Gum Disease Remedies Questions
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WILL OIL PULLING WORK FOR GUM INFECTION?
02/21/2012: Sweety from Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh India: "Hi, Please let me know your valuable suggestion. I am 26.. I had severe gum infection. Had gone through deep cleaning and also flap surgery through laser for further prevention. But after 10 days, infection started again.. I am afraid.. Reg., gum pockets as they are going to bottom level. Does oil pulling work now? If yes, let me know da brand of oil and type of toothpaste.. to be used. thanks"
02/23/2012: Baldev from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India replies: "Hi Sweety, You can use Sansodyne tooth paste and oil pulling should help you. Til oil is antibactirial so you should use the til oil for oil pulling.Baldev (09322887066)"
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NEEM OIL AND OTHER NATURAL REMEDIES USEFUL?
02/19/2012: Maris from Northallerton, North Yorkshire: "Hi, I have been reading here for a while to find a treatment I have about 3 pockets that seem to have formed very recently... I used an electric brush I guess I will stop that now and been thinking of propolis is it the tincture you need to get and if you use the baking soda what is an alternative to use instead of the vinegar? Also does NEEM help because I have been brushing neem toothpaste and flossing with pure neem extract and it seems to have gotten worse... or maybe thats because of my brushing?"
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WOULD OIL PULLING TAKE CARE OF GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA WHICH IS THE CAUSE OF SEVERE GUM DISEASE?
02/06/2012: Elaine from Los Angeles, Ca: "Does oil pulling effectively eliminate gram-negative bacteria in the mouth? I have read gram-negative is the cause of severe gum disease (which I have). I have been OP for 20 days, refined, compressed, sesame oil and my loose tooth is not really any better. Also, does coconut oil work better on virsuses? I have heard that HPV-6 is now found in people's mouths and can cause gum diesease as well."
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CAN YOU ADVISE ME ON A GUM INFECTION?
01/21/2012: Amanda from Kingman, Az: "Please help. I have an infection I believe in my gums. I feel like I have pouch of chew in my lip, it's swollen and when I flex my cheek for pull my facial muscles away form the teeth I can feel a pull from the swollen spot which is on the left side of the gum down where the roots in my teeth are, 3 teeth over from the front I have already lost the 4 tooth down to the roots just above the gum.
I have been brushing with baking soda but it tears up my gums after a few days of brushing so I switch back to toxic paste (tooth paste). I also swish with peroxide and water just the kind at the drug store for cuts and wounds, mixed with water 50/50. I also swish with ACV sometimes. I have started oil pulling 2 times in the last 2 days with coconut oil or olive oil. I can only stand it for like 5 to 10 min, I wanna gag after that. Please help I cannot afford a dentist and am anti doctor anyway. Please if you have any ideas I would greatly appreciate feedback. What is oregano oil for? infections? thank you very much."
01/24/2012: Alexandra from Cheshire, England replies: "Hi Amanda. I wouldn't switch back to toothpaste. Try dissolving the baking soda in warm water and use this solution for cleaning teeth and as a mouth rinse, it is gentle but effective. Use a soft tooth brush.I got rid of a tooth abscess last year doing this, along with large doses of vitamin C, eating food with lots of garlic, oil pulling (olive, sunflower, coconut), turmeric in food and drinks, occasional rinses with a solution of Xylitol, and avoiding food containing flour.
I wouldn't swish with vinegar either as it could thin your tooth enamel. Hope you find something that helps. Do post your results with whatever you decide to try."
01/25/2012: Khakimo from Atlanta, USA replies: "Hi Amanda, while all the things you've listed are helpful I highly advise you to check the page on this site on using garlic for tooth infections. I am very grateful to all who posted on it here and have gone on to discover much more about garlic.lIt is an unbelievably potent anti-biotic, anti-inflammatory, and lots of other stuff. It is very important that it be FRESH, RAW garlic. Do not buy the garlic that is raw, but already chopped and comes in a jar. The reason is that when you crush the garlic clove it releases 2 elements that combine to produce a third. The third element is called I think allicin-but don't quote me on that. :) It must be consumed within an hour of crushing or it loses it's potency. I have also heard that you should wait 10 minutes after crushing before consuming to let it reach its full potency. I've had someone tell me that they didn't like garlic and found some that was kind of sweet, but it didn't work for them. I believe this is because when garlic starts to go stale its true it does not burn as much. But my experience seems to be showing that the more it burns, the more potent it is. So don't try to find some that doesn't burn.
