HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR TOOTH PROBLEMS AND DENTISTRY work

2/20/2016

Homeopathy for tooth extraction, tooth abscess and tooth infection. How to dose remedies such as hepar Sulph or Silica for tooth abscess or Belladonna for tooth pain.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE, many fear the prospect of having dental work done for fear of pain and having to resolve to painkillers or antibiotics. I have to admit I am one of those people!

The prospect of having dental work is not something that many people like.

One of the first thoughts that come to our mind when thinking of the dentist are anxiety and pain, therefore it is quite clear why not many people like having to go to the dentist.

Who likes to go to sit at the dentist chair waiting for a filling or an extraction? I need a remedy just by thinking about it alone!

From tooth extractions to loose teeth, problems with tooth and gums, pain from wisdom teeth or abscesses, these are all common problems that drive us to sit at the dentist office but with a few homeopathic medicines, we will soon be on the road of recovery!

Homeopathic medicines can be of tremendous help for those that want a more natural approach to dealing with these two problems associated with dentistry work.

They are safe and very effective and often, the only thing required after the treatment; as some of my patients can testify!

Also, this is a very safe approach for children who are very fearful of having dental procedures done.

1. FEAR OF GOING TO THE DENTIST

Aconite 30-200c This is the most commonly indicated remedy for anxiety and for fear of going to the dentist.

Use 30c three times per day one day before going to the dentist and one every hour for the previous 2 hours before the appointment.

However, you may need 200c if it is extreme fear. Some people may even need to repeat it every 15 minutes while in the waiting room.

Aconite is for the general fear that most of us experience when thinking about the dentist with

anxiety with palpitations,
sweaty hands
numbness feeling in the extremities and
feeling very fearful.

Argentum Nitriticum 30c or 200c for anticipatory anxiety.

fearing the worst and anticipating what it may happen.
you may have loose stools before going to the appointment.

Have a look at other remedies for anxiety!

2. GENERAL TOOTH PAIN (FOR ABSCESS SCROLL DOWN)

Chamomilla 30 or 200 unbearable pain, the person feels really irritable and feel like "I can not bear the pain".

The pain is worse after eating hot food or drinks.

Unendurable pain and numbness.

Plantago 30c teeth feel sore and sensitive to touch and the cheeks may be swollen.

Teeth feel elongated. Toothache better by eating.

Belladonna 30c throbbing pain with heat and burning, redness and inflammation of the gum.

The face or certain parts of it may become red.

Coffea 200c severe pains of toothache that make the person frantic. Extreme sensibility and excitability, overactive.

The toothache is better if drinking something cold but returns as soon as it is warm up in the mouth, the pain comes in waves and by eating or drinking warm things.

Symptoms are worse by noise, emotions or touch and better by rest.

The pain keeps you awake at night.

Staphysagria 200c for decayed teeth very often tender on being filled.

Hollow tooth that feels very sensitive for the sightless touch where the pain extends to the roots and gums become sore.

This is a great remedy for pain in the teeth after an emotional upset with feelings of anger and indignation. There may not be decay of the teeth but they become sensitive and painful.

Staphysagria is also used in dentistry, for decay of teeth :

during pregnancy
for teeth that decay in very small children soon after they come out.

Read my pregnancy blog here.

3. BEFORE AND AFTER DENTAL TREATMENT

Traumeel is the best for general all round healing aspects of dentistry work.

However it is a bit expensive to buy but can be used for any tissue inflammation such as sprains, mouth ulcers, bangs, etc. In general, any injury that produces inflammation.

Take 10 drops or 1 tablet every 15 minutes for two hours and then 3 times a day for 3 or 4 days.

Arnica – if the patient does not have Traumeel, then he can take Arnica 200 3 times per day for a couple of days or longer if needed after the treatment.

Hypericum 200 as per needed for nerve shooting pain.

Calendula 30c scraping and bruising and also if tissue is damaged with cuts or wounds. A 6c potency 3-4 times per day for a week works very well as well.
Calendula can be used for any wounds that are hot healing well after an extraction or any dental work.

Phosphorus 30c if there is much bleeding. Take in 30c 3 times per day or more often if the bleeding is severe.

Ledum 200 for pain or discomfort from the needle if anaesthetic was needed for numbing the area, take twice daily for a couple of days.

4. ROOT CANAL OR ENDODONTIC TREATMENT

Hypericum 200c depending on severity of pain. 3 times per day or as often as needed until the pain subside ( it can be every 15 minutes).

Phosphorus30 if there is much bleeding.

Ruta 200c if there is pain from damage to the periousteum.

Hepar Sulph 6c 3 times per day to prevent infection for a week after the treatment.

5. ORTHODONTIC BRACES

Arnica 200 as the standard for working with braces.

Ruta 200 If braces damage the root: 2-3 times per day for a few days .

Calendula for wounds that happen after the braces are inserted. Very painful wounds may suppurate. It prevents infection. Try Calendula 6C 3 times per day.

Hypericum 200 if nerve pain is involved.

Staphysagria 30 if there are cuts on the gums from the wires.

6. TOOTH EXTRACTIONS

Arnica 200 or Traumeel as standard. If you are having surgery to have your wisdom teeth taken out, have a look at my blog for remedies after surgery.

If there has been much trauma to the soft tissue from the tooth extraction, and after taking Arnica it does not seem to improve, Bellis- Perennis 200 is the remedy that follows well Arnica for deeper trauma tissue.

Although all of these remedies may be needed, bear in mind that they are not needed at the same time!

The wound healing has a process and different remedies will be needed as the process is changing. For instance, Bell and Hypericum+ Ruta are the most indicated remedies on the first two days as there will be pain from the nerve and periosteum as well as lots of swelling.

