How can I treat a dental abscess myself?
This blog discusses 5 approaches that can be applied at least until you go to the dentist in Turkey and can alleviate the problem of dental abscess.
Tooth abscess treatment is easily treated in Turkey thanks to skilled dentists. The information written here about tooth abscess treatment at home is not a medical treatment. Although these applications are beneficial for some patients, they may not be beneficial for others. Therefore, it would be better to consult your dentist on this subject.
5 ways to treat your dental abscess at home
Salt water rinse
It is a fact that salt water reduces the effect of bacteria. It is also thought to reduce infection. Therefore, it is thought that salt water has a positive effect on tooth abscesses.
Gargling with salt water may be helpful.
Baking soda rinse
Carbonated water has a high acidity level. This negatively affects the living conditions of bacteria and causes their numbers and effectiveness to decrease. Thus, you can contribute to the healing of the infection by gargling with carbonated water.
Thyme oil
Thyme oil has antibacterial properties, so it is thought to be beneficial when mixed with coconut oil and applied to the abscess.
Garlic paste
Garlic is an antibiotic food. When crushed and made into a paste and applied to the abscess, it can have an antibiotic effect on the tooth abscess.
Cold compress with ice
Cold compress application may help reduce severe pain. It does not help reduce infection or treat tooth abscess.
What is dental abscess?
When teeth are decayed or broken, it becomes easier for bacteria to reach the inside of the tooth and its roots. Thus, when the infection progresses, the bacteria create a fluid called pus, which causes swelling and severe pain in the gums. If the tooth abscess is not treated, the infection can reach the roots of the tooth and the jaw.
Tooth abscess is not a matter to be ignored. It should definitely be taken into consideration and examined by a dentist.
Can I treat a tooth abscess at home?
Tooth abscess cannot be easily treated at home. Only the severity of the abscess can be reduced. Although tooth abscess is not considered important, it is an important symptom, the decayed tooth needs to be treated.
Dental treatments that may be required to get rid of an abscess
A tooth abscess indicates that you have a dental problem. If you do not go to a dentist and get treatment, your tooth abscess problem will reoccur.
Root canal treatment in Turkey
If your tooth decay has gone down to the roots of your teeth and caused an infection there, your dentist will perform root canal treatment.
Draining abscess
Dentists can sometimes drain the infection themselves. This is not a painful method. Your dentist decides on the treatment method based on the condition of the tooth abscess.
Medications
Dentists usually prescribe antibiotics to patients and treat tooth abscesses this way.
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