Mouth Hygiene

All of us should make the habit of brushing our teeth and cleaning the tongue after dinner and in the morning. In all of the cases gargling and cleansing the mouth with salt and alum water twice a day is very much beneficial. Put half a teaspoon of salt and a small grain of alum in hot water. Keep little of this water in the mouth and shut the lips, tilt forward and sideway, so that all the gums keep dipped in the hot water. This would treat whole of the mouth, the throat and the gums and cleanse any type of infection by gargling with this water.

Ayurvedic syrup named Septilin is very much effective for chronic and acute tonsillitis and pharyngitis. pressing of acupressure points at the web between the thumb and index finger of both the hands, is also very effective. The persons suffering from these problems should avoid taking of cold drinks, ice creams, food items with ice and sour food items, stop chewing of tobacco in any form, to avoid the recurrence of the troubles. For recurring boils in the mouth, one or two doses of Homeo medicine Merc.Sol. in 200 potency would be enough. The patient should avoid having constipation. Many times persons bite inside wall of their cheek while eating, this is due to the sharp edges of their teeth. In these cases the dentist grinds the sharp edges of the teeth to give complete relief.