There are lot many reasons to keep your gums and teeth healthy besides a dazzling smile. You can avoid discomfort of toothache, bleeding gums and other dental problems by taking good care of your teeth. It is important to get your teeth checked by a dentist for any problem. Read more to know more about dental care with homeopathy.
Essential steps in taking care of your teeth:
- Brush your teeth two times in a day. First, in the morning and second time after meals at night. Rinse your mouth after every meal.
- Use brush with soft bristles and small head for better access to teeth in the back.
- Do not rush while brushing your teeth, take a good time of 3-4 minutes to brush your teeth.
- Limit the intake of acidic drinks and sugary foods to prevent caries.
- Avoid using your teeth as a tool, for example cracking nuts, opening bottle tops.
- Have a regular visit to a dentist.
- Fluoride is essential for teeth but avoid too much of it. Use toothpaste containing fluoride. Excess of fluoride causes white spots on teeth.
- Eating apple, oranges, pears and bananas is good for oral health.
Homoeopathy is a good choice in treating dental problems. Homoeopathic remedies can effectively treat infection in gums, toothache, dental abscess and many more.
Homoeopathic remedies for abscess:
- Hepar sulph.: It is a good remedy when there is pain with pus formation.
- Silicea: This remedy is used to hasten the discharge.
- Belladonna: It is indicated when redness and throbbing accompanies dental abscess.
- Bryonia: it is used when pain of abscess is relieved by firm pressure.
Homoeopathic remedies for bleeding gums:
- Phosphorus: Gums are swollen and bleeds easily.
- Silicea: glands are swollen with infection and abscess in gums.
- Hypericum: Gums are tender and bleeds easily, this remedy promotes healing.
- Ferrum phos: Bleeding occurs from gums after brushing teeth.
Homoeopathic remedies for toothache:
- Coffea: pain is unbearable and is relieved temporarily by keeping cold water in mouth.
- Chamomilla: Intolerable pain that becomes worse from warmth.
- Staphysagria: Pain occurs because of decayed tooth.
- Calcarea carb: Toothache becomes worse from exposure to air.
- Mag. carb: Toothache is worse at night. Patient must get up and walk to get relief.
