What to do if tooth decay hurts? Chinese medicine remedies to treat tooth decay

As the saying goes: toothache is not a disease, but it can be fatal. Tooth decay is one of the main causes of toothache. The occurrence of tooth decay is related to dietary nutrition and hygiene. If you do not pay attention to oral hygiene, the residues left in the mouth will create conditions for bacterial activity, causing corrosion and damage to the teeth.

1: You can peel fresh garlic, mash it into a paste, and fill it into the cavity of the caries; you can also take an appropriate amount of Yunnan Baiyao, mix it into a paste with warm water, fill it into the cavity of the caries, or apply it to the periodontal and gum areas; you can also apply Ten Drops of Water or Fengyoujing to the affected area, or continuously brush your teeth with acid-resistant toothpaste, etc., which will relieve the pain and then make it disappear.

2: Job's tears and Platycodon powder (Yonglei Fang): Grind job's tears and Platycodon into powder, apply it to caries cavities, and can also be taken orally.

3: Leek root paste (from Qianjin Fang): Use 10 leek roots, 20 Sichuan peppercorns, and a little sesame oil, mash them into paste, and apply it on the cheeks on the sides of the affected teeth. It is said that it can be cured after several times. Suitable for caries pain.

4: Ashes to clean tooth decay (Bencao Shiyi) Burn the stems and leaves of Ashes to cleanse tooth decay (also known as Ashes and Golden Locks) into ashes, mix with water to make pills, detoxify and wrap them, and stuff them into the holes of decayed teeth. Efficacy: Fills caries holes and relieves pain. Suitable for caries pain.

5: Eggplant recipe (Famous Prescriptions on the Sea): Dry eggplant flowers and burn them into ashes, apply to the painful area; or use eggplant roots to mash the juice and apply it frequently; or burn eggplant stalks and mix them with ashes, or add equal parts of eggplant stalk asarum and apply them to the decayed teeth. All of the above use yellow eggplant (the one with yellow skin). It is said to have immediate effect. Effective in stopping the pain caused by tooth decay. Suitable for tooth decay pain.

6: Eat more foods rich in vitamin D, calcium, and vitamin A in your diet, such as milk, liver, eggs, meat, fish, tofu, dried shrimps, pineapple, carrots, sweet potatoes, green peppers, hawthorn, olives, persimmons, sand apples, etc. Foods rich in fluoride include fish, shrimp, kelp, jellyfish, etc.

In severe cases, you will feel toothache, especially when eating hard food or encountering sweet, sour, cold or hot food, the pain will be aggravated. Vitamin D can help the absorption of calcium and phosphorus, and vitamin A can increase the antibacterial ability of the gum mucosa, so we must pay attention to ensuring their supply from the diet. Fluoride is indispensable, but once it is deficient, it can also lead to tooth decay.