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Fluoride toothpaste twice daily, salt-water rinses, clove oil for temporary pain, oil pulling as honest adjunct - no home remedy fills a hole.
Honest home care for tooth decay has two speeds: what genuinely helps, and the famous remedies that cannot do what they promise. Both lists matter.
Pain lasting more than a day or two, pain on biting, night pain, a gum boil, facial swelling or fever: the dentist, promptly. Clove oil buys comfort for the journey - it does not treat the infection.
Real home remedies for caries are fluoride toothpaste twice daily, salt-water rinses, clove oil for temporary pain and oil pulling as an honest adjunct - but no home remedy fills a hole, and pain that lingers belongs to the dentist.
Written By
Dr. Daksh
BDS
Reviewed By
Dr. Varun Gupta
MD Pharmacology, MBBS
Last updated on
27 Sep 2022 • 06:23 PM (IST)
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Fluoride brushing twice daily, daily flossing, fewer sweet moments, water after sweets, sealants for children - caries is almost entirely preventable.
Plaque bacteria plus frequent sugar equals acid - worsened by dry mouth, deep grooves, constant snacking and skipped brushing, even passed via shared spoons.
Fluoride toothpaste and varnish prevent and reverse early decay; remineralising pastes and xylitol support; no pill replaces a filling.
Pit and fissure, smooth surface, root and recurrent decay, plus rampant, arrested and baby bottle caries - each type with its own fix and clock.
Sugar frequency beats quantity - skip sticky snacks and all-day sipping, chase sweets with water, keep nights clean, and babies never sleep with a bottle.
Tooth decay is acid from sugar-fed plaque bacteria dissolving the tooth - silent early, reversible at the white-spot stage, always treatable.
