Home remedies
Home remedies definitely cannot heal or reduce the abscess, they can only relieve the symptoms and, if necessary, provide time. A household remedy would be the cooling compress. Cooling the swelling makes sense because warmth causes bacterial cells to multiply and spread faster and the cold creates an environment that bacterial cells do not prefer.
The swelling will not increase with regular cooling, once per hour for about 10 minutes. However, permanent cooling can also be harmful, as it causes the blood vessels to contract and the area is poorly supplied with blood. The body reacts against this and increases the blood pressure, which warms the body and creates an optimal environment for the bacteria cells to multiply. Therefore, controlled cooling is positive, but permanent cooling is contraindicated. Tinctures and ointments made from clove, rosemary and similar herbs can relieve the pain caused by swelling of the gums, but by application they never reach the site of inflammation below the root tip and are therefore not helpful.
Purulent inflammation of the tooth root with gum involvement
If abscesses form, the gums inside the oral cavity redden and swell. It tightens as the pus tries to spread and is very sensitive to pressure. Mere touching with a finger can cause unbearable pain for the person affected.
Furthermore, if a fistula tract is formed, the exit port within the oral cavity can be on the gums and thus pus is constantly released into the oral cavity. Although this does not create any pressure, the secretion is quite unpleasant for the patient. The taste and smell of the oral cavity can also be very negative, as the bacteria that metabolize the blood cells produce gases. These gases are comparable to the smell of putrefaction
Purulent inflammation of the tooth root with nasal involvement
If an abscess develops through an upper jaw tooth, it can form in the nose region. As a result, the affected person may have very poor or no air passage through the nose and may have to switch to mouth breathing. Furthermore, a fistula tract can also develop in the upper jaw, which develops outwards and ends near the nose or directly at the nose.
This can also lead to pus leaking through the nasal passage, so that it becomes visible when blowing the nose. The nose can become very sensitive to touch. If a fistula tract is present, it is quite possible that not only the tooth is removed therapeutically, but also the fistula tract is removed surgically, if there is a risk of it becoming infected again. This danger exists if the fistula is connected to the nose, since bacteria are repeatedly taken up from the air through the nasal passage.
