15 Simple Remedies to Alleviate Gum Disease Symptoms

7. Sea salt

Rinsing the mouth with a mix of natural sea salt and warm water has huge benefits to inflammation. Sea salts contain minerals such as sodium, calcium, potassium and phosphorous. These minerals, in this pure form, work to reduce inflammation. When used as a mouth rinse and gargle, the oral hygiene benefits are extensive with aid and relief for mouth sores, swollen tonsils and sore throat, help with recovery from dental surgery and of course, gum disease, pain and bleeding, it even reduces dental bacteria. Half a teaspoon in a glass of warm water should do the trick. Rinse the mouth thoroughly; repeat 2 – 3 times daily, until symptoms subside.