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Mouth not healing after painful dental extraction

Posted By Blessed (Harare, Zimbabwe) on 12/28/2009

Hi Ted, I had a very difficult tooth extraction end of November, 09

Dentist cut through my gum to remove the tooth which was embeded in the gum- wisdom tooth, whose roots where pressing on a nerve near the right ear. He then stitched the opening.

Its now more than 3 weeks with no feeling of healing. I have been gargling with hydrogen peroxide, but unfortunately this seems to erode my gums resulting in sensitivity.

May you please advise me on what I can use to heal the wound and calm other teeth which seem to have been shaken during the surgical extraction process.

thank you

Blessed

Replied by Jamie (Lake Worth, Fl.) on 12/28/2009

Blessed, stop with the peroxide, use warm water and salt. I read recently, not sure where, that peroxide on an open wound is bad. I wish I could remember exactly what the reason was, I know that I am giving out ill informed advice. It just seems in this case it may be useful. Plus it seems it is not working. I do believe I was looking online for wound care for my dog. I also remember being supprised at this advice, thinking peroxide is good. Seems in an open wound it keeps the cells from healing. Hey its worth a try, right?

I am not anti peroxide, as a matter of fact I use it daily to brush my teeth with. A friend of mine recently had teeth extracted and her oral surgeon told her to use warm water and salt. She noticed healing within days, and was supprised at the lack of pain. Good luck and happy healing.

EC: Hi Jamie, this may be the post you saw on our site: https://www.earthclinic.com/remedies/hydrogen_peroxide11.html#WOUNDS

07/18/2007: Dr. John McDonald, DDS from Cleveland, Ohio writes: "There is a problem using Hydrogen Peroxide on fresh wounds and cuts. The foaming action that you have been told is the 'dirt' being bubbled out is actually the destruction of the 'first responding cells'. the good guys. Destroying those cells is why it takes 30% longer for the wound to heal. The longer the wound takes to heal means more scaring will result. Remember your mom saying not to pick your scabs??? That it would cause a scar. She was right. The older you are, the slower you heal, and this results in more scaring. ALL recent wounds take up more solar radiation and this stimulates the 'tanning' cells. This results in an area that tans quicker than the area around the healed wounds. it takes 6 months for the skin to mature to normal thickness. If you doubt this take a look at the shin area of your leg. In the early exposure to sun will cause your old scars to tan faster. eventually the rest of the shin catches up in the level of tan. On you leg this is no big deal but on your cheek or chin it is. it will show every spring. So if you use a 50 sun block for 6 months you can avoid this livelong problem."

Replied by Gardengirl (Gallatin, Tn/usa) on 02/27/2013

I had a lot of teeth pulled 1 week ago and pain was really bad from a wistom tooth pulled. I hate taking pain pills so I tried oil pullimg with castor oil... Really helped even jaw pain. Hope this helps!!!!

Replied by Janice (Toronto, Ontario) on 03/02/2013

Oil pulling with Sunflower Oil every morning may help. I've been using 4 days now with a sensitive molar as a result of a crappy dental job.

Swish in mouth 1Tbsp. 15-20 minutes if you can and spit out, rinse with salt water and then brush teeth. Lots of info on oil pulling on this site. But a friend said her tooth teeth became sturdy with this, I don't know how it works but it works!

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