Chamomilla 200 will also be useful the first couple of days after the tooth extraction as the pain may be severe but less likely to be indicated on the 5th day. Although it can be used in alternation with other indicated remedy for pain relief.

Calendula 30c (3 times per day) or 6c( 4 times per day) to assist wound healing ongoing after the pain and inflammation remedies are not needed any longer.

But if you don't mind taking several remedies, you can take Calendula right from the first day!

Belladonna 30 or 200c for the day after the extraction to bring down inflammation and swelling.It it is very severe, it may need to be repeated hourly for 30c or every 2-3 hours for a 200c.

Hypericum 200 if there is nerve pain involved. 30c 3 times per day or as often as need initially- every 15 minutes for the first 3 dose. This is great for nerve pain.

Phosphorus if there is much bleeding. Use 30c every 15 minutes for an hour and them 3 times per day for a day. Millefollium 30 can be used if Phos is not helping to stop the bleeding.

Ruta 200c if there is damage to the socket and pain from that, use 3 times per day for a few days.

Symphytum 200 can be used instead of Ruta is this is not helping enough.

Chamomilla 200c pain after dental work where the pain is “unbearable” and the person feels really irritable with it, as if it is too much to bear it. Very cross with it , becomes mad with the pain.

It can also go up to a 1M potency ( for pain only) and used as per needed for lingering pain is the previous potency is helping but not holding or it has helped by not longer does.

If you would like to see and example how to manage a tooth extraction with homeopathic remedies read this blog.

BANERJI PROTOCOL TIP

Hypericum200+Arsenicum 200 (mixed together) 3 times per day per day to avoid infection and calm the pain.

This is a Banerji protocol that I have used so much and I love. When I had my wisdom tooth extraction, that and Ruta 200 was the only thing I needed-no painkillers or antibiotics needed!

7. DRY SOCKET

For pain, throbbing and heat- the symptoms of inflammation- give Belladonna 30c or 3c every hour or 2 hours and alternate it with Ruta 200c for pain of the extraction.

Symphythum 200 may also be a good remedy for pain after the extraction if Ruta is not helping enough.

Pyrogen 200 twice per day if there is infection with fever.

BANERJI PROTOCOL TIP
Arsenicum200+ Hypericum200 every 3 hours are indicated if infection has set in.

8. WISDOM TOOTH PAIN

Chamomilla 200c #1 for ailments from eruptions of wisdom teeth.

The pain makes the person irritable and they feel they can not cope with the pain.

Belladonna 200 if Chamomilla is not helping, this remedy tends to be the second best.

You may feel the area hot and swollen and the pain can feel like throbbing. This is due to the inflammation and Belladonna is great for bringing it down.

Use every few hours or when the pain comes back.

Hypericum 200c if there is nerve pain.

See tooth extraction above and also abscess below if there is infection.

For wisdom teeth that require surgery and hospital stay, the following post surgery remedies will be very helpful.

9. TOOTH ABSCESS-PERIAPICAL AND PARODONTAL

Belladonna only at the first signs of inflammation, red, very hot and throbbing. Use in 30 or 200c.

Hepar Sulph 6c ( number 1 remedy for established abscess): Sticking pains like sharp splinters, hypersensitive to touch and cold and pus is established.

Hepar is closely related to Silica but has a much faster and more intense picture when infection is involved.

For abscess at the root of a filled tooth. Throbbing as if blood was entering the tooth. Establishes suppuration. Worse by cold air and drinks and better in the warmth.

Use Hep 6c every 3 hours until it is gone and continue a few days after but repeat 2 times per day only.

In most cases, inflammation and suppuration come together. I often like to alternate Belladonna 3c or 30c and Hepar Sulph 6c every hour or 2-3 hours depending on the severity of the situation. In most cases, this is what is needed to reduce the abscess, no antibiotics are needed.

Silica 30c for abscess to the root of the teeth. Boils on gums. Worse by cold air and cold drinks and better by warmth.

Silica is useful if the abscess has been lingering for a long time (less intense than Hep Sulph) and hasn’t come to a head.

Alternatively Silica is also indicated after the pus has discharged, it hastens the resolution of the abscess.

It is also useful after Hepar Sulph if the process is not completely finished. Silica is not a fast acting remedy so steady repetition over a period of time is expected.

Merc Sol 30c If you're feverish with some swelling extending to the ear or the cheek side affected and the mouth is tasting and smelling offensive (sweetish, metallic taste), use Merc sol 30 three times a day for 3-7 days.

The saliva is often increased, with dribbling on the pillow at night . It can also help a dental abscess in a tooth with a root filling - often a long standing low grade infection that suddenly flares up.

Merc Sol works very nicely alternately with Belladonna to reduce pain and inflammation. It is a good second option if Hepar is not producing good results.

In cases of fever with the abscess give Pyrogen 200 every 3 hours or 3 times per day.

BANERJI PROTOCOL TIP

For a tooth abscess, the Banerjies recommend taking Hepar Sulph 6c for infection.

You can add Hypericum200+ Arsenicum200 for pain and soft tissue infection.

For gum recession with bone loss around the tooth socked or
If bones structure is affected in some way they recommend adding

Symphytum 200c twice per day
Calc phos3x. twice per day

10. SCALING AND POLISHING

Use a few doses of Arnica 200 if there is discomfort after the treatment and Bell30 3 times per day if there is a bit of gum inflammation.

11. PAIN AT THE SITE AFTER THE ANAESTHETIC INJECTION

Use Ledum 200 a few doses to help with pain coming from the area where the anaesthetic needle went in.

