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Desiree (Seattle, Wa) on 06/12/2016
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I recently had swelling in my cheek on the side of my nose and right above the toothline (externally) it burned really bad :-( weirdly, there were no abcesses in my mouth...my face was tender and swollen and that was it... so, honestly I didn't want to go to the dentist because I do have two root canals in this same area and I guess I was just fearful I'd need to have one of the teeth pulled...so I started looking up all natural remedies to see if I could save a trip to the local Dr.

At first I tried goldenseal capsules in hopes that would kill any bacteria... it helped the pain subside the first day but didn't relieve the swelling... this took place on a Sunday, so over the course of the week as it is now Sunday (again) I have oil pulled with coconut oil, sunflower oil, bought and used colloidal silver, taken ALA, echinacea and goldenseal, put a tea bag on my gums, gargled with hydrogen peroxide, and salt water all in hopes of drawing the infection down out of my cheek...

Yesterday is the day I decided to try one last remedy before I go to the dentist (if this didn't work) and that remedy was garlic slices.... Holy flippin moly!! It stung ridiculously bad! I couldn't hold it on my gum for any longer that 1-2 minutes...but I kept on reapplying it. I noticed that I started to get a pus pocket above the root canal teeth and my jaw was getting really swollen as the night when on. So I went to bed and this morning there were zero changes.. still swollen still full of puss so I continued with the garlic and after 4 hrs it finally drained... it's still draining as I type this and my cheek is still kind of hard and tender so I'm continuing with the garlic slices.

I noticed that the area that was abscessed is now discolored-like bruised...has anyone else experienced this?

Anyway, garlic is what finally worked for me... and I'm hoping it will continue to drain and "get back to normal"

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Replied By Jk (Seattle) on 07/07/2016

Please go to the dentist-NOW! You're beyond home remedies and the infection could spread. I know from experience (three in two years time and one lost tooth). I'm all for natural remedies but you most likely need antibiotics at this point.
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Replied By Desiree (Seattle) on 07/07/2016

Update: I finally went to the dentist today because the tooth wouldn't stop draining----- two extractions, bone graft and membrane tissues is what the outcome was... Go to the dentist folks!!
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Replied By Stephen (Texas) on 07/31/2016

Sorry folks, I have tried garlic, tea bags, and some ocean front property in Arizona for my tooth abscess. The only thing I found that worked was antibiotics.
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