Dental diseases that are associated with gum inflammation are considered very common. To cope with discomfort, you can use herbal remedies. Chamomile for gums has pronounced hemostatic and anti-inflammatory properties. If used correctly, it will be possible to restore tissue health and cope with the symptoms of inflammation.
Chamomile is used quite often for gums.
Chamomile as an additional aid in the treatment of oral diseases
There are probably very few people who have never tried rinsing their mouth with chamomile. It is not surprising, because this medicinal culture has healing properties. It is suitable not only for gargling and gargling, but can be drunk to normalize the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. In addition, decoctions and products based on it are not addictive and are safe to swallow even by small children.
The decoction is used in the treatment of various problems
From the medicinal culture, you can make decoctions-rinses for daily treatment of the oral cavity after brushing your teeth. This will be an excellent preventive measure against dental diseases. If you have problems with teeth and gums, then the use of chamomile flowers will also be useful. However, it is important to understand that recipes based on this plant, like any other folk remedies, should only be additional or auxiliary to the main treatment prescribed by the doctor.
Buy chamomile only at the pharmacy and give up the idea of collecting flowers in the garden, flower beds or meadows. The fact is that other types of plants are often confused with medicinal flowers - nivjak, navel, chamomile. Externally, their flowers are very similar, but there is absolutely no benefit from using them.
Let's look at what problems chamomile will help you cope with more quickly if you use it in the complex treatment of certain oral diseases.
Indications for use
Gum pathologies are accompanied by the development of inflammation. The following factors lead to them:
- diseases of the digestive system;
- violation of oral care rules;
- eating disorders.
In this case, the teeth become covered with deposits that cause damage to the gum structure. This can lead to a range of negative health effects.
If you regularly rinse your gums with chamomile, you will be able to cope with the following pathologies:
- stomatitis;
- gingivitis;
- herpetic lesion of the oral cavity.
Chamomile is often added to toothpaste
Bad breath, or halitosis
The smell is caused by bacteria, and chamomile has a powerful antiseptic effect due to the substance camazulene it contains. It fights various pathogens, in addition, it not only suppresses the growth of pathogenic microorganisms, but also restores the natural balance of microflora - eliminates dysbiosis.
Recipes for halitosis
- with mint: to prepare a decoction, you need to mix 1 tablespoon of mint and chamomile and add 500 ml of boiled water to the mixture. Pour boiling water over the ingredients and strain after an hour.
- with strawberry leaves: mix the ingredients in equal quantities (for example, one tablespoon of both), add boiling water. The decoction should be placed in a dark, warm place, left for about half an hour, strained and cooled.
The decoction helps get rid of bad breath.
How to rinse your mouth with chamomile: use any of the prepared decoctions in the morning and evening as a rinse after brushing your teeth. Just take a little liquid into your mouth, carefully move it from side to side for 1-3 minutes, and spit it out. Do not eat or drink for the next half hour to ensure maximum benefit from the product.
Do not boil chamomile flowers over an open fire. It’s better to simply pour boiling water over them (or simmer in a water bath for about 20–30 minutes) and let them brew, so they will retain maximum beneficial properties.
Instructions for use during treatment
Before the procedure, it is necessary to clean the oral cavity from food debris. This will help achieve maximum penetration of the therapeutic composition into the tissue.
While rinsing, you need to keep the infusion in your mouth for quite a long time. In case of severe tissue inflammation, it is worth supplementing the procedure with the application of tampons, moistening them in chamomile oil.
To make the medicine, it is recommended to take 1 cup of flowers and 2 cups of vegetable oil. The composition needs to be infused for 2 weeks in a dark place. After this, you need to strain it and keep it in the refrigerator.
Proper procedure does not cause harm to the human body. The use of chamomile for rinsing the mouth does not have systemic properties.
Rinsing must be carried out according to the rules.
Toothache
The medicinal culture contains organic valeric acid and analgesic compounds, so it does a good job of reducing the sensitivity of nerve endings and can cope with pain of mild to moderate intensity. It is thanks to its anesthetic properties that many people like to rinse their mouths and throats with chamomile when the first signs of acute respiratory infections or acute respiratory viral infections, as well as toothache, appear.
Due to its positive properties and lack of harm, folk recipes with chamomile are popular among nursing and pregnant women in a situation where many analgesics are simply contraindicated due to the potential danger.
The likelihood of an allergic reaction to pharmaceutical chamomile is practically excluded. However, not everyone knows that it is not recommended to take it orally or drink it as tea for women in early pregnancy, as it produces estrogen hormones, which leads to uterine tone and can cause miscarriage. Also, teas and decoctions should not be consumed internally by people with anacid gastritis (with zero stomach acidity).