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12. CELL SALTS TONIC TO STRENGTHEN TEETH, PREVENT DECAY AND REMINERALISE

If you or your child are suffering from poor dental health, these tissue cell salts can assist in strengthening the enamel of teeth and building strong support of the cavity in the bone and ligaments attached.

They are also great to support you or your toddler if you iare experiencing tooth decay or you would like to prevent it.

These remedies need to be taken 2 times per day for a few months to gain benefit from taking them.

Calc-phos 6x-it gives solidity to the bone structure around teeth. It is a nutritive cell that promotes cell growth.
Calc-fluor 6x- excellent for strengthening the enamel of the teeth.
Silica 6x- building healthy and strong connective tissue.

You can take the 3 remedies together or order a combination made with these remedies.

13. DENTAL IMPLANTS

Dental implants are permanent tooth replacements. The implant itself is a titanium screw fixed to the jawbone and fuse with the bone over a few months.

Arnica 200 every 3 hours to deal with injury and trauma to the area.
Arsenicum200+Hypericum200 every 3 hours. This remedy will help with pain and discomfort as well as wound healing and preventing infection.

Symphytum 200 every 3 hours. This is a specific remedy for bone pain and bone healing.

Belladonna 30 or 200c for a few days after the surgery to bring down inflammation and swelling. If it is very severe, it may need to be repeated hourly for 30c or every 2-3 hours for a 200c.
In the case that other work needed to be carried out in the gum and stitches are needed, Ledum 200 twice daily should be added.

The frequency of the remedies should be reduced after 3-4 days when pain and inflammation start to decrease. 2-3 times per day until not needed is a good pace afterwards.

105 Comments

Hello! I'm Cristina Villacorta

I believe that we all have the key to our health! I am a homeopath working Online via Zoom that has a passion for understanding and teaching homeopathy. I work mainly with the Banerji Protocols in a 3 dimensional understanding of homeopathy. Let's get learning together!

Nancy Perry

1/25/2019 05:34:36 pm

Thanks Cristina - a great article - now I have it all together and don't have to go searching.

Cristina

1/25/2019 05:44:47 pm

Thank you Nancy! I hope it is useful to you. I plan to keep updating it, so more people can benefit from it.

Ishtiaque

6/26/2019 05:02:38 pm

Thanks a lot Cristna. It is very good acticle.

Karine Hertenweg

3/5/2019 07:52:31 am

Dear, i have a suestion about thd 200c potention. I live in Belgium and when we take 200c potention these are globules and are taken in 1 serve ( the whole tube). When you take about the 200c potention i presume there are the granules. But how many should i take in 1 serve? In Belgium the 30c are in 1 serve 3granules. Is this the same with 200c granules? Thank you for your respond.

3/5/2019 10:08:24 am

Hello Karine,

Ok, the principles of homeopathy are the same with all potencies and all remedies, however...pharmacies or brands like to make profit ( understandable). One dose is one globule, one granule or one drop, just think this is not material dosis that you are taking. So if you buy a branded homeopathy remedy- like Oscillococcinum 200- it will say to take the whole tube as a dose. As homeopaths, we prescribe the same substance but unbranded ( I buy it the medicating potency for the homeopathic pharmacy, which is the same substance that they put in Oscillococcinum- and I say take one globule as a dose. This is true for any other remedy that you take.
Now, is I ask a patient to make a liquid dose of a 200c, I may say take 2-3 drops as a dose, only because we are used to taking something" and one drop does not seem enough, however, one drop will be enough.
The only expection is with the Banerji Protocols, if they prescribe a tissue salt like Calc phos 3x you shoud take the recommended pills. That is becuuse it is a differnt scale of dilution where it is nutritive to our cells.
So to answer your question, it does not matter if it is a 30c, 200c or 12c, use one granule, globule or drop as a dose. Taking more is not going to do any harm, don't worry, neither make the remedy stronger but it is a waste of your pills at the end of the day!

I hope my answer was helpful.

Karine

4/27/2019 10:52:46 am

Thank you for the answer.

Sahar Hussain

6/24/2019 02:34:33 am

Extremely helpful article. Many thanks.
I'm a female nearing 50. My no.7 molar has pain. Has gone a bit loose. And has a kind of boil on its surrounding gum. No cavity. I have gum disease. Teeth bleed when I brush. My lover teeth very irregular.
What should I take for loose tooth and it hurts to chew anything even slightly solid.
Pls advise.
Many thanks

Vickie

4/26/2019 08:16:38 pm

Do you have a recommendation for negative effects from anesthetic? I had a terrible migraine following dental work and believe it was due to the anesthetic.

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6/25/2019 09:51:24 am

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6/25/2019 12:09:03 pm

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2/15/2021 12:51:42 am

Regarding the combo of the 3 cell salts for tooth remineralization--can you get the same results if you take bioplasma or do you need to take these three, together, (alone/no other cell salts) in order to get the desired result? This is a spectacular article, btw. I have a root fracture (2 years) and have been able to eat whatever I want, however, when my sinuses are irritated, I have some problems. I recently found out more about long term cavitations. I have started the HyperArs and the Symp/CalcPhos combos to resolve any continuing issues. Your article is comprehensive and will be helpful to many!

2/15/2021 08:51:26 am

I would advise to use only this 3 remedies if you are looking only at that. Taking more of what your body does not need is not helpful. Of course if you are taking the combination for something else and it is needed, then that's ok.

Claudia Caselli

10/21/2019 03:16:12 pm

Useful article...but I am still undecided between taking hear Sulph or silicea. I have a tooth abscess, that is causing swelling on cheek.It is not red, and some of the time it doesn't cause discomfort. The top of gum is little red swelling there, but not a pus filled boil, as far as it looks. I have had this since a wk ago, it got bit better for few days, then come back little worse. (the swelling face/ cheek gets worse during night).please can u advise which remedy would suit me best.? I would be v grateful.

