Dental health is closely related to the health of your gums. If everything is fine with some, then the safest conditions in the oral cavity are created for others. However, with weakened, painful, often inflamed gums that are prone to bleeding and pain, serious dental problems can occur.
We often go to the dentist, get new fillings and treat dental caries, but we often forget about the health of our gums. They also need various preventive measures. First of all, care should be taken to strengthen them. We will tell you what safe methods can be used for this.
Don't forget to rinse after meals
Rinsing your teeth only during and after brushing is a big mistake. Any dentist will advise you to carry out this procedure more often, preferably after every meal.
Leftover food in the mouth can cause gum inflammation. Use plain water or special solutions.
Advice! It is especially important to rinse your mouth after eating sweets. Sugar can be the enemy of your teeth and gums. In just a few hours it creates a breeding ground for bacteria.
Causes of gum inflammation
The causes of inflammatory processes in the gums can be very different. Their manifestations in the oral cavity can also be different. These may be ulcers on the cheeks, a red rash on the palate in adults, a taste of pus in the mouth, a bubble or blister on the gum, sores in the mouth, a sore tooth, a hole or a hard growth on the gum. Long-term inflammation of the mucous membranes can degenerate into an abscess on the gums. In this case, the wound in the mouth is most often painful and bleeds.
Any inflammatory process of the mucous membranes of the oral cavity is aggravated by the microflora of the oral cavity. Therefore, treatment of gums and strengthening of teeth is carried out using antiseptics and antibiotics.
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Use antiseptics for prevention
Antiseptic solutions are not suitable for continuous use. They are usually prescribed for the treatment of dental diseases, after tooth extraction or other complex operations in the oral cavity.
In addition, antiseptics are recommended for inflammation and bleeding gums to prevent the proliferation and increased activity of bacteria.
What antiseptics can be used to rinse your mouth?
- Furacilin. It is usually sold in the form of yellow tablets that need to be dissolved in a glass of water. The solution has a slight salty taste, usually does not cause irritation and does not increase gum inflammation.
- Miramistin. At the pharmacy, this product can most often be found in the form of a bottle of liquid. The box may contain special attachments. Miramistin solution has virtually no pronounced taste and does not cause discomfort.
- Iodinol. Sold in glass bottles, dark in color. A few drops of the product are mixed with water to obtain a solution. This drug has a pronounced antiseptic effect and a slight unusual taste. May slightly increase gum irritation if inflammation is present.
- Chlorhexidine. Sold in plastic bottles. The solution based on this drug has a mild medicinal aftertaste. Inflammation usually does not increase after use.
Herbs for inflammation
Gargling with infusions and decoctions of medicinal herbs is the most popular method of home treatment for gum inflammation. For their preparation, both a separate plant and herbal preparations are used. It is necessary to mix the herbs in equal proportions, brew the required amount of the mixture with boiling water, leave for 20-30 minutes. Let's look at the most effective herbal recipes.
The most effective are chamomile, calendula, aloe, golden mustache, ginger, sage, oak bark, and calamus root.
- Aloe is used for rinsing (freshly squeezed juice), applying. Squeeze the juice from one leaf, dilute it in half a glass of water, rinse your mouth three times a day. Apply an aloe leaf cut lengthwise to the inflamed gum several times a day. Do not use alcohol tincture as it can cause burns.
- Golden mustache perfectly strengthens the gums and is used to treat and prevent inflammatory processes. Grind the plant leaf, pour a glass of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes. Rinse your mouth after brushing your teeth in the morning.
- Ginger is an excellent natural antibacterial agent and an effective prevention of dental diseases. Used for daily rinsing, 1-2 times. To strengthen your gums, it is recommended to chew a piece of ginger well after eating.
- Sage is effective against increased bleeding of gums and prevents the occurrence of the inflammatory process. A tablespoon of sage is infused for half an hour in 300 ml of boiled water. The infusion is suitable for rinsing, mouth baths, and compresses.
- Oak bark is used in the form of a decoction for various inflammatory diseases of the mucous membrane. Boil 2 tablespoons of oak bark for 10 minutes in half a liter of water, let it brew, and use for rinsing.
- Gargling with a decoction of chamomile flowers is often used for gingivitis. Leave one spoon of flowers for 30 minutes, strain. Rinse your mouth systematically until complete healing.
- Calamus root effectively fights the symptoms of inflammation and eliminates bad breath. Pour 200 ml of boiling water over the crushed calamus root and let it brew. Rinse your teeth and gums with the infusion every day.
Fight bleeding gums
If the slightest mechanical impact causes pain and easily injures the gums, causing bleeding, then this cannot be considered a normal phenomenon.
First, you need to contact your dentist and find out the cause of bleeding and weak gums. Secondly, you need to use comprehensive methods to treat them and eliminate the problem.
Treatment with essential oils
Essential oils have been successfully used in the treatment of inflammation. They have analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial properties, and also help get rid of bad breath. Used for rinsing, rubbing, applications and oral baths. You can use both store-bought ready-made oils and those you prepare yourself.