Strong decoction against toothache
You will need 300 ml of boiled water per 5 spoons of medicinal flowers. Before use, it is recommended to leave the resulting composition for about 30 minutes and cool to room temperature.
How to use: you need to take a little liquid into your mouth and hold it for as long as possible. You should not rinse your mouth with a cold or hot decoction, as you may get the opposite effect of what was expected, namely, cause a new attack of pain.
The product can cope with toothache
To enhance the effect, you can add a few tablespoons of dried sage or echinacea to the mixture. A compress of chamomile oil will also help relieve toothache. Just apply a few drops of prepared oil (sold in pharmacies) to cotton wool and apply to the sore tooth. Before doing this, make sure that you are not allergic to other components of the composition.
“My grandmother told me how to brew chamomile to gargle and gargle. These days it’s even easier to do this because it’s sold in filter bags, and all you have to do is pour boiling water over it. I use it myself on occasion and give it to my children for almost all their troubles. I believe that this is a natural and completely harmless product, the benefits of which have been proven by more than one generation. And it costs less than fancy medicines that cure one thing and cripple another.”
Maria Fadeeva, review from 32top.ru
Difficult teething
Chamomile tea and compresses are recommended to be given to young children to alleviate the condition of difficult teething. These products are natural, hypoallergenic, relieve itching, skin irritation and pain and are as safe as possible for the body. Chamomile is an essential component of many gels to relieve teething symptoms: Chicco, Kamistad Baby, Baby Doctor, Dentinox, Parsonal1.
Adults whose wisdom teeth have begun to emerge can also make a decoction or compress. In this case, you will get a “2 in 1” effect - numb the gums and disinfect tissues damaged as a result of teething.
Chamomile will relieve itching and irritation during teething
Precautions for use
Chamomile, sage and other herbs that are used to rinse the mouth are considered completely safe. However, there is always a risk of accidental ingestion of the substance.
Herbal decoctions can be dangerous if the gastric juice is highly acidic. At the same time, an overly concentrated solution can provoke signs of allergies.
It is prohibited to use chamomile decoction internally in the following situations:
- mental disorders, signs of schizophrenia;
- heavy and painful periods;
- damage to the kidneys and urinary tract;
- relapse of gastritis;
- diarrhea.
Doctors advise avoiding the use of chamomile-based alcohol extracts during pregnancy and lactation. In this case, it is necessary to use a decoction or water infusion.
Gum inflammation
Chamomile is rich in natural antioxidants that have antifungal and antiviral properties. It contains ascorbic (vitamin C) and nicotinic (vitamin PP) acids, as well as oils that have an anti-inflammatory and immunostimulating effect. If you rinse your mouth with chamomile, you can relieve itching and swelling of the gums, reduce their bleeding and reduce sensitivity. It will help strengthen and tone the mucous membrane, strengthen local immunity and increase tissue resistance to adverse factors.
The decoction is used to treat gum inflammation
Decoctions, lotions and applications from these medicinal raw materials are used2 in the complex treatment of diseases such as chronic catarrhal gingivitis, periodontitis and periodontal disease. To enhance the effect, chamomile is usually mixed with calamus or calendula, as well as other medicinal plants (sage, oak bark, eucalyptus).
How to rinse your mouth with chamomile for gum inflammation? It is recommended to use only fresh (one day old) and warm decoction. The procedure should be carried out after each meal, as well as after morning and evening brushing of teeth. The course of treatment is 3 weeks.
Collection and storage rules
You can collect grass at any time of the year, but the inflorescences are considered the most useful. If they are harvested at the beginning of summer (mid-June), the herbal mixture will delight you with a high concentration of essential oils and medicinal substances.
A characteristic feature of chamomile is a yellow pad in the center, framed by a corolla of white petals.
How to prepare a medicinal plant yourself:
- Only the heads of inflorescences are collected;
- for drying, lay out in one layer;
- dried without heating the herbal mass, but in a draft.
An important condition for proper drying is that the plant must retain its aroma and slight bitter taste, and not change color and structure.
Damage to the mucosa
If you have wounds in your mouth caused by rubbing from braces or dentures, then chamomile, which can be used as a mouth rinse, will help ease the condition and quickly restore damaged tissue. Medicinal decoctions will also be effective in treating rashes caused by fungal stomatitis and candidiasis, but, of course, only in combination with other measures.
Medicinal flowers accelerate the regeneration of cells and tissues, help in the fight against cracks in the tongue and other damage to the mucous membrane. If you rinse, you also reduce the risk of infection.
If the mucous membrane is damaged, rinsing with a decoction also helps.
