores. The sheets are brewed in boiling water, sea salt is added and left to brew for several hours. The resulting product is used to rinse the mouth twice a day.
Alder
How to remove a gum tumor at home with an alder? The cones of this tree are crushed, brewed and insisted for at least an hour. This infusion can be used as many times as it turns out per day.
All these funds can be combined with rinsing the mouth with chamomile decoction, which is known for its anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties. It can be used an unlimited number of times. Together, a very good remedy for a gum tumor is obtained.
Rinse with stale kefir
Gum disease, swelling, loosening - all this can be removed by rinsing the mouth with an old kefir mass. To relieve swelling of the gums, it is necessary to mix warm water with kefir in a ratio of 2: 1 and regularly rinse.
Fir tree oil
If there is a problem with the gums, the use of this method requires caution, because you can damage the mucous membrane. It is recommended to conduct a course of treatment with a six-month interval, consisting of 15-20 sessions. The application consists in applying fir tree oil to a cotton pad and applying to the focus of inflammation.
Onion seeds
How to remove a tumor from the gums with this tool? The method of preparing the solution is simple: a teaspoon of onion seeds is poured into 0.5 liters of boiled water, then infused for at least 8 hours and applied three times a day. Effectively used for periodontal disease.
Vodka and Cinnamon
The onset of swelling, inflammation, and gum pain can be removed with a mixture of these ingredients. To prepare the tincture, you need 2-3 tablespoons of cinnamon and mix with a glass of vodka. Insist for about 7 days, after filtering. This folk remedy will even help remove a purulent tumor on the gum.
Blueberry or lingonberry juice, viburnum nectar
These funds can be used without limitation. To relieve swelling of the gums with their help, it is necessary to carry out regular rinses of the oral cavity.
Garlic Slices
Taking one clove, it is enough to rub the focus of inflammation with a two-week course. Repeatedly the procedure can be applied in a week. This is one of the most common ways to remove a tumor from the gums.
Honey and salt
To prepare the therapeutic mass, you should take a teaspoon of salt and mix with a tablespoon of honey. Apply the resulting mass to the bandage and rub the gum with it.
Oak bark and lime blossom
Chopped oak bark and linden blossom are mixed with boiling water in the volume of a glass. Rinse your mouth with a warm mixture when your gums are bleeding after eating.
Oak bark
If the gum bleeds or is inflamed, then this remedy is very effective. Add crushed oak bark to a liter of water, cook for 10 minutes, then strain the broth. During the day, you should rinse your mouth six times.
Calendula and Daisy
To remove a solid tumor on the gums, rinse your mouth with a newly made infusion of these plants. It is advisable to alternate the use of ingredients. So the effectiveness of folk remedies will increase significantly.
Nettle foliage
Reduce bleeding and inflammation of the gums can be tincture of nettle. To do this, rinse your mouth 3-4 times a day.
Mummy Remedy
Three grams of mummy are dissolved in 100 ml of boiled water. Use this solution for 3 weeks in the morning and in the evening.
Potato mass
Fresh potatoes are rubbed on a fine grater to a porridge mass together with the shell. Then it is required to take a cotton pad, put the resulting slurry there and put on the inflamed gum for a period of 25 minutes. Application can be performed up to three times a day.
Baking soda and salt
Dilute a teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate with a glass of summer water and rinse your mouth. The procedure is best done just before bedtime.
Elecampane
A teaspoon of crushed elecampane root needs to be diluted with water and boiled for about fifteen minutes, then cooled. Rinse the oral cavity no more than three times a day.
Sage
How to relieve gum inflammation at home with sage? The broth is prepared by brewing the plant with boiling water in a glass and tincture for about 30 minutes.
Hydrogen peroxide
Peroxide of six percent is enough to dilute with a tablespoon of water and proceed to rinse your mouth. This will help to quickly remove the inflammatory process in the mouth.
Kalanchoe plant
It should be used by chewing in the morning. You can also rub the nectar of this plant into the gums.
Celery
The juice of the plant can rinse the oral cavity 2-3 times a day. This will help reduce many inflammatory processes.