10/21/2019 08:04:19 pm

I am afraid I can not give individual advice in the blog as the case needs to be taken. But have a look at merc and hepar on the section of abscess, there are different options there that you can try. That would be a better starting point.

Carol

11/9/2019 11:14:26 pm

Great ideas for pain relief. Just want to say ,be careful if your on other medications.

11/10/2019 11:40:53 am

Homeopathy can be used alongside conventional medication, so no need to worry when using both at the same time.

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11/15/2019 07:52:07 am

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Lilli

1/19/2020 06:59:21 pm

Dear Cristina,
thanks for all the information you have made available to us.
Can you clarify if Hypericum is 200c or 30c?
"Hypericum 200 if there is nerve pain involved. 30c 3 times per day or as often as need initially- every 15 minutes for the first 3 dose. This is great for nerve pain."
If it is 200c is it ok to take 3 times a day?
Is Hypericum suitable if there is also some ear discomfort, slightly swollen cheek, gum incision? Or all this call for another remedy?
Thank you

1/20/2020 12:53:42 pm

It really depends what you have on hand. If you are in pain and you only have a 30c kit, then you can start with that but my preferred potency for this is 200c (although 30c has also worked).
Yes, of course it is ok to take a 200 3 times per day if pain is very severe.
If there is pain from ear or cheek, it may mean that there is infection or a deep wound ( I can not comment on individual cases but this is an example) and in that case, Hypericum 200 can be used for the pain alternating with other remedy like Belladonna for inflammation or Chamomilla for pain and inflammation. My preferred remedy for wound healing to control pain and heal wound is Arsen200+Hypericum200 and it can be taken every 3 hours or 2-3 times per day depending on the intensity of symptoms and decreasing to twice per day as it improves.For the problem that you describe, I would probably look at alternating two remedies like the one described and Bell for inflammation. Look at my other blog to see an example.https://www.villacortahomeopath.com/blog/when-one-homeopathic-remedy-just-is-not-enough

1/20/2020 01:11:44 pm

Thank you for your reply Cristina. Can you actually take Arsenicum 200C + Hypericum 200C together? Or do you mean to take Ars 200c now and let's say Hypericum in 3 hours time?
I wish I had Chamonilla at home (I really should get it) but I have Belladonna 30C which I took after being at the dentist, I only took one dose, perhaps I should have insisted with more doses.
I am also interested in the way you prescribe. Do you normally prescribe the dry pills under the tongue or diluted in water?
Many thanks again.

1/20/2020 01:17:38 pm

Yes, Arsen+ Hypericum together, either combined in a pill or taken both tables together at the same time. That is a Banerji Protocol.
Yes, Bell 30 one dose will not get you very far and it may not make any difference at that slow repetition. If there is active inflammation I would use it every 2-3 hours.
I do both, dry doses and water doses. It depends but both will work.

1/27/2020 12:15:44 pm

Dear Cristina,
I have tried all the remedies you suggested.
Initially I alternated Belladonna 200 with Chamomilla 200, but the pain got worse with both and I stopped. In the middle of the night the pain was intense and I took Hyp 200+ Ars 200 with no effect. Then half an hour later I took Chamomilla 200 again (at 2am) and got relief but I had to repeat it at 4am when the pain woke me up again. One and half hour later I took Belladona 200 hoping for a greater lasting effect. But Chamomilla 200 was more effective. Despite the repetition of the remedies was constant I realised it wasn't going deep enough. So, I contated the dentist again. He decided that I needed a root canal therapy (I had been warned already about this) to eliminate the pain because my decay (treated 10 days earlier) was deep and involved a nerve+ it was necessary to incide the gum (which is not recovering despite calendula 30C). For all this time I conrolled the pain with Brufen because at night I couldn't sleep.

After the first session of the root canal therapy the pain got much worse involving the ear again, I took one dose of Hyp 200 with no success. Then I moved to Brufen but its effect only lasted half an hour. I had no other pain killers at home, so I gave Hypericum 200 another go insisting on the dosage:1 dose every 15 minutes. It worked wonders! Only after several doses I started to feel better, I continued to take Hyp 200 for two hours every 15 minutes until 10pm but the pain woke me up at 4am. So, Hypericum worked better than Brufen. Very interesting. I took more Hyp 200 again in the morning but with no success, to kill the pain I had to resort to Brufen again at 1pm but at 1am I was woken up by the pain again and I tried Hyp200+Ars200. I almost got up to take Brufen when the pain subsided and woke me up again at 5.30am (no bad after all). But this remedy only worked once. In the morning I tried Arnica but the pain got worse. Then returned to Hyp 200, Calendula, Belladonna, Chamomilla but nothing worked anymore.

So, what's the question? Is this the time when a higher potency is needed? For example Hypericum 1M or 10M. The weakness of homeopathy is that as far as you repeat dosing during the day, that's fine, but you can't really do this at night and get up every 15 min to take more doses. Brufen effects last 12 hours, which I was and am still taking in the evening when the pain gets much worse.
Because I took so many doses of homeopathic remedies (I don't like the sugary taste of the pellets) I diluted one pill in a small bottle of water succussing the bottle 5 times before taking the next dose. When the water was almost finished I didn't add another pellet of the remedy but only more water succussing the bottle 40 times this time. Is this the correct procedure?
Tomorrow I am having the second and final root canal treatment. Never experienced all this pain after a root canal before. Never took any pain killers after any dental procedure.
I forgot to mention that often the pain originates from clenching and scraping the involved tooth with another tooth at night, and I can't help not doing this! Does this call for Staph or Calendula?
I apologise for the long story, but I hope it can help others.