Here's what happened to me - it was a Friday night. Had a toothache and my face was starting to swell up. Knew the dentist would be closed until Monday & so came to Earth Clinic to see if I could find something that I may have in the pantry to help me since the pain was great & I knew I would not be able to sleep. I stumbled onto the garlic info THANK YOU! Now I did note that most were saying to take a half clove of garlic & place it between effected tooth and the gum for something like 30 to 45 minutes - then chew up and swallow. The reason for placing it there is it also takes the pain out! But a lot of people were also saying they got bad burns on their gums doing this - some even had blisters. So being the chicken that I am :), I cut only a little quarter of an inch slice of the clove and put it between the tooth and the gum. Within 10 minutes I felt the pain draining away, so I just chewed it up and swallowed. In less than an hour I was completely pain free. I sliced some extra garlic (I didn't know then about it starting to lose potency after an hour) and whenever I woke up for a second I would chew one up and go back to sleep. Next day infection completely gone, swelling gone. Had I gone to a dentist he would have given me anti-biotics that would have taken days to bring swelling and infection down & would have given me pain pills that wouldn't have worked but would have made my stomach upset.
If you have pain you could try putting the garlic on it for a bit, but it is not necessary for it to work. I usually cut a clove into 2 or 4 pieces depending on size, wait 10 minutes and then just give them enough chews to be able to swallow. Yes it burns, but 2 or 3 gulps of water and the burning is gone. It works so fast you will start to feel better very soon.
I you don't like taking it that way you can do like I do for my dog - chop it up and put it in a spoon of peanut butter or something. It has fixed him up many times - I would like to use it for my cat, but not sure yet if it is ok for cats. Taking it regularly will prevent much, including flu. A country boy told me that you should take 2 or 3 cloves a day and you'll never get sick.
Hope you try it - it is shocking in its speed and effectiveness."
01/27/2012: Lanos from So Calif, Usa replies: "Amanda, In regards to your teeth and gum issues, do not use ACV to swish in your mouth. That will erode your tooth enamel and cause you more problems. God Bless."
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GUMS RECEDING AFTER ORTHODONTICS
12/11/2011: A Fellow Thai from Anonymous: "Sawaddee ka, I've found you via Earth Clinic. I'm Thai, 32, living in KhonKaen. I'm not sure if you could read Thai. You seem very fluent in English. My English is not so good; anyway, I'll try writing you in English first just in case.
I had been on orthodontics for 2 yrs before I took out braces 3 weeks ago. I've experienced gum recession mostly on my front lower teeth for 6 months so far. Finding articles from Earth Clinic, I've been practicing oil pulling (coconut oil) for 4 days (once a day for the first two days, and morning/night on yesterday and today).
Since the second day I've noticed more gum recession on another area as I feel a little hurt below the gum recession area. However, I can't find anything wrong by just looking on my gum. I also use sea salt 3 times a day, basically rubbing on my gum line after brushing. I can still see some good results from oil pulling though; my teeth are tighter, less sensitive.
Anything wrong with my gums? Should I continue oil pulling? Any other ways to regrow my gums?
I hope you get this email. I'm pretty stressful. Thank you in advance."
12/17/2011: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Well your teeth sensitivity is due to acidic food being taken, or initially acidic food, such as orange juice, apple cider vinegar undiluted, sugar, things like that can bring havoc to the teeth especially the teeth sensitivity where acidity of the foods eats up the calcium of the teeth causing tooth sensitivity. The solution is easy, reduce the acidity of food. As for receding gums, once the saliva pH is below 7, most people with halitosis are below 6.5, but ideally they should be 7.0 to 7.4 pH, the oral environment will not allow the bacteria to grow. If the bacteria grows, it pushes the gums of the teeth to recede. Now in oil pulling if there is no adequate brushing and especially the brushing near the gums as well as flossing, before the oil pulling is done, then of course the gums will recede. What needs to be done is adequate flossing, and brushing of teeth, especially the area around the gums.Also, probably there is a potassium deficiency, of alkaline form, such as potassium bicarbonate or potassium citrates, which should help it alkalize more, discouraging the bacteria growth to the area. Potassium bicarbonate is taken at 1/4 teaspoon once a day after meals, or of similar amounts, potassium citrate is fine too. The vitamin C is needed for the gums to form, but it also needs other major supplements and the limiting amino acid, the top two, the lysine and threonine. Lysine forms collagen, but threonine also, both in the development of teeth and gums, as well as vitamin C, the alkaline kind.