Be careful: the use of folk remedies can cause an allergic reaction. Experts recommend using the Asepta propolis gel, as well as Solcoseryl or Parodontocid gel, which have anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects.
What else needs to be done for gum disease?
If the patient has some problems with the gums, in addition to traditional folk methods, a certain series of actions must be followed. These include the following:
- To give up smoking. Smoke from cigarettes significantly worsens the condition of both the gums and the mucosa.
- Adding foods high in vitamins to your diet. Thus, it is better to use any fruit or vegetable purees or juices.
- The need to avoid hard fruits and vegetables for gum problems.
- The addition of dairy products, seafood and green vegetables.
- You should try not to get into stressful situations, sleep well and not overwork.
- Regularly and efficiently observe oral hygiene. This is especially true for children who are just learning to brush their teeth thoroughly. The task of adults is to control this process. Otherwise, gingivitis may occur in children, the symptoms and treatment of which are different from those in adults. Folk remedies in this case should be used with extreme caution.
Self-massage of gums and "dental" gymnastics
How to remove inflammation from the gums? An important procedure in the treatment process is their self-massage. It can be done even at home. Using your fingers, massage the gums in a circular motion from the center of the jaw in different directions.
People who prefer traditional folk methods can offer you "dental" gymnastics. This is a good way to cure and prevent periodontal disease, and partially improve the condition of teeth that are loose.
All that is required for this gymnastics is some kind of stick or twig. Bite it from top to bottom without putting too much effort. This procedure should be done daily for 2-3 weeks.
The next stage of this treatment is this task: with the branch between the teeth, move the jaw in all directions. This must be done every day for a month. Then proceed to the last exercise: holding the stick firmly between the teeth, pull your hand at its other end in an attempt to tear off a piece.
It is always important to remember that folk methods may well have a positive effect on the condition of your gums, improve it, remove pain, but they will not help you recover completely. This is precisely the reason for going to the dentist for consultations.
Applying folk methods wisely and completing tasks assigned by a good dentist at the same time, you can achieve the maximum treatment result and completely eliminate the disease.
Why are such negative symptoms manifested?
A bulge on a tooth or gum can form for so many reasons. This is mainly a consequence of the body manifesting a protective reaction to inflammation. Itching, redness and pain are accompanying factors in edema. It can also be caused by diseases such as stomatitis or gingivitis.
There is also purulent inflammation, which can be recognized by infernal and long-term pain. If you have such symptoms, then you need to find out the cause of this condition and then proceed to the choice of treatment.
It should be noted right away that the symptoms and treatment of the ailment manifested in the presence of a pathology such as gingivitis in children have some specificity. In addition to redness and swelling, children often complain of pain. If the child is very small and can not talk about the symptoms, he can cry for a long time and become moody.
This disease has several varieties:
- Catarrhal gingivitis occurs most often, and is manifested by classic symptoms: gum redness, swelling, an unpleasant odor from the oral cavity. Usually due to improper oral hygiene.
- Ulcerative gingivitis most often develops against the background of untreated catarrhal. It manifests itself in sharp pain and blue gums, noticeable bleeding.
- The ulcerative necrotic form is the most severe form of the disease. In this case, not only swelling and pain are observed, but also an increase in temperature and other symptoms of acute inflammation in the body. With this form of the disease, you should immediately seek medical help.
Some folk remedies are undesirable to apply to children, as they can cause allergies. In addition, rinsing can be problematic if the child is very small. In this case, Solcoseryl gel for gums is suitable for the treatment of gingivitis. In addition to anti-inflammatory properties, it also has an analgesic effect.
For adults, another drug, Parodontocid gel, may well be used. It quickly relieves inflammation and swelling and has antimicrobial qualities. In any case, you can use Solcoseryl gel for gums, the principle of action for these products is similar.
Tumor treatment after tooth extraction
After you have removed a bad tooth or simply cured it, swelling of the cheek or gums may occur. Doctors consider this a completely normal reaction of the body to external actions. Usually, such a tumor on the gum above the tooth does not hurt. In addition, as a rule, it disappears in a short time.