1/20/2020 01:22:23 pm

I will try that, thank you!
The dentist wants to do root canal if the pain doesn't subside.

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1/24/2020 04:06:54 am

My most unforgettable pain for dental is the wisdom tooth removal. Had 3 operations for my 3 wisdom teeth.

Daniel

4/8/2020 04:18:03 pm

Hey Christina what about using Hepar Sulph 9c for a dental abscess?

4/8/2020 05:11:14 pm

I work with the Banerji Protocols and their preferred potency is a 6c for that as it works quite well.. However, in cases of need and if that's the only thing you have at hand, you can start with that.

Kimberly Sanchez

4/11/2020 06:53:39 pm

My 6 year old has an abscess. I just had an rx filled for an antibiotic but I would rather try treating using hep sulph 6c. Is the dosage different for a child? The directions say 5 pellets, 3x a day until symptoms are relieved. According to #9 it says: Use Hep 6c every 3 hours until it is gone and continue a few days after but repeat 2 times per day only. Does this mean 5 pellets every 3 hours? I am new to this and we have a dental emergency appointment scheduled for Monday. Any help is appreciated!

Cristina Villacorta

4/11/2020 09:51:05 pm

The dose is the same for chindren or adults in homeopathy. One pellet is one dose, you can take more than one pellet if you want to but it will not make a difference in terms of action of the remedy.

5/28/2020 06:30:49 am

Hello!
Great blog with lots of insightful information.
My 21 year old son is recovering from a severe bout of oral HSV1. Cold sores, mouth sores, sore throat, totally miserable for 8 days. Using homeopathy he's much better but the one remaining issue is his swollen, red gums. They're uncomfortable when he eats and hasn't been able to brush them because they bleed and hurt. He's had an issue with his oral health and gums before. I've read so much my head is spinning on what to use - thinking maybe hepar sulph 30 or merc sol 30 or?

5/28/2020 07:29:28 am

I am afraid I can't advise in individual cases. Also your son's condition is due to a viral condition and it should be looked at from a different perspective. I am glad to hear he is recovering well.

Soofia

7/9/2020 08:20:51 pm

I am in the US. I’m wondering if there is anything that could work on old cavitations. I developed rosacea ten years ago after I got all my wisdom teeth pulled. I hear of a lot of failed cavitation surgeries and wondering if I can use homeopathy to heal the possible infections.

Rhea

10/29/2020 11:24:24 pm

Hi Cristina,
I had two teeth extracted last winter. Everything was ok, but lately an abscess that I think has been there since then, still there and got irritated, and bigger. It started to hurt, so I tried the Hypericum and Arsenicum 200 method and the Hepar 6 and Belladonna 30 alternating. It got better with the pain, I feel the pain and the discomfort creeping in though so I increased the amount of time. That helps, but I feel like I have to keep at it. I feel that there is no change, no progress at this point, it just keeps the pain away, the abscess looks a little better. It does help with the pain and soreness and the abscess seemed to have gone down but it is still there. I have been doing this for two days now; what do you recommend? Should I continue this? Thanks

10/30/2020 07:49:12 am

Definetly! Two days is not enough to bring down an infection, if is feeling better and looking better then keep it up for as long as needed. It may be weeks...

Lisa

12/25/2020 10:24:31 pm

What would be used for gums receding but not extreme yet, no decay. Thanks

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12/27/2020 08:54:52 am

Hi there! Very informative and helpful Blog...thank you soo much for sharing useful information about homeopathic medicines and their requirement symptoms.
I hope it will help alot.
Regards

Patti-Jo Roberts

1/27/2021 02:57:43 pm

As I wait outside the oral and maxillofacial surgeon for my son’s quadruple wisdom teeth extraction, i found this to be VERY helpful!! But I do have a question. When you write, “Bell”, do you mean Bellis Perennis, or Belladonna? I cannot tell from the context. Thanks!

1/27/2021 06:06:04 pm

Bell stands for Belladonna. I wish you all the best for your son's wisdom teeth extraction!! I hope the blog is helpful to you!

Vee

1/28/2021 11:19:14 pm

Hi, lovely website!
I have black tooth decay in between front 2 bottom teeth, it is nearly half cm wide and high. No pain but it looks terrible and I'm scared that teeth is rotting, had this for 2 years, but now it's getting bad, will staphysagria 200c help? Or any other?

Thanks

1/31/2021 01:18:35 pm

I am afraid that once when you have tooth decay it is a bit hard....Remedies can be helpful to stop the degeneration or help with pain, swelling or infection but you may need a filling at that point. For instance, I have prescribed Staphysagria to children that had rotten milk teeth but- to prevent the adult teeth from getting cavities, not to treat the actual ones.

Elesha

2/3/2021 01:11:59 am

My 9, 6, and 4 year olds have crowded teeth and narrow pallets. The 9 year old has been saying her front adult teeth are causing pain. What would you recommend for natural pallet expansion? Calc carb 30c 1d? Calc phos 6x 2d? I know it could take years, and I would like to start out with the proper medicine, protency, and frequency. We just started taking Anovite6 colostum for added nutrition and have been taking Bioplasma or calc flour, calc phos, and silica all in 6x 1d. Thank you for always posting such relevant and wonderful information!

