Natural anti bacterial tips/tricks?

[Lottie_11]

Hi everyone

I currently have an infection presenting as a gum boil in a tooth that has previously had RCT and am awaiting treatment. Although I'm aware of the consequences of antibiotic misuse, I do feel that I'd benefit from a course just to keep the infection in check. I have practically begged my dentist for abx and she refuses. She also refused to prescribe abx on a prophylactic basis prior to the root canal. My doctor will prescribe if I ask but I don't like my care to be fragmented and would prefer if the dentist would prescribe instead. Should I change dentists?

Also does anyone know of any tips/tricks to keep the infection in check naturally? I've heard that garlic is naturally anti-bacterial but as much as I love garlic chewing it raw/having it in your mouth is pretty disgusting. Does anyone know of any (preferably more palatable) ways to keep the infection in check? Thank you

 

[carole]

If it isn't giving you a load of pain, and you have a pimple or gum boil type thing on your gum you don't really need antibiotics. If it flares up and you end up in agony with it, then you will need some, antibiotics only calm it down to the state yours is in at the moment so it would do no good to have them now.

The infection is in check at the moment and only when you start the re-treatment will the infection be cleared up properly as the treatment progresses.

 

[jjk91]

Does she have a legitimate reason for not wanting you to be on antibiotics? And are you feeling any pain at all? If you're not feeling any pain or extreme discomfort, I'd stay away from antibiotics that way when you do get re-treated, they enter your body at full force. I'm currently going through something similar myself, and had to take things into my own measure due to lack of health insurance and only sought out natural antibiotics because my abscessed tooth took a turn for the worse and the pain was excrutiating. If your health isn't compromised, wait it out until your treatment begins, otherwise, I can name a few things that may help you.


Update: I just noticed your other post, which answers my question regarding pain. If you're already on insurance, you should just get prescribed, it's cheaper than anything else I can suggest. My tooth was root canalled, abscessed, and now (about 5-6 months after it has abscessed) has gone into my jaw bone, so immediate care for the infection is highly recommendable so that your situation doesn't progress to mine. I don't understand why your dentist wouldn't prescribe you something to treat it, because ideally, they should want you to reduce the infection, thereby controlling swelling - if yours is that bad right now, when treating it, there's a possibility they might need to halt the procedure if the area bleeds too much (and you'll have to get prescribed antibiotics for a week, anyway before you can go back to proceed with further treatment).

What I'm using now is colloidal silver. It's known for its antibiotic properties, but there is a lot of misinformation about it. There have been reported cases of people whose skin turned blue, but this is ONLY WHEN IT IS POORLY MANUFACTURED or when you are producing it at home with a low-quality machine. If you PM, me, I'll be happy to provide you with the site that I purchase mine from. You hold the solution (one tablespoon of it) underneath your tongue for 30 or more seconds (this is crucial because the acids in your stomach will render it useless if simply swallowed) so that it may enter your bloodstream. The longer the better, and for your case, three times a day until you are able to get it officially treated. (I would, however, recommend asking for a higher dose of antibiotics once you do get it medically attended to so that you up the ante for the amount of antibiotics you already have in your system.

 

[carole]

When a tooth has had a root canal done on it and requires re treatment a specialist will open the tooth back up and clean out the roots again. This means removing the filling that has been put in the roots on the previous rct. They then use chemicals to clear out the infection put a dressing in the tooth and a bit of filling until you return for the procedure again. It depends how quickly they clear the infection as to how many appointments are needed for this. Once the infection has been cleared they will complete the re treat.

I had an infection for about a year while waiting for a re treatment and the infection hasn't spread anywhere else so I wouldn't be worried about it spreading in to the jaw or anywhere else. As long as a dentist is aware of the situation and is watching it, there is no need to worry.