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Hydrogen Peroxide for Tooth Abscess

5 star (22)		71%
4 star (8)		26%
3 star (1)		3%

Dennis (MS) on 10/07/2022:
5 out of 5 stars

I have really bad teeth in general and have used this remedy for years with straight 3% HP. Works beautifully and I highly recommend if you can't get to a dentist for proper treatment.

Vivian (Canada) on 07/11/2021:
5 out of 5 stars

Not knowing much about hydrogen peroxide but wanting to get a tooth abscess under control I went to the health food store and bought 35% HP as I was dizzy and concerned. I diluted it according to directions, 1oz to 11oz of water and that would create a 3% HP solution. I swished it in my mouth and it foamed big time. Can't tell you exactly how long I swished for cause it was really strong so not for very long but instantly I felt so much better. No more dizziness. No more tooth discomfort.

I came upon this site because that was a couple years ago and I am having issues again and wanted to try the HP again so checking here for strength and dilutions again. I agree... teeth should be able to be healed. I have used calcium to recalcify a black cavity my daughter had in a new 6 yr molar. That took 4 months of double the amount of suggested calcium, but the cavity was completely gone. Most everything else in the body can be healed and restored, so why not teeth. I am avoiding a root canal cause I do not want the infection to be locked in the body and show up later somewhere else. Any other suggestions for healing teeth totally to the root, cracks included is so welcomed!

Bill M. (Philippines) on 08/21/2020:
5 out of 5 stars

Peroxide is great, I use food grade also and dilute it appropriately, it's especially great for bacterial infections, but you have to get it to the source of infection, it even kills cancer if you can break through the viral cyst. But essential oil of clove is even better for impacted teeth, tooth pain, etc, and it penetrates much deeper than peroxide.

Lou (Canada) on 02/16/2020:
4 out of 5 stars

Worked Temporarily

I put hydrogen peroxide on a cotton ball and held it on my gum boil rubbed it a bit until it released the boil Today the gum boil returned. Did this once before. Gum boil returned. I was told it will keep coming back until I get root canal? Should I keep trying? Maybe I should pop it first? Also have an abcess on my gum. Don’t want to pull teeth.

George (High Desert) on 01/31/2019:
4 out of 5 stars

I woke up with a bad sensitive back tooth this morning. I rushed to the store and got some HP. Did the 50/50 swish for about 2 minutes. My pain lessened right away. I can definitely feel the difference. I live in a place with nothing around but a general store. The walk in dentist clinic an hour away isn’t very professional so I’d rather go this route for now. Thanks 😎

Bev (Florida) on 12/18/2018:
5 out of 5 stars

For tooth pain, I first tried the garlic remedy, but the pain-free effect only lasted for a short time. I saw the Earth Clinic editors' recommendations and tried the peroxide swish. (1 capful peroxide. Swish for 5 minutes) Pain gone! I repeat this about every month or so just to make sure there is no recurrence. Simple, cheap, fast, and effective. Thanks, Earth Clinic.

Jonathan (NSW) on 05/17/2018:
5 out of 5 stars

I had a painful tooth that was throbbing last year. It's dangerous to let a dental infection fester, however I was not in an area where dental care was an option. I tipped a capful of peroxide in my mouth and tilted my head so it reached the infected tooth. I did NOT swish the peroxide around, just let it foam up. When the liquid was gone and only foam, I spit the peroxide out, rinsed my mouth out and proceeded to do it again with another capful. I did this 3 times. On the third time there was less bubbling up so I knew the peroxide treated the bacteria. Remarkably no pain the next day or thereafter but my tongue was sore from the peroxide.

Candis (Ohio) on 02/13/2018:
4 out of 5 stars

HP is awesome!

I have a partially erupted wisdom tooth, so a few days ago I developed pericoronitis from it. The pain sucked and kept me up at night. Tried several different remedies, garlic, saltwater, even some chlorhexadine and silver sulfadiazine I had on hand, but nothing seemed to work well. Yesterday I bought 3% hydrogen peroxide and used it undiluted, using a needle and syringe to spray the HP between my gum flap and tooth (not poking myself, just using it like a small water pick) I’d let it foam out, repeat a few times, then finish it with a dose of chlorhexadin to seal my gums. Went to bed and woke up with practically no pain, and not hardly any pain throughout the day. I’ve always been a huge fan of HP. Once when I was younger I developed a localized MRSA skin infection, lanced it and bandaged some HP soaked gauze over it and it was healed overnight as well. I’m only rating it 4 stars atm because I’m still not 100% healed yet, and I’m not sure if it was strictly the HP that fixed my pain or not, but it sure seemed like it. :)

Dody (Georgia) on 02/07/2018:
5 out of 5 stars

I have a tooth that hurts maybe once a day, generally at night mostly, and sometimes during the day. I keep strong salt water nearby or plain water to swish my mouth out, the pain subsides within a few minutes. I may go several days without pain and if it does flair up I just put straight Himalayan pink salt there, swish it around the base of the tooth and the pain subsides within a minute or so. Use just a small amount. I also use garlic in the morning. Every time the pain starts, swish. I put peroxide or half vinegar and half alcohol mixed in my ear. The peroxide works best for me.

Laurie A. (Raleigh, Nc) on 01/12/2018:
5 out of 5 stars

I had a painful toothache from one of my top molars, the tooth had broken in half actually, and I was in a lot of pain. But that was almost 11 months ago :) Hydrogen peroxide works!! I brushed my teeth with baking soda, rinsed. Then swished a little HP for a few minutes (let it foam), then spit it out and rinsed with a little warm water. Again, that was 11 months ago, and I have absolutely no pain in that tooth, it's still there.

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