2/3/2021 11:08:11 am

This is a difficult one and of course this may sound very different from what you have read online as I know other say something completely different. I feel that is also important to be honest in what homeopathy can achieve in our patients, and in my experience, structural malformations are very difficult to correct, if not impossible.So in the case of a narrow palette, if you start early on from birth before development sets in, you have the biggest opportunity to change that path, but even though, if there is a history of that in the family, it can be tricky. Homepathy can help to minimise discomfort and reduce any complications but after a few years that the palette is formed, remedies alone will not be able to "expand" that structure. You are right that calc phos, calc fluor, Silica in tissue salts are helpful to strengthen teeth and surrounding tissue and you should continue as your child has a susceptibility in that area but I do not want to mislead you thinking that it will expand her palette. Such a narrow structure in the mouth and crowded teeth is part of the Syphilitic or Tubercular miasm and in my opinion, you will get better results for his health ( not only for his teeth) by addressing those in the case. One of my patient's is using Orthotropics for a very bad narrow palette and severe overcrowding that would require surgery or teeth pulling otherwise, in conjunction with homeopathy with great results.Of course a few months of of Calcarea 200 or even Silica 200 can also be helpful for structures. I wish you all the best for your son's dental health.

8/27/2021 01:29:58 am

Look into the Myomunchee and Myobrace

Marie

2/14/2021 05:32:08 pm

For the people that used protocol for wisdom extraction, how was the recovery?

2/15/2021 08:39:50 am

I have used it myself 3 times and I was completely fine! Other patients had found it helpful as well. Have a look at my other blog for this.https://www.villacortahomeopath.com/blog/when-one-homeopathic-remedy-just-is-not-enough

Fatia

2/23/2021 04:41:03 am

Hello Cristina, your website is beautiful and very informative. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with others. I have an abscess at my root canal tooth, I am taking Hepar Sulph 6c and Silica 30c, alternating them every 2 hours. Can I add pyrogenium and at what strengh. Thank you.

2/28/2021 05:28:04 pm

That's very kind Fatia! Yes you can add Pyrogenium, I would use a 200c.

My 7 years old is having abscess due to molar feeling as it cracked and she was not aware as there was no pain the infection reached to the gums dr given antibiotics for 7 days can I give her hepar sulp6c? how many pellets ?and for how many day ? Is it g

3/4/2021 01:23:58 pm

PleAse advise

3/4/2021 08:59:29 pm

yes, you can give him Hepar 6c even with the antibiotics. One dose is one pellet and use it for how many days he needs it!

Sharon

3/5/2021 12:24:57 pm

I couldn’t get hepar 6c can I give 30 potency of Harper sulphur (liquid form )as that is all I got can I give it for 2 drops 3 times a day

Sharon D

3/8/2021 05:45:20 pm

Mam can I give her silica 30 along with hepar suph30 since I don’t have hepar 6c . I am giving her 3 drops liquid form rite now and the boil has subsided a bit it’s been 3 days. My question is the dose ok? And can I give bot hepar and silica together and how many days.

Kindly help please. Thank you in advance.

3/12/2021 07:36:54 pm

yes, you can do those potencies as well.

Allisen

3/24/2021 08:09:54 pm

I’m in a similar situation with my 8-year-old daughter. They want to put her to sleep to remove the tooth. Are these remedies to replace not taking the tooth out? I’m trying to avoid it, but I’m scared to leave the infected baby tooth. She isn’t in pain. She had a big cavity and it’s infected inside.

3/7/2021 09:00:06 am

Dear ma’am what is the right about of tablets for children of age 5 years and 8 years to give in homeopathy specialty 6x tablets that is cal phos 6x calc flour6x and ferrum 6x and is the dosage same for adults ? I’m confused cause these are tablets and now liquids.

Please request you to responds. Thank you for your earlier responses.

3/8/2021 12:53:44 pm

Yes, the same dose for adults than children.

Kate

4/7/2021 10:26:19 am

Hello, Kate here. This is a really great read. Anything that can support tooth pockets following treatment that won’t close up? So I guess something that is ideal for healing oral tissue. There is also bone loss too... not sure that’s ‘fixable’ but anything that supports with any further loss.

Thank you so much

cathy

4/8/2021 06:12:38 am

Hi Christina. Thank you for your article. In the last segment it talks about cell salts for decay and remineralization and states the 3 that should be used at 6x potency. However, you did say that with cell salts, number of tablets matters, so I am wondering how many of each cell salt is recommended for that protocol?
Thanks, Cathy

4/10/2021 07:54:22 am

That's a good question Cathy! Yes, the number of tablets it matters if you are using cell salts in trituration (3X) but if you are using the 6x potency as for the blog for remineralisation, then one pill is one dose. You don't need more than that.

Ruthy

4/30/2021 02:45:29 am

Hi Cristina

This is one of the best blogs I've seen for dental advice and homeopathy..Thank you..I am using your advice and protocols as I've had a tooth abscess leading into sinuses..The dentist wanted to give me antibiotics after cleaning out the root and abcess but I'd prefer to carry on using homeopathy.

Can you add any protocol for infections that are no longer abcessed or abscess has been drained but infection still lingers ? Or do you advise the same treatment as a tooth while abscessed ?

I find it good that you advised multiple homeopathy can be used together..I've always been fearful of doing that yet felt at times I did need to space doses nearer together for different ones and felt they helped a lot.For instance I'm currently taking hep sulph 6c every 2 hours and Belladonna 30c in between.I also had arnica and ledum after the dentist..I may try Merc sol next.as it's still not clearing up.I've not got 200c would those work much better to clear residual infection ? Thank you again for your great blogs

4/30/2021 10:20:08 pm

I am glad you enjoy my blog!

I can not advice on individual cases but remedies for infection are in the blog, whether is abscessed or not. Look at the descriptions. Hypericum200+ Arsenicum 200 is also good for soft tissue infections.

Minttu

4/30/2021 08:23:40 pm

Hello Christina!