How to remove the tumor from the gums in this case? You can force this process on your own subject to the following tips:
Apply something cold to the site of swelling. It can be anything. Hold for 10 minutes each time and repeat every 2-3 hours until you feel better. How long does the gum tumor pass in this case? Usually swelling and discomfort gradually subside on the second or third day.
There is also a way to minimize swelling. To do this, rinse your mouth with decoctions of various herbs (chamomile, sage, St. John's wort, oak bark and others). A good substitute for broths is a soda solution. But there is one limitation: it is forbidden to engage in these treatments earlier than a day before the end of the main treatment procedures.
Ointment from gum tumor "Metrodent" is a good solution for removing swelling from the cheek and gums. It must be applied to the mucous membrane.
Gum tumor treatment for teething wisdom
In most cases, the appearance of inflammation may depend on the teething of a person’s wisdom teeth. Concomitant symptoms may be mild pain and slight redness.
Be sure to in this case, you need to go to the dentist, and before that try to reduce inflammation. The following tips may help you with this:
- Make a solution of hydrogen peroxide 3% and water (200 ml of boiled water per 1 tablespoon of peroxide). Rinse your mouth up to 4 times a day.
- Also a good solution to the problem is a solution of iodine and soda. You will need 200 ml of boiled water, three drops of iodine and a teaspoon of soda. This mixture can rinse your mouth up to 6 times a day.
- Herbal tinctures also cope with this problem. One of these tinctures can be made on a teaspoon of nettle and calendula and two teaspoons of plantain. Pour this mix with boiling water (200 ml) and let it brew for about an hour. Then strain it thoroughly and apply cotton wool to the site of swelling.
- Do not forget about the compress of fresh egg yolk, icing sugar in the amount of 1 teaspoon and vegetable oil in the same amount. Mix all this and, using a cotton swab, apply to the site of the edema.
- Some use propolis, however, it is imperative that it be infused only with water. With this tincture, it is necessary to rinse the mouth and pay special attention to the sick side. Propolis can very well help in getting rid of pain.
What to do in case of flux?
Severe swelling of the gums - hyperemia, sharp pain, fever - symptoms of flux. With flux, inflammation of the periosteum begins, pus accumulates, which leads to a tumor of the gum tissue. The inflammatory process is developing rapidly. It is advisable to consult a doctor immediately, as there may be serious complications and even death. It is strictly forbidden to treat yourself. However, sometimes there is no way to urgently see a doctor and you need to act on your own.
Very effective helpful tips will help provide first aid and relieve pain.
- Each house has salt - it is a natural antiseptic that often helps us out. It is necessary to make a saline solution and rinse your mouth several times.
- A good result will be given by rinsing with an alcohol solution of calendula or sage (30 drops per glass of water). You can make the infusion yourself. Grind the dried grass of calendula or sage - brew boiling water (3 tablespoons per 500 ml of water), cool, strain and use to rinse.
- Aloe helps relieve pain and swelling. Grind the leaves, wrap in gauze and attach to the diseased gum for 2 hours.
- The home flower of Kalanchoe also has an anti-inflammatory effect. We moisten a cotton ball with juice and apply it to the inside of the gum.
- You can use the ointments "Metrogil Dent" and "Levomekol." They need to be applied only 1 time per day. Leave “Metrogil Dent” until completely resorbed, and “Levomekol” first apply on gauze, and then apply to the gums and periodically change. These ointments can be used several times.
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- Compress of dough with honey. We take rye flour, water and honey, mix everything thoroughly to the state of the test, which is applied 3 times a day to the swollen gums.
- Cool the boiled leaf of cabbage and attach to the inflamed cheek.
- Pine resin, the so-called resin, will also help us reduce pain and relieve swelling.
But most importantly, you need to see a doctor as soon as possible. No need to wait and try to treat yourself. This is dangerous! Only in a medical institution will you be diagnosed and prescribed the right treatment. It must be remembered that flux is an inflammatory process, and it is dangerous for the whole organism.