swollen gums

• posted by Burhani Natural Science
• January 7, 2016

 Remedies for Swollen Gums

1. Salt water Mouth Rinse for Swollen Gums

 

Salt water mouth rinse is one of the oldest and still one of the most effective remedies for swollen gums. Salt water is a natural disinfectant and thus helps you get rid of all the microbes in your mouth that might be causing the inflammation of your gums. When you rinse your mouth with warm salt water, you can expect to get rid of swollen gums too.

 

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Table salt- 1/2-1 tsp

 

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Place the salt into a glass Pour the warm water over it.Mix it well, if needed with the help of a spoon Now take some of this warm salt water into your mouth and swish it all around there.Spit is out after few seconds.Repeat the process with the remaining salt water in the glass.You my rinse your mouth 2-3 times a day or as and when you require in order to get rid of swollen gums.2. Lemon Water Remedy for Swollen Gums

 

The anti-inflammatory and alkalizing fresh lemon has lots of nutrients that include calcium, potassium, vitamin C, vitamin A and pectin fibre. It also has fine antibacterial properties. All this makes it one of the best remedies for swollen gums. One, because its antibacterial properties help you get rid of microbes and all. Two, its nutrients make up for the deficiency of minerals and vitamins that might be causing your gums to swell up. Third, its alkalizing nature makes the environment inside your mouth difficult for bacteria to survive. Therefore, you may consider having warm water with freshly squeezed lemon every day. You may also consider rinsing your mouth with lemon water. Here’s how to do this.

 

 

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Lemon- 1

 

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Take the glass filled with warm water.Cut the lemon into two halves and squeeze its juice into the warm water. If you cannot tolerate the highly acidic activity of the whole lemon, initially use only half a lemon and increase the amount of lemon juice gradually.Now take some warm lemon water into your mouth and swirl it all around inside there.Spit the water out.Repeat the same process with the remaining lemon water.After you have finished rinsing your mouth with lemon water, wait for a few minutes and then rinse your mouth with plain water. This is optional and may be done only if you feel uncomfortable with the acidic after taste of lemon water.Repeat this 1-2 times a day for fast relief from swollen gums.3. Clove Oil for Swollen Gums

 

Clove is the grandma’s secret for toothache! And it can equally relieve swollen gums. Thanks to Eugenol, the volatile oil that is present in the clove. Eugenol is has excellent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that help you get rid of swollen gums and even tooth pain!

 

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Olive oil- 1/2 tsp

Clove essential oil- 2-3 drops

Cotton ball

 

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Add clove oil to the olive oil and mix well.Soak the cotton ball in this oil mix.Now dab this oil soaked cotton ball against your swollen gums and hold it there for some time to get rid of swollen gums and toothache.4. Alum for Swollen Gums Remedy

 

The very popular and easily available alum is a natural mineral that has any medicinal uses due to its beneficial properties. It is anti-septic and doesn’t let the germs survive. Due to its excellent astringent properties, alum helps your skin tissue to shrink. All this become important when it comes to treatment of swollen gums. When you use alum for swollen gums, it not only reduces the inflammation but also relieves pain.

 

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Alum

 

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Take the alum and grind it to fine powder.Now take one tsp of such fine alum powder and mix it with a glass of warm water.Rinse mouth with this solution 2-3 times a day to get rid of swollen gums.

 

5. Mustard Oil for Swollen Gums

 

Mustard oil has excellent anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory properties. There is one compound in the mustard oil which is called Glucosinolate and this is the component that makes it an anti-microbial agent. As mustard oil is a strong stimulant, when you massage any part of your body with it, the oil helps stimulate your blood circulation to that part. Thus when you will massage mustard oil on your gums, you will help stimulate proper blood flow there and relieve the inflammation along with getting the added advantage of its anti-microbial properties.

 

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Mustard oil- 1 tsp Salt- a pinch of it

 

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Take the oil into your palm of one hand.Now add the salt to this and mix well.Start massaging your gums with this mustard oil-salt paste.Massage with only a gentle pressure so that you help stimulate blood flow there. Too much pressure however can worsen the condition of your swollen gums. So, be careful.Keep on massaging your gums for a good 4-5 minutes.Then spit the thing out of your mouth and rinse it with water, if needed with lukewarm water.Repeat this regime of mustard oil massage on your gums twice a day so that you get rid of swollen gums fast.6. Ajwain Carom Seeds for Swollen Gums

 

Ajwain, better known as Bishop’s weed seeds or carom seeds, is a very effective remedy for swollen gums. Thymol, the oil content of these seeds, has anaesthetic, anti-bacterial and antifungal properties apart from ajwain being an anti-inflammatory agent. You can either use the seeds or the essential oil of ajwain. Here are the two ways to use ajwain seeds for swollen gums.