My 9 yr old daugher has few front tooths that has not formed At all. There is only holes where should be thooth. I have tried to look homeopathic information about missing thooths but not found. I have read that it is hederity but no one in the family has this. Do you know anything that could help? It’s so shame becasue she is so pretty little princess. In my coyntry homeopathy is not common at all.

Thank you! :)

4/30/2021 10:13:04 pm

Yes, it can be hereditary but it is probably miasmatic as well. If the tooth have not formed by now, I am afraid no homeopathic remedy will help to "grow teeth". You will need an x ray to understand what is happening. May be the tooth is there but is slow to come out? This happened to my own daughter . She will need an x ray to determine that.

Joanne

5/24/2021 12:37:55 pm

Thank you so very much, Christina, for all the information. My question: is it advisable to start the Banerji Protocol prior to an extraction?
(Hypericum200+Arsenicum200 3 times per day) I am hoping to avoid antibiotics!! Thanks!

5/28/2021 06:37:01 pm

No, you don't need to start before Joanne. On the day after the extraction is ok.

Tina

6/24/2021 12:20:56 pm

Hi Cristina

Please could you tell me how often to take Silica for a root tooth abscess and for how long approximately?

Thank you!

6/25/2021 08:52:54 pm

It depends on the symptoms and the potency you are taking. But I would say for a 30c, every 3 hours. You can take it for as long as needed as long as it is helping. It can be days or a week.

7/8/2021 02:53:37 am

hi again Ive loved your blog and used your protocols to help me with some dental issues

id like to ask can we use Silica/Silicea 30 o4 200 if we have any dental post under a crown or implants..Ive often see it wrote that you cannot use silica in those cases incase it pushes them out ?

and would that also apply to the silica 6x in tissue salts ? thank you

7/10/2021 11:57:16 am

I have a dental post under a crown and most of my patients have dental work done. I have never had a problem with Silica myself. The only way I could see this to apply is IF there was infection and your own body was trying to reject it. But if is integrated into your system, then there is no problem.

Pavan

8/4/2021 09:13:03 am

Hi Cristina,
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.
I would like to if one could start with the cells salts combination right immediately after a root canal treatment?
Could the Silicea 6x push out the filled root or the crown?
I have recently had a root canal treatment, I would like to start on the cell salts regime for the receding gums.
Regards,
Pavan

8/5/2021 08:07:23 am

No it will not, the only time this could happen it would be if your body was already rejecting it for infection or another problem.

Rachel

8/5/2021 06:15:39 am

This is a GREAT post, thank you Christina! I learn SO much from you.

May I ask, you use HyperArs slightly differently than I am accustomed to seeing and I'd love to glean from your wisdom. In the description of your terrific First Aid Kit, you say that HyperArs is "useful for injuries to nerve endings – crushed fingertips, tailbone". I am still learning, but I had never heard of the combo being used for that & always thought of Hypericum alone. Do you find HyperArs better for these nerve-rich area injuries?

Another thing I am unsure of: Your post paints a lovely picture of HyperArs as being wonderful for pain and to avoid or treat soft tissue infection. I am curious then... you listed Hypericum by itself for nerve pain from a tooth extraction... I would have thought a tooth extraction would automatically indicate HyperArs due to the open wound being an opportunity for infection?

I am just not quite clear on when to use Hypericum vs. HyperArs, and I would be so very grateful to you if you could help me understand. Thank you & blessings!

8/5/2021 08:05:02 am

I am glad you enjoyed my blog and hope it is useful.
The kit comes with a booklet with more detailed use of remedies, what you find on the presentation page of the kit is a bit more generalised, go to the blogs to be more precise.
If there is a soft tissue inflammation and leaning towards infection or an open wound use Hyper+ Arsen for just for nerve pain use Hypericum alone.
Regarding HyperArs for tooth extractions, you need to think that you need to adjust the protocols and remedies to the case. I give different options but there is not a fixed way of doing things and each patient comes with different challenges and we would use different protocols for each.

RACHEL

8/5/2021 08:16:01 am

Thank you very kindly! <3

Virginia Linnell, CCH

8/6/2021 08:49:46 pm

Excellent article! I too am a Homeopath and was checking on what I was thinking of giving a patient with an abscessed tooth and happened on your article. It helped me to decide on giving the Hepar Sulph rather than the Silica I was thinking of. Decided to do a cycle of Mercury- Hepar Sulph - Silica. Thank you again!

8/13/2021 01:28:06 pm

That sounds a good plan! I love remedy relationships and remember that one remedy will lead you to the other in the cycle.

Sonia

8/9/2021 04:57:52 am

I am so very grateful for your blogs. they help so much. I have a question. Do you have any experience with Hekla Lava? and tooth problems/extractions. and if so, which potency does help most? 200 or 30 or less?

8/13/2021 01:26:25 pm

I prefer the remedies recommended on the blog as first port of call. But for any remedy for acute issues, 30 or 200 will do.

Chari

8/19/2021 02:26:15 pm

In the Tooth Abscess section, what exactly is meant by "filled" tooth when talking about Hepar Sulph? Also, thank you so much for sharing this information!

8/21/2021 08:43:50 am

This is for a tooth that has had work done, like a filling or root canal and develops an abscess. A tooth that has an active infection.

8/21/2021 05:53:03 pm

Thank you for your response! So, if the tooth hasn't had any work done, is hepar sulph still helpful? Also, I see others saying that they alternate using hepar sulph and silica. Do they not cancel each other out (antidote)?

8/22/2021 01:37:10 pm

yes, if there is a bit of infection still indicated, either it has been filled or not.
No they do not antidote each-other, they are complementary remedies and follow well one another. They work in harmony.
I personally do not believe in remedies antidoting each other anyway!

8/23/2021 05:27:59 pm

Thank you so much!