Essential oils for gums are intended for external use and should not be taken orally.
Black cumin oil
It disinfects well, relieves pain, and eliminates bleeding gums. You should rub 1-2 drops daily into the surface of the inflamed gum until complete recovery. Mouth baths with black cumin oil are effective.
Tea tree oil
Natural antiseptic, eliminates pathogenic bacteria. Dilute 2-3 drops in a glass of water, rinse your gums after each meal.
Sea buckthorn oil
Promotes healing of inflamed tissues, reduces pain, suitable for oral baths, rubbing, and applications. Keep a tablespoon of oil in your mouth for 2-3 minutes. Soak a gauze strip with sea buckthorn oil and apply a compress to the inflamed gum several times a day.
We told you about the most effective folk methods of combating gum inflammation, and shared recipes that are convenient for home preparation. Homeopathy allows you to achieve good treatment results if the chosen remedies are used systematically over a fairly long period of time.
Massage your gums to improve blood circulation
Strengthening your gums is not just about using toothpastes and rinses. Gums need normalization of blood circulation. This requires a massage. It can be done using circular movements with your fingers or a soft toothbrush.
You can also find special brushes for gum massage on sale. By improving blood circulation, you can strengthen them over time and prevent many complications.
Traditional methods of treating periodontitis
Today, dentists can offer many medicinal methods for treating periodontitis. However, some still prefer to deal with this problem with the help of “grandmother’s recipes.” Is it worth starting treatment for periodontitis with folk remedies or is it still necessary to go to the doctor?
Periodontitis is an unpleasant disease from any point of view. It causes not only bleeding and painful sensitivity of the gums, loosening and displacement of teeth, but also bad breath, and also makes a person’s appearance rather unattractive. If treatment is not started in time, the acute local process will become chronic, and may even lead to tooth loss.
How to fight periodontitis
A dentist’s help with periodontitis involves making a correct diagnosis and prescribing adequate treatment, depending on the severity of the disease and the individual characteristics of the patient’s body. After carrying out the necessary medical procedures in a dental clinic, treatment of periodontitis should be continued at home. For this purpose, special solutions, medicinal herbs and various folk remedies are used.
Folk remedies
Improving and treating gums with periodontitis using folk remedies is possible only after professional sanitation of the oral cavity. If plaque and tartar are not removed, the gum mucosa will be constantly injured, and pathogens will cause inflammatory processes. Let's say you did everything right: you visited a doctor, performed professional hygienic cleaning, took a course of medication (if it was prescribed). Here's what else might help:
- Beekeeping products Honey and propolis have always been used for stomatitis - their safety and effectiveness make it possible to recommend them even to small children. And if you add viburnum or chokeberry to healing honey, you can get an excellent remedy for periodontitis. The mixture is prepared from one type of ground berries and honey in a 4:1 ratio, and is used as a dessert after meals. You can alternate viburnum and chokeberry daily. The duration of taking this tasty “medicine” is 25–30 days.
- Medicinal herbs For rinsing, a decoction of comfrey or an infusion of oak bark with linden flowers are useful. Crushed comfrey roots should be simmered over low heat for 20 minutes, then cooled and used for daily rinsing twice a day. An infusion of oak bark is prepared in the same way, but after boiling, linden flowers are added to it and allowed to brew. The ratio of oak bark and linden blossom should be 2:1. You should rinse your mouth with this infusion 4-5 times a day until the symptoms disappear completely.
- Vegetable oils A mixture can be prepared from sea buckthorn and fir oil to lubricate the gums. the procedure using it is carried out twice a day, carefully rubbing the mixture into the gums using gauze, which is wrapped around a finger. To achieve the desired effect (that is, relieve inflammation), you need to carefully, with smooth circular movements, massage the gums in this way both from the outside and from the inside.
Modern means
To treat periodontitis at home, modern pharmacological agents are also used - ready-made medicinal rinses and special toothpastes. The solutions have anti-inflammatory, disinfecting, antimicrobial and analgesic effects. Many of them contain not only chemicals, but also extracts of medicinal herbs, some contain antibiotics. Therefore, when choosing a medicinal solution or toothpaste, consult your dentist to ensure that the product is not only effective, but also safe.
Expert opinion
The use of folk remedies in the treatment of periodontitis at the initial stage is quite effective - provided, of course, that the disease is not in an acute phase and does not require urgent dental intervention, for example, to remove tartar that causes inflammation. “Medicines from the people” cope well with the problem of bacterial plaque during the prevention of various inflammatory diseases. And for chronic periodontitis, treatment with folk remedies is the most effective “weapon” from the entire arsenal of preventive measures that can prevent relapses of the disease. However, it is recommended to use folk remedies only under the supervision of a doctor, since they often cause serious allergic reactions that complicate the course of the disease. Therefore, before you undertake periodontitis treatment on your own, visit a dentist who will give you all the necessary recommendations taking into account the characteristics of your body.