To prevent cavities, I have found sodium molybdate (there are others, but fluoride, not it I found it to be dangerous even in prescribed amounts) to be essential for relieving toothaches, tooth pain and tooth sensitivity.
So it was probably the inadequate flossing and brushing or the acid mouth that was causing it, so therein is the remedy mentioned.
Ted"
12/22/2011: Susan from New York replies: "Dear Earth Clinic Members,Does anyone know where to buy sodium molybdate? Name of place? I saw some at EBay but very confusing."
12/22/2011: Diamond from Salisbury, Usa replies: "Susan from NY; I never heard of the herb but maybe in a health & nutritional store, try calling one before you go there. I always try to remember, we are what we eat! I cannot stop eating sweets, I tried an herb suggested by this site and still don't work. <(*;*)>"
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REMEDIES NEEDED FOR TOOTH SENSITIVITY
10/22/2008: Brendon from Daytona , Florida: "Tooth Sensitivity (ailment)
One of my molars has become quite sensitive, and through a magnifying mirror I noticed a small indentation on the side where this sensitivity stems from. How can I avoid going to the dentist and decrease or eliminate this sensitivity by natural means. I read somewhere that potassium nitrate and/or black walnut oil would help? Anyone's help would be greatly valued. Thanks, Brendon"
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HOW TO HANDLE BLEEDING GUMS
11/18/2007: Eileen : "Ted, My pH is very stable now taking the lemon/baking soda twice a day for the Rheumatoid Arthritis. I use my Hanna pH meter throughout the day to monitor. Since I stopped the 50,000 mg mega doses of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and only taking 2500 mg twice a day with the lemon/baking soda, while I am waiting for my order of sodium ascorbate, my gums are bleeding and inflamed. I am thinking this is from stopping the high doses and getting a scurvy type condition. Do you have any suggestions how I should handle the bleeding gums. I did put one drop of tree tea oil on my toothbrush this morning to see if this would help. Also, when I get my sodium ascorbate do I still mix this with the lemon/baking soda and how much do you suggest I take of the vitamin C sodium ascorbate?"
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Two vitamins that were extemely helpful for bleeding gums were the vitamin B complex and the vitamin K. Those I will try to take it once a week as maintenance dose. Although if a condition of bleeding gums, I may take it twice a week for a couple of weeks. While taking vitamin C is well known for bleeding gums, that alone won't work. A little known vitamin is the niacinamide (B3) and the riboflavin (B2). The body whenever it is in alkaline also needs more vitamin B to repair itself too.The dose of vitamin B complex I used can be 50 or 100 mg for B1, B2, B3, B5, B8, and 50 or 100 mcg of B12, for example. The other missing vitamin Bs, such as B13 can come from the brewer's yeast. The vitamin K I used, preferably is the K2, or K3 but if those are not available than a simple K will do. Apparently Natto, a Japanese delicacy is rich in vitamin K that is most available and certain supplements may sell in the form of natto, which is a fermented product.
Sometimes a bacteria may cause bleeding gums too. But my favorite remedy is to use a 1% H2O2 mouthwash to deal with that problem, rather than the use of tea tree oil.
Also, when I get my sodium ascorbate do I still mix this with the lemon/baking soda and how much do you suggest I take of the vitamin C sodium ascorbate?
Even if I do take the socium ascorbate, I will take the lemon and baking soda.
I should have mentioned that it is quite common for me to be deficient in water soluble vitamins as the body seems to have problems in storing them. This includes both vitamin B complex and vitamin C, but a non vitamin such as baking soda/lemon is also as important to maintain pH is generally the problem too.
It should be noted that flossing might initially cause the bleeding gums, but after a couple of days the bleeding gums will also stopped. The reason is whenever the bacteria and plaques are in high number, the gums recede and cannot heal, causing a bleeding gums simply because the bacteria gets in the way of healing. One other remedy is to use milk of magnesia as a mouthwash where a tablespoon of milk of magnesia is mixed in 1/2 glass of water. Milk of magnesia also kills certain pathogenic bacteria in the mouth and I do get favorable feedback. Receding gums seemed to lessen if I also use xylitol (one teaspoon) left in the mouth for a minute, before swallowing also. The xylitol also has certain antibacterial properties which may benefit some healing of the receding gums and bleeding gums in some ways also."
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