Flux is scientifically referred to as odontogenic periostitis. This name has reddening and swelling on the gum, where a pouch filled with pus was formed. The main cause that causes this disease, is the neglected form of caries. Therefore, if in time to not take action, this entails the inflammation of the gingival pocket due to the affected tooth. Among other things, the flux can injure the jaw.
To cure this disease is easiest at its initial stage, while in the oral cavity there was no abscess. Here, as a rule, special antibiotics help that prevent the development of inflammation, anesthetize and eliminate swelling. But in addition to drugs, get rid of the flux can be at home with the help of traditional medicine.
Flux and how to recognize it
Before treating the flux at home, it is necessary to know the "enemy in person". If you have tooth decay, then everything is clear. From the affected tooth, the infection passes to the gum, which leads to its inflammation. Inflammation has the form of a bag of pus that is placed before the jawbone. When the form is started, the flux can cause phlegmon - a disease of the gums and jaw. This is due to the fact that pus has nowhere to go and it spreads through the jaw in different directions and at different depths.
Sometimes it happens that the symptoms of flux are reminiscent of periodontitis in nature. This, as a rule, annoyingly aching pain, even at the time of tranquility. But at the moment, if your cheek is inflamed, there is edema in the oral cavity around the tooth, which is affected by tooth decay, the temperature rises and constant pain is felt - the flux should be immediately cured.
We treat flux in the home
As we have already said, in the premature stage, the flux can be cured independently. At home with the help of traditional medicine you can get rid of inflammation, but, unfortunately, this will not be able to solve the problem of a sick tooth. Also, at home, you can get rid of the pain before you visit a specialist.
Take about half a cup of boiled water (you can use alcohol, for example, vodka) and add to it dried sage and bluehead (6 tablespoons), as well as the usual Russian yellow card. Hermetically close the vessel with the solution and put it in a dark place for two hours. After that it is necessary to rinse the oral cavity with this solution every two hours. In case, in addition to the flux you want to get rid of the pain, you should moisten the cotton swab in the received infusion and make a compress on the sick tooth.
Another way to clean the flux is to use the oak bark. To get the infusion, we take half a liter of boiling water two tablespoons of oak bark and insist the solution for thirty minutes. The received infusion should be rinsed all day long.
Also you can cook at home a special tincture. To prepare it, we need to take one piece of the forest arsenic, the buds of white birch, periwinkle and mint, and then mix it up. Then one liter of boiling water, pour two tablespoons of the mixture. Treatment of flux with this tincture is carried out by rinsing the oral cavity once every two hours.
These easy recipes will certainly help you get rid of inflammation and pain, but in any case, do not postpone the visit to a specialist (dentist), so he examined the affected area. Take anti-inflammatory and antibacterial medicines is necessary only after examination and doctor's recommendations. By the way, to use antibiotics prescribed by the dentist, it is necessary for several days (from 5 to 8).
Following all our advice, you can quickly get rid of the flux and unpleasant sensations associated with it.
And finally, a couple of tips: in categorical form, do not make any bandages to the affected area; Do not take antibiotics before visiting a dentist; Do not use compresses that have a warming effect, as they can speed up the spread of pus!