Abscessed tooth home remedies

Home remedies for an Abscessed Tooth can only control the pain. Hence it is advisable if you visit the dentist. You may require antibiotics to cure the infection or else it may spread to the jaws as well. To control pain you can place hot tea bags on the affected area. This can reduce the throbbing pain. You can also use clove oil to control pain. Apply clove oil on the affected area and after 10 minutes you will get great relief. Include lots of raw garlic in your daily food. Garlic is an antiseptic and can help to prevent tooth abscess.

Hi Nancy,following are some home remedies-
*Mix 1/4-teaspoon of potassium carbonate in 1/2 glass of water and use this solution as a mouthwash. Using it three to four times should reduce the pain in a few hours. This alkaline solution usually destroys the bacteria. For some people clove powder stuffed in the cavity has also helped.
Another home remedy for mouth abscess is, if you have tooth ache or swelling in the gums immediately take to drinking two- three glasses of water and continue drinking a glass or two of water every 20-30 minutes, the pain will start to reduce after a while and will perhaps completely subside.