 

1st Way to Use Carom Seeds for Swollen Gums: Make a Paste

 

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Ajwain seeds- 1-2 tspMustard oil- few drops

 

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Dry roast the seeds till you get a nice aroma.Now grind these roasted seeds to get powder.Add few drops of mustard oil to this powder and make a paste like consistency.Apply this paste onto your gums.2nd Way to Use Carom Seeds for Swollen Gums: Use essential oil

 

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Ajowan (Bishop’s Weed) essential oil

 

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Take some waterAdd a few drops of ajwain (Ajowan)essential oil to thisRinse your mouth with this water swishing it all around your mouth for a couple of minutes.7. Castor Oil for Swollen Gums

 

Castor oil has antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal properties, not to forget its anti-inflammatory and analgesic qualities. All these properties of castor oil make it one of the very good remedies for swollen gums too. It also boosts your lymphatic system. Lymphatic drainage is done through blood so that all the waste from your body is drained out of it. When this waste doesn’t drains out properly, toxins build up inside your body and give rise to inflammation and other diseases. When you apply castor oil, the skin and tissues absorb it to boost your lymphocyte count. Lymphocytes are your disease-fighting cells. When there are more lymphocytes, your body speeds up the process of removal of toxins from your tissues. This reduces swelling and promotes healing.

 

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Castor oil Camphor (optional)

 

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If using camphor, grind it if it is already not in a powder form.Mix it with the castor oil to get a paste like consistency.Apply this to your swollen gums and rub gently for few minutes to get rid of the inflammation there.If not using camphor, simply rub the castor oil on your swollen gums for few minutes.8. Babool Bark for Swollen Gums

 

Babool tree Bark is one of the best remedies not only for swollen gums but for overall health of teeth and gums. It is widely used in India and is one of the popular Ayurvedic herb for dental problems. It is an astringent herb having lots of tannins in it. Therefore, it is able to constrict body tissues so that the flow of blood towards the swollen part is stopped. This helps in the treatment of swollen gums.

 

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Babul Bark

 

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Take the babul bark and the water in a pan.Now boil this water till the time it remains half of its original quantity.Let it now cool down.Rinse your mouth with this water to get rid of swollen gums.You can do this 2-3 times a day.9. Baking Soda for Swollen Gums

 

Baking soda is alkaline in nature and thus makes the environment inside your mouth hostile for the survival of bacteria and other microbes. It neutralizes the acidic wastes produced by the bacteria. Not only this, you also get whiter teeth when you brush them with baking soda paste.

 

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Baking soda

 

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Add some water to the baking soda to get a paste.Now rub this paste all along your gumline and give it a gentle massage.For whiter polished teeth, brush your teeth with this paste.10. Ginger and Salt Paste for Swollen Gums

 

Ginger is a known anti-inflammatory agent.  Its antioxidant properties make it capable of inhibiting the production of inflammatory compounds. This results into its fine anti-inflammatory effects. These anti-inflammatory compounds of ginger are known as gingerols.

 

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Ginger- 1-2 inch piece Salt- a pinch

 

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Grind the ginger to get its paste.Now add a pinch of salt to 1 tsp of ginger paste.If needed, add a little water to get the consistency of paste that can be massaged into the gums easily.Take this ginger salt paste and apply to your gums and rub gently for a minute.Repeat this 2-3 times a day11. Hot and Cold Compress for Swollen Gums

 

If you have painful swollen gums, compress can be really helpful. But the question is what is good for swollen gums- hot compress or cold compress? Well the answer depends upon the condition of your gums. If it is swollen without any pain, use cold compress. However, if you have pain, you need to use warm compress. When it is both, pain and swelling, use the warm and cold compress alternatively but after giving a gap of sometime. Cold compress constricts the blood vessels and thus reduce swelling of your gums. Hot compress relieves pain effectively. Here’s how to make hot and Cold Compress and apply them to your painful swollen gums.

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