Dr. Mamta Rana Mehindru

Oil pulling can increase whiteness of teeth Oil pulling, also known as "kavala" or "gundusha, is an ancient Ayurvedic dental technique that involves swishing a tablespoon of oil in your mouth on an empty stomach for around 20 minutes. This action supposedly draws out toxins in your body, primarily to improve oral health but also to improve your overall health.

Tongue cleaning is as important as brushing and flossing. Use of a proper tongue scraper every morning will remove tongue plaque and freshen your breath.

Quit habits strictly. Seems like you have oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF). Kindly consult an oral & maxillo facial surgeon in person for further suggestion. We need more investigations with clinical examination to decide upon treatment. You may need conservative or surgical management for mouth opening depending upon the stage of OSMF .Advise full mouth opening, ballooning exercise & side to side movement of the jaw.

Hi, this yellow substance is calculus. Once formed, it cannot be removed by brushing. You need to visit your dentist and get a teeth cleaning procedure done. Regards.

The gum swelling is due to pyorhea you should go for frequent dental check ups and dental cleaning maintain oral hygiene by brushing twice a day and gargling with water after anything you eat then use medicated paste.

Brush twice a day, use a good mouth wash. Avoid sticky and sugary food. Rinse your mouth after every meal. For colour of the teeth you need to get scaling and polishing with bleaching if required

If the mouth ulcer is causing a lot of pain, gently rub a small ice cube over the spot or rinse your mouth with ice-cold water. You could also chew on a clove bud (lavang) and direct the juice generated to the area where the ulcer is located. Clove buds are a great ingredient to cure sore throat too. To prevent the ulcerated area from getting infected, make it a point to rinse your mouth with a little salt water. Remember, this won’t make the ulcer disappear, but it can help reduce the pain. Honey is a natural humectant. It helps reduce scarring and hastens the process of new tissue growth. This, along with its anti-microbial effect ensures faster healing of the mouth ulcer. Chew a few leaves of tulsi along with some water about three to four times every day. This will help in getting rid of ulcers faster and also have a preventive action against their recurrence. Applying a little coconut oil directly onto the mouth ulcer or chewing some coconut (fresh or dry) helps reduce pain and inflammation and hence, ulcers heal faster. Mix some sugar to crushed khus-khus seeds and consume this mixture for instant relief from ulcers. You could apply a little ghee directly to the ulcerated area, or drink a glass of buttermilk two or three times every day. Mouth ulcers left untreated generally go away in a week or so; with these home remedies, you can expect faster relief. However, if you notice an ulcer in the mouth that is persistently present although it does not cause you any pain, do not neglect it or try to treat it with home remedies beyond a few days. Make it a point to see a doctor soon because often, a painless mouth ulcer is one of the earliest signs of oral cancer.

Hi Arun... filling up teeth is not a solution... you have to take proper treatment.. Instant relief tablet are pain killers... which will not cure the problem... you will need to keep taking them... and they have side effects.. Instead take proper homoeopathic treatment.. You may consult me through lybrate.. Till then take Heclalava 30 one dose stat..

Hi, could be due to food particles accumulation. Get cleaning done with dentist, use any mouth wash.

Yes it could be a sign of mouth cancer if the ulcer has not healed for atleast 14 days but the correct diagnosis can be made only by conducting an oral biopsy in this region by a dentist.