Can anyone tell me how alum is used for treating toothache and painful gums?!

Can anyone tell me how alum is used for treating toothache and painful gums?

I have heard NOT to use Alum for a toothache, so here are some others that may help!

Garlic: Garlic is one of most effective of several home remedies for toothache. A clove of garlic with a little rock salt should be placed on the affected tooth. It will relieve the pain and, sometimes, may even cure it. A clove should also be chewed daily in the morning. It will make the teeth strong and healthy.

Onion: Latest research has confirmed the bactericidal properties of onion. If a person consumes one raw onion every day by thorough mastication, he will be protected from a host of tooth disorders. Chewing raw onion for three minutes is sufficient to kill all the germs in the mouth. Toothache is often allayed by placing a small piece of onion on the bad tooth or gum.

Lime: Lime, as a rich source of vitamin C, is useful in maintaining the health of the teeth and other bones of the body. It prevents decay and loosening of the teeth, dental caries, toothache, and bleeding of the gums.

Wheat Grass: The juice of wheat grass acts as an excellent mouthwash for tooth decay and toothache. Wheat grass can be chewed with beneficial results. It draws out toxins from the gums and thus checks bacterial growth.

Asafoetida: The use of asafetida has been found useful in alleviating toothache. It should be pestled in lemon juice and slightly heated. A cotton swab should be soaked in this lotion and placed in the cavity of the tooth. It will relieve pain quickly.

Bay Berry: A paste of the bark of bay berry should be made with vinegar. This paste, applied on the affected tooth, will relieve the toothache. It can also be applied beneficially on the gums for strengthening them.

Clove: The use of a clove in toothache reduces pain. It also helps to decrease infection due to its antiseptic properties. Clove oil, applied to a cavity in a decayed tooth, also relieves toothache.

Pepper: A mixture of a pinch of pepper powder and a quarter teaspoon of common salt is an excellent dentrifice. Its daily use prevents dental caries, foul breath, bleeding from the gums, painful gums, and toothaches. It cures the increased sensitiveness of the teeth. A pinch of pepper powder mixed with clove oil can be put on the caries to alleviate the toothache.

I have 2 teeth that are scheduled to be extracted the 9th, in the mean time, I have been taking ground clove & olive oil and making a paste and placing it into my 2 teeth. Both fillings fell out & now they are infected. My doctor has me on antibiotics as well. You should make an appointment with your dentist so he/she can take a closer look at the problem tooth/teeth, but in the mean time, I hope these were helpful. Also try taking some tylenol, advil, ibp or something of that nature. Use oragel as well (maximim strength) and I heard icing it helps too but my 2 are too painful & sensitive so I hold a ice pack on the outside of my face and it does help!! My aunt said a heating pad helped her.