Chamomile oral baths are recommended for those who have undergone surgery on the oral tissues or have had teeth removed. This measure helps to heal faster the areas where surgery was performed. After tooth extraction, this also becomes a prevention of alveolitis. How to do it: just take the decoction into your mouth, hold it for 2-3 minutes (avoid vigorous rinsing), and carefully spit it out. After surgical interventions, oral baths can only be started on the 2nd day.
ENT diseases
Due to its anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antiseptic properties, the medicinal decoction is used to rinse the mouth and throat for tonsillitis, laryngitis, lymphadenitis and sialadenitis (salithiasis).
If you use decoctions of this medicinal culture to treat diseases of the mouth and throat, then never use them hot. It is better that the liquid is warm or at room temperature, because otherwise you can burn the mucous membranes. You should not swallow the decoction, otherwise you can push bacteria into the body and cause complications.
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- Goreva E.A., Petrenko A.V., Babailov M.S. The use of herbal preparations for teething syndrome in children // Medical and pharmaceutical journal “Pulse”. – 2022.
- Goncharova E.I. Herbal remedies in the prevention and treatment of periodontal diseases // Russian Dental Journal. – 2012.
Expert “Chamomile is an excellent natural antiseptic. For a while, it can help alleviate the condition of various dental diseases, as it relieves unpleasant symptoms well. However, it will not eliminate the root cause of the problem. Therefore, seeing a doctor is a must!” Dentist-therapist Elena Vladimirovna Orlova
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Orlova Elena Vladimirovna
Doctor rating: 9.5 out of 10 (2) Specialization: Dentist-therapist Experience: 33 years
Comments
Doesn't chamomile whiten teeth by any chance?
Polina (05.14.2020 at 20:40) Reply to comment
- Dear Polina, chamomile does not whiten the enamel, and if you abuse a highly concentrated chamomile decoction or constantly drink strong tea from this medicinal plant, then, on the contrary, you risk staining the enamel with a yellowish tint.
Editorial staff of the portal UltraSmile.ru (05/20/2020 at 09:18) Reply to comment
Can I rinse with chamomile after tooth extraction or not? I had my wisdom tooth removed, and the doctor told me not to rinse with anything. And my mother says you need to rinse it, so the wound from removal will heal faster.
Love (05/20/2020 at 08:38) Reply to comment
I know that chamomile is good for inflammation and gastritis, but I didn’t know that it should be used to rinse the mouth for dental problems. Tell me, if you have bleeding gums, how many times a day should you rinse your mouth to achieve results?
Olga (05/20/2020 at 08:48) Reply to comment
Chamomile is a wonderful natural antiseptic. But, with its frequent use, namely with daily rinsing of the mouth with a decoction, can the enamel begin to acquire a yellow tint?
Nadezhda Ivanova (05/20/2020 at 09:16) Reply to comment
Hello? Tell me, can something more readily available help with bad breath? I don't have mint or strawberry leaves in my house. Maybe something more readily available can be used? Chamomile or something else.. Thanks in advance for your feedback!
Anna (05/20/2020 at 09:22) Reply to comment
Is it possible to rinse your mouth with chamomile decoction for an abscess in the right cheek area after drainage and removal of the fifteenth tooth? The attending physician did not prescribe rinsing, only bandages and antibiotics.
Sofia (05/20/2020 at 09:28) Reply to comment
The child is 6 months old. Teeth are cutting through. Naturally, rinsing is impossible, since the solution is constantly swallowed. Is it possible to drink chamomile at such an early age? Could there be any side effects?
Julia (05/20/2020 at 09:34) Reply to comment
As I understand it, chamomile acts as an additional adjuvant and should be used in complex treatment? Or are there cases in which just using chamomile is enough?
Tatyana (05/20/2020 at 09:43) Reply to comment
I always thought that chamomile prepared by hand is the best, but it turns out it’s not so simple - you need to have a good understanding of plants before you start collecting them. Which pharmacy chamomile is better to take - in bags or in bulk?
Alla (06/22/2020 at 07:23) Reply to comment
I rinsed my mouth with chamomile decoction for a week. After each use, an unpleasant sensation in the mouth, as if the top layer of the teeth and gums had been wiped off with soda. Is this how it should be or is this procedure not suitable for me?
Darina (06.22.2020 at 14:42) Reply to comment
I noticed that lately my gums have been inflamed and bleeding. Please tell me what if I start rinsing my teeth with chamomile. Will chamomile infusion help get rid of inflammation?
Julia (06/22/2020 at 15:43) Reply to comment
Tell me, please, I heard that for gastritis and high acidity it is not recommended to “use” chamomile. Is this true or are there no restrictions? Thank you!
Christina (06.22.2020 at 18:48) Reply to comment
