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Severe scars on gums

Posted By Oldriska (Prague, Czech Republic) on 06/25/2012

Hi, could anyone please suggest what treatment I could use for severe scars on my gums (caused by multiple surgeries). Ideally something with a numbing effect as I have nerve damage there, but any other suggestions are welcome as well. I would like to start massaging the scars - my gums are a bit deformed because of them, but also I feel it could help to subside the pain that I feel in that area. Many thanks.

Replied by Lisa (Thousand Oaks, Ca, Usa) on 06/26/2012

Hi Oldriska, Two things come to mind immediately for scarring- MSM and vitamin E. My mom, when growing up would always have us use vitamin E on our skin for prevention and reduction of scars. She had learned that from Adele Davis who, at that time was at the leading edge of nutrition and natural living.

The other, MSM, I discovered after using it originally for muscle pain on my dad's recommendation. This was 17 years ago, well ahead of anything really known about it, yet. What I would notice is that a long- standing scar on my foot from surgery disappeared! Now, I can't say it was overnight because it wasn't something I set out to do. It was just that one day, after taking msm on a regular basis for my muscle pain, I noticed the numbness and the scar were gone! My interest was piqued at this point and I began to do research on msm and its benefits and sure enough, it is good for eliminating scars! I was ingesting it since in those days, it was only available in pill/ powder form. When I told my dad this, he started adding it to lotion and applying it topically to his skin for age spots and it was working! Now, of course it is available in all sorts of forms.

Sorry to hear that your gums give you so much pain. Pain is never fun. Anyway, I hope this information helps, Lisa

Replied by Oldriska (Prague, Czech Republic) on 06/27/2012

Hi Lisa, Thank you so much, you're a wealth of knowledge when it comes to all sorts of cures. You'd be surprised, but little is known about MSM in my country, I had to google it as I wasn't familiar with it myself, and it's just fitness shops that sell it in its pure form and they only sell it by kilos! It seems like a good remedy for many a condition, so I feel it would be worth trying out. Regarding vitamin E, I found some creams that contain about 2% of it, but I'm not sure if I'd be comfortable using them internally on my gums (they'd probably taste awful:)). Maybe I'll look up some foods that contain a lot of vitamin E, make a mash and use that instead. I'm thinking maybe certain oils have a high content of the E vitamin so perhaps I could use some of them!

Once again thanks, you're very helpful!

Oldriska

Replied by Timh (Louisville, Ky, USA) on 06/28/2012

Oldriska, I sometimes simply take a 400IU liquid soft-gel of Vit-E (mixed tocopherols), place it in my mouth and bust it between my teeth and let the oil cover my entire gums. The E also covers the entire throat and also deeper in the Thyroid and Thymus glands (what i'm usually seeking). I also bust Vit-A soft-gels in my mouth periodically to strengthen gums and glands.

Try and find MSM in bulk powder for money savings as opposed to capsules; as it mixes well in fruit-juice. You could swish it around your mouth prior to swallowing for healing benefits.

As for scarring, Nattokinase and Serrapeptase systemic enzymes break down the fibrin tissues which allows for better healing of normal tissue.

Hope this helps.

Replied by Lisa (Thousand Oaks, Ca, Usa) on 06/28/2012

Hi Oldriska, Yes, MSM is an amazing supplement. I recommend it to all my dancers for its healing qualities and reduction of swelling and inflammation. It can be used for all sorts of ailments and is related to DMSO. It would be best to buy it in bulk form as it is quite expensive in capsules and I think it is more effective in powder form since the body doesn't have to break down the pill or capsule. It can help reduce pain so you may even affect your pain from your trigeminal neuralgia. I believe that MSM is a very safe supplement but always starting at a low dosage and then building is just safe practice.

As for the vitamin E, I would just ingest the capsules as they can help a host of issues as well, in your body. Then it will affect your scars and other benefits will occur too since it's good for your skin, your brain and so much more, too numerous to go through. Anyway, then you won't have to taste it, if it seems too much to deal with.

Hope you are doing better! Keep us posted on your experiences. Best to you, Lisa

Replied by Hermiticwonderer (Los Angeles, Ca) on 02/21/2014

Hello!

Great suggestions :D

Just to add -

I had pericoronitis not that long ago from a ruptured and infected wisdom tooth. I had inflamed gums and scar tissue all in the back right bottom of my mouth and my cheek & it was very painful.

I used a mixture of aloe vera and cayenne pepper on my gum throughout the day and also used lavender oil on my cheek and inside on my gum. The inflammation went down immediately due to the lavender. The aloe vera soothed my gums and the cayenne brought down the swelling and flattened out my gums again - this took about 3 days but it did come back a week later & I did it all over again and it went away - I think the key is persistence!

I noticed too that if I keep up a daily regiment of: brushing gum down to tooth with soft brush + natural toothpaste, gargle with sea salt water (this really helps the pain), gargle with hydrogen peroxide (also really helps the pain), gargle with oil (oil pulling - I use pomegranate seed oil as it has a lot of gum health benefits); then my gums stay healthy and are less likely to become inflamed again.

Good oils for pain: Plai Oil, Organic Juniper Berry, Sage, Organic Peppermint, Organic Pink Grapefruit, Organic Rosemary

**You can create a blend of the above oils and apply daily to the side of the jaw cheek area. It is good to put your essential oil blend into a vegetable oil base (almond oil, apricot kernel oil, hemp oil, jojoba oil, etc.) if you have any skin sensitivity.

Replied by Helper (Pdx) on 05/19/2014

For scars, take MSM internally. One of the most amazing discoveries that dissolves scars is Serrapeptase and Nattokinase, take them on an empty stomach for greater efficacy. Also using castor oil mixed with little vitamin E oil mixed with a little DMSO put on the site of the scar put a cotton flannel cloth over the area with heating pad warm enough the heat helps to the penetrate the oil into the tissues . Some people use a hot water bottle instead of heating pad. Anyhow, do this for few months and the scar will dissolve,

Replied by Misty (Santa Rosa, CA) on 10/12/2014

Hi, could this mixture be used on the face for pockmark scarring?

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