Dental Procedures - Before and After

Choose: No one has all the below symptoms so choose those that most closely fit how you feel.

Dosage:

30C every 30 min – 1 hour, if severe symptoms; or see the Dosage Chart.
Decrease frequency with improvement
Stop when greatly improved
If not improving after several doses, try a different remedy

Note:

Call your dentist if bleeding does not stop after a procedure.

Symptoms	Remedy
Pain, swelling, soreness Sore gums after extraction Beating/tingling in gums with toothache Bleeding from trauma to gums After braces are adjusted After deep cleaning/scaling View Remedy	Arnica
After braces are adjusted if arnica does not help Pain and swelling after tooth extraction View Remedy	Ruta graveolens
Nausea and gagging during procedure View Remedy	Zingiber officinale
Pain and soreness at injection site View Remedy	Ledum
Numbness from local anesthetic View Remedy	Chamomilla Taken every 15 minutes afterwards to reduce numbness If no change after several doses, stop.
Tooth sensitivity and pain Post root canal Nerve pain Injuries to dental nerves Toothache better lying on affected side View Remedy	Hypericum
Tooth sensitivity better with warmth worse with cold sensitive to touch or cold air Nerve pain in a filled tooth Cramping in jaw or inability to keep open long time “Homeopathic aspirin” View Remedy	Magnesium phosphoricum
Cramping in jaw or unable to hold open long time View Remedy	Causticum
Minor cuts in the mouth after procedures from wires of braces View Remedy	Staphysagria
Bleeding – first remedy choice Bright red, profuse Bleeds easily View Remedy	Phosphorus Every 15 minutes
Bleeding Persistent dark red/purplish View Remedy	Lachesis Every hour
Bleeding persistent View Remedy	Ferrum phosphoricum
Bleeding persistent bright red View Remedy	Ipecac

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