Home Remedies for Gum Disease

Here are the top 10 home remedies for gum disease.

1. Reduce stress

People under stress have a compromised immune system that makes it harder for them to fight of the bacteria that causes periodontal disease and makes them more prone to gum infection.

2. Sea Salt

Natural sea salt contains minerals that reduce inflammation, ease pain and draw out any infection.

• Mix a small amount of sea salt in a cup of warm water until it dissolves completely.
• Use it as a mouth rinse, swishing it around in your mouth for a few seconds.
• Do this twice times a day until your symptoms subside.

3. Tea Bags

• Steep a tea bag in hot water for 2-3 minutes, and then allow it to cool.
• Place the tea bag on the affected area for three to five minutes.
• Repeat a few times a day until you get relief.19.5

4. Rub on some honey

Once you brush your teeth, rub a small amount of honey on the problem area of your gums.

5. Cranberry Juice

• Cranberry juice is good for fighting gum disease and infection due to its high vitamin C content..
• Simply drink about 4 ounces, of the unsweetened juice daily to help prevent bacteria from sticking to your teeth.

6. Make a lemon paste

Make  a paste from the juice of one lemon and some salt. Mix it and apply to your teeth.  Let it sit for a few minutes and gargle with warm water to rinse it off.

7. Eat more C-rich foods

It's not just lemons that can help with gum disease, but also other foods full of vitamin C such as oranges, grapes, guava, kiwi mango, papaya, bell peppers, and strawberry. Vitamin C is an antioxidant, and antioxidants are found to promote connective tissue growth and bone regeneration, which can be affected by various gum problems.

8. Increase your intake of vitamin D. 

Get your vitamin D fix by soaking up the sun at least 15 to 20 minutes twice a week and eating D-rich foods such as salmon, whole eggs, sunflower seeds, and cod liver oil.

9. Brush with baking soda.

Baking soda neutralizes the acids in your mouth, thereby reducing the chances of tooth decay and gum disease, so it's more of a preventive measure than an actual treatment for gum disease. Add a small amount of baking soda to a bit of warm water and mix to form a paste. Use this paste to brush your teeth.

10. Give up tobacco.

Tobacco decreases your ability to fight infection and delays healing. Tobacco users are more likely than nonsmokers to have serious gum disease that doesn't respond as well to treatment and that leads to tooth loss.

Source: wikihow