It is important to take care of your oral health to help reduce the occurrence of cavities and infection. Good oral health can also boost your self confidence, as having healthy teeth can help you feel better about yourself. Here are some tips to help you keep your teeth healthy and avoid tooth decay, or treat an existing cavity until you can get in to see your dentist.

Use a Natural Mouth Rinse

There are many natural remedies to help prevent cavities and keep your teeth healthy when using them regularly. Combine rock salt and mustard oil together and use it to massage your gums each day. After massaging it onto your gums, allow it to sit in your mouth for a few minutes, then rinse your mouth with clean water.

Another natural rinse is to combine equal parts calcium and magnesium powders, which you can find at most health and herbal stores. Mix this with water to a runny consistency, then rinse your mouth with the mixture. These two components each help to remineralize your teeth and create an alkaline environment in your mouth, which lowers the amount of acid in your mouth and reduces the occurrence of cavities.

Tea tree oil is beneficial for fighting bacteria to help you avoid tooth decay and is also helpful for reducing pain associated with an existing cavity. Drop a couple drops of tea tree oil into your mouth, then take a mouthful of warm water and swish it around for several minutes. Complete this several times a day to help prevent and treat existing cavities.

Treat Your Teeth With Tooth-Healthy Foods

By eating or applying certain foods directly to your teeth or an existing tooth cavity, you can help promote your oral health. Eating raw onions can help prevent tooth decay. Then, if you have an existing cavity, place an onion slice on your cavity and it will help reduce the tooth pain. The onion has antibacterial and anti-fungal properties to help your oral health.

As another way to easy your pain from a cavity is to mash up several garlic cloves and combine this with some salt. Apply this combination onto your cavity to help relieve the pain until you can get in to see your dentist. Garlic contains allicin, which has natural antibiotic properties.

Several different kinds of cheese have been found to help your teeth resist decay. Brie, cheddar, and blue cheese are rich in phosphate and calcium, and when you eat them they can help protect your teeth from bacteria that cause tooth decay.

Also, select and eat foods that are high in fiber to help reduce the plaque on your teeth and reduce your chance of tooth decay. Foods that have higher levels of fiber include broccoli, cucumbers, lettuce, cabbage, and carrots. 

Use these tips to help prevent cavities, and if you already have a cavity, help to ease the pain associated with it. Contact your dentist for more help treating a cavity.