Dr. Brijesh Yadav

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.

As many people eat food away from their home, it may not be easy to floss or use a mouthwash to gargle. A great alternative is to chew a sugar-free gum immediately after eating. This is something that could be carried around easily, and could supplement the oral care routine. It helps reduce the risk of cavities.

Research has shown that chewing sugar-free gum for 20 minutes after eating or drinking can help reduce tooth decay risk by up to 40 percent !

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The best precaution to keep teeth white is to keep them clean and healthy. Best way is visit your dentist regularly and follow the advise, get cleaning and polishing done and maintain hygiene by brushing your teeth twice a day and using listerine mouthwash.

An x ray of the concerned tooth will be good to know if RCT is required or not. Once it will be clear, then you have multiple options like composite, veneers, laminates, crown. Cost varies place to place and type of treatment you choose. Cheapest treatment will cost you around 2 k to 3k with RCT and around 1k without RCT. At your place (delhi-NCR )the minimum cost would be higher for obvious reasons.

consume 1 lt of water in the morning, walk for few minutes and see the result or take dulcolax 3 tab at night. it will help you.welcome for further help.

You should immediately consult a Dental surgeon as he can only provide you the solution after a thorough physical examination.

In case the wires or the bands on your braces loosen up or get broken, immediately contact your orthodontist.

Dear Lybrate user, scaling (tooth cleaning) is 100% safe and beneficial for teeth. Please fallow your dentist's advice & go for scaling. * but you should remember that time interval between to scaling should be minimum 6 month to 1 year. Less than 6 month time interval can cause thermal sensation of teeth.

You may be having blister in the tongue. Apply metrogyl DG geo and take multivitamin tablet. If no relief consult doctor

plz get ur teeth cleaned and then ur problem will be solved. ur condition is called pregnancy gingivitis. usually dental procedures are avoided in 1st and 3rd trimester of pregnancy, but in ur case, cleaning can be done as an emergency dental procedure