9/1/2021 04:03:16 am

Would Hepar Sulph 6c be the correct remedy if there is some kind of left over infection after a root canal but, there is no visible pus or any boil with pus visible on the x-ray

9/1/2021 06:01:40 pm

Yes, it would still help.

9/27/2021 12:11:09 pm

Thank you so much for this helpful article. Is it a good idea to give a child the cell salts (calc fluor, calc phos, silica) while they have an expander in place to widen the palate? Will doing those make the orthodontic work (expander and braces) go a little more quickly or will they hinder the process?

10/1/2021 07:46:22 pm

Thank you! It is ok to give this cell salts with the expander. Calc phos is particularly helpful for bone development.

10/3/2021 11:14:41 pm

Dear Christina,

I am adding so much wisdom to my notes from this blog, thanks to you. I really appreciate you sharing with us.

May I ask, can you help me understand what you meant by this statement regarding Ruta in Section 6 please? You said, "Ruta 200c if there is damage to the socket and pain from that, use 3 times per day for a few days. It can also go up to a 200 potency and used as per needed if there is still a lot of pain."

Did you perhaps mean that someone can also go up to a 1M potency?

Thank you so much!
~ Rachel

10/5/2021 01:39:35 pm

Yes! that is a mistake and thank you for brining it out to me. That's correct that I should put 1M in there. In general, I would recommend the 200c but there are different strategies to work with in homeopathy and one of them is going up in potency when the remedy is helping but not holding or it helped but not any more now. If this is the case, sometimes the energy of that potency against your own has been burnt out and a change in potency will pick up where the other has left.
I hope this is helpful!

Judith

10/12/2021 08:54:36 pm

Hello Ivan so pleased to come across your expert and very generous information- sharing! A question: I read thru a couple of times but not sure I saw remedies to save a loose tooth. Did Icocerlook it or was that addressed with different terminology? Will check your previous articles spread the word. Thank you!

10/13/2021 07:56:19 am

Once when the teeth are loose, it means they have detached from the bone and no remedy will attach them again!. Cell salts is probably the best option to strengthen what is left and try to keep it for as long as possible, otherwise I have not made reference to lose teeth in any of the blog.

12/9/2021 03:48:43 pm

If one is already taking calc phos and symphytum for bone structure issues and wants to take calc phos, calc fluor, and silicea for remineralization, is it okay to take symphytum with the 3 cell salts? Or do the two protocols (calc phos/symphytum and calc phos/calc fluor/silicea) need to be taken at different times?

12/12/2021 11:29:59 am

Yes it is ok, the remedies still work even if taken together.

12/13/2021 10:57:04 pm

Thank you!

Valerie

1/11/2022 08:59:54 pm

Hi!
Love your articles. They are awesome. I have a pretty bad infection under a crown. I go to a wonderful biological dentist. She said the tooth needs to be removed. The infection has apparently been there for years. The tooth on the exact opposite side of the mouth had a root canal and also got infected. (I’ll never do a root canal again! How weird same tooth both side. Wonder what that speaks to in my body)…anyway…that one was removed and I have just had the post for the crown put in. I am thinking I should be doing symphytum to help heal and strengthen the bone around the post. Any other suggestions?
And regarding the infection…I’ve been researching this a ton… I have been using Homeopathy for many years… There is no pain pus, nothing I can see but they said infection/abscess? I was hoping to try to get rid of the infection… but since it’s been there for many years I don’t know if that is possible…my thinking was to use Myristica. What are your thoughts?

seema Rao

1/18/2022 03:41:11 am

can taking homeopathy in globule form lead to dental caries. I have noticed sudden increase in tendency to have multiple caries in spite of keeping good dental care. i floss and brush after every meal. It started after my second covid vaccine dose which i took 6 months prior. After that i became very sick and since then developing big caries in my teeth in just 25 to 40 days interval.
I take homeopathy regularly during the day for several years. can it cause decay?

Trish

2/14/2022 07:36:27 pm

Is there a Banerji protocol for bruxism?

Themedsfly link

3/26/2022 06:27:38 am

This is great post and a valuable source for all.

Justine

3/29/2022 07:05:41 pm

I clench my teeth and I am wondering if there is a remedy to help open up my jaw because I can wake up and have a bit of lock-jaw. Thanks so much,

Justine

Kimberly

5/3/2022 07:44:06 pm

Hello,
For an abscess at the root of a filled tooth that cannot be seen except on x-ray, how long do you take a remedy? Until the pain stops? Should the abscess eventually move to the surface and be visible?

5/8/2022 06:59:30 pm

I could not tell you as healing does not always take place in the same way. For some people it could move to the surface and for others it would dissolve. If not other symptoms, you would need to contrast with another x ray, if you have symptoms then you would see improvement of those.

Sharan

5/12/2022 06:16:44 pm

Hi Christina
Thanks for your help always.
I have a cavity in wisdom tooth for 15 years.
It was filled out but now it’s very painful for past few days.
There’s just little discomfort when I’m moving;Standing or sitting straight but the moment I lie down my tooth starts to throb so bad that I can’t bear it.I’ve not slept for 4 nights.X ray shows no abcess but cavity is very deep and pain is due to Pulpitis.Dentist has advised tooth extraction but Appointment is after 10 days..Tried ( prescribed by my homeopath )Chamomila 200+ bell 30; Hepar sulph 6 ; silicea 30; hypericum 200+ mag phos 200+colo 200 ; rhus tox 1 m ; merc sol 200 .Nothing is working to stop that throbbing pain only when lying down or even sitting head low.would be so grateful for any help.

5/14/2022 04:50:38 pm

Sharan, if you are working with a homeopath the best for you should be to ask them for advice into the situation, it would be wrong for me to interfere.

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