Homeopathic Medicines & Treatment for Oral
Diseases Aphthae, Ulcers, Bleeding Gums, Stomatitis
#Borax.
This is the great remedy in mouth affections. It has aphthous inflammation
of the mouth; the mouth is very hot and dry, mucous membrane bleeds
easily; the thrush is more often located on the inner surface of
the cheeks, although also on tongue and fauces. Child starts up
in a fright, throws its arms about, is pale and livid and looks
shriveled up: offensive breath, puffy, indented tongue. The mother
will notice the hot mouth of the child when it nurses. Helleborus
niger. Zopfy recommends this remedy as the one suitable to most
cases of aphthae with increase of saliva. Bryonia. Nursing sore
mouth, child refuses to nurse until its mouth has been moistened;
dryness. Mercurius. Sore mouth with salivation ; tendency to ulcerations
of all forms, especially flat and superficial ulcers. There should
be an accompanying diarrhoea. The gums are white, spongy and swollen;
the saliva is profuse and ropy and the glands about the neck are
swollen. Arum. Violent inflammation of the mouth, with soreness
and scabs around nostrils, pain and sensitiveness, acute catarrhal
stomatitis. Kali chloratum. Hughes recommends this drug highly in
simple stomatitis, and seldom requires any other remedy. It corresponds
to aphthous and ulcerative stomatitis, with coated white tongue
and a tough, stringy, acid saliva.
#Baptisia. [Bapt]
Produces a low adynamic conditions, in which the blood oozes from
the gums, which are dark red and offensive ; great foetor, salivation.
Gums ulcerated,the tongue is cracked and the mouth is exceedingly
offensive. It is also useful in mercurial stomatitis. Mercurial
stomatitis in nursing women, or with exhausting diseases, phthisis,
Bright's etc. The more offensive the breath, the more indicated;
the mucous membrane is in a most unhealthy condition. Hydrastis.
One of the best remedies for aphthous stomatitis in the poorly nourished;
the membrane is studded with showing teeth imprints. There is also
an excessive secretion of thick tenacious mucus; stomatitis materna.
Kreasote is quite homoeopathic to some cases of stomatitis according
to Hughes.
#Nitric acid. [Nit-ac]
Acrid saliva, pricking, splinter-like pains, aphthae and whitish
gums, raw places in the mouth, corners of the mouth excoriated,
the gums are unhealthy, bleed easily and have a foul odor. Its mouth
symptoms are closely allied to those of Mercurius. Mercurial stomatitis.
Muriatic acid. This remedy has deep bluish ulcers in the mouth having
dark edges; the mucous membrane is denuded. The salivary glands
are swollen and tender.
#Arsenicum. [Ars]
Gangrena oris ; heat in mouth or black sloughing ulcers. The aphthae
become livid or bluish and the gums livid and bleeding. It corresponds
especially to severe forms of sloughing ulcers and aphthous sore
mouth when occurring in exhausting diseases. Salicylic acid. Common
canker sores. Lycopodium. Common canker sores near the fraenum.
Lachesis, Nitric acid, Phytolacca and Natrum hypochlorosum all have
canker sores. Helleborus. Canker with yellowish raised edges. Sulphuric
acid. Aphthous sore mouth , with soreness; mouth and tongue covered
with blisters, breath offensive and gums are white. Kali phosphoricum
3X is, according to Dr. Luther Peck, of Plymouth, Michigan, a specific
in canker sore mouth. Argentum nitricum.Nervous , dyspeptic flatulent
persons where there is considerable ulceration. Foetor and ptyalism
are also present. |
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