Tooth Tips
- Project Wellness
- Feb 21, 2021
- 2 min read
In this post, we will be going over some natural remedies to get those shiny, healthy pearly whites we all dream of!
Oil Pulling
Oil pulling is nothing but swishing or rinsing oil in your mouth, and it has amazing effects!
WHAT TO DO:
Take 1/2 - 3/4 tb of sesame, coconut, olive, or sunflower oil and swish in your mouth
Spit in paper towel/trashcan, as spitting in sink can cause pipe clogs
Rinse/clean mouth with water after spitting
HOW/PRECAUTIONS:
Cavities: swish for 10-20 min and spit out
Cavities: sesame oil is best, as it has more beneficial properties than others
If your teeth are mostly health without a major disease/condition, you may swish for 5-10 min
WARNING: Even though you may end up swallowing tiny amounts of oil while swishing, TRY NOT TO SWALLOW TOO MUCH!
When spitting, oil should be a thin, milky white substance if done correctly/long enough
Not advised for children under 5 yrs
2. Cloves
Containing eugenol, a natural anesthetic that can do wonders for your teeth, they can help with many dental problems!
WHAT TO DO:
Purchase cloves and take ~2-4 after every meal
You can also massage your teeth with drops of clove oil
HOW/PRECAUTIONS
Take 2-4 cloves and chew in mouth, letting extract surround various areas of teeth
If you have a cavity, chew clove on that specific tooth
Can swallow when clove wears down
To use the oil, place few drops on cotton ball and apply on affected tooth (don't overdose teeth in clove oil)
3. Herbal Toothpaste
Instead of toothpastes with fluoride, a herbal one is the way to go! Many store toothpastes have fluoride, which even though is effective in killing bad bacteria, also kills the good bacteria necessary to fight the bad.
INGREDIENTS:
2 tsp dried peppermint
2 tsp charcoal powder
1 1/2 tsp sea salt
2 tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp clove powder
2 tsp neem leaf powder
2 tsp triphala powder (a blend of gooseberry, inknut, and bedda nut; triphala powder can be found on amazon)
HOW TO:
You may increase the quantity of powders, mix them together, and store in container
Every morning, take a sufficient amount of powder and mix in a liquid to make a paste (ex: water, coconut/sesame/olive/sunflower oil)
Brush normally as if it were toothpaste
4. Alum
Alum has extremely strong antibacterial properties, and this may seem unbelievable, but ayurvedic practitioners even say rinsing with alum water can even tighten a wiggling tooth in the long run!
PROCEDURE:
Buy/order a block of pure alum (must be real)
Take 1/2 cup of water and put it in a bowl
Rub the alum block around the water in the bowl for 30 sec, infusing water with alum's properties
Take as much water as you can in your mouth
Swish in mouth for 5-10 min (more severe problem = longer)
Spit in sink
Once spitting DO NOT drink water or rinse mouth with regular water for 45-60 min (minimizes benefit)
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