Oh my! He's just the cutest little guy! It's never easy seeing your child go through this, but must be even harder with one so young, especially when they can't really tell you what they're feeling. That's great that he's already addicted to brushing his teeth. Enjoy it while you can, because it probably won't always be the case, lol! My daughter never really got the blisters in her mouth or any gum bleeding, even with really low counts. But, I've heard many say that they can hurt ( I am thinking maybe a bit like a canker sore?).
I just took my kids to a new dentist, as our old one retired. This dentist recommended a toothpaste that contains a few very low potency homeopathic ingredients, and is supposed to be really good for preventing or reversing gum disease, bleeding gums, mouth sores, sensitive teeth, etc.
He suggested brushing with it, and then rubbing a very thin layer along the gum line. This is the first homeopathic toothpaste that I've tried, that I like the taste of it--it's really quite pleasant, and it leaves your mouth refreshed. My husband has gingivitis, and has seen huge improvement in the month since he started using this.
It is a bit pricey for toothpaste, but not sure if that's just my dentist or not. I bet if you do a search, you could find it online for a bit cheaper. The remedies it contains would all be beneficial to the overall health of the mouth, soothing, as well as very healing to the mouth blisters and bleeding. Here are the ingredients, as well, I have listed just some of the symptoms that can be helped with each remedy:
HOMEOPATHIC TOOTHPASTE
Orarex Maximum Care Formula (MCF)
Active Ingredients (In a base of lactose)
Homeopathic Ingredients:
3X Carbo Vegetabilis (Vegetable Charcoal).......thrush, gums that are detached from teeth and bleed easily, gum boils, vesicles and pustules, gum hemorrhage: when brushing teeth, when sucking on them, from touch, easily, oozing of blood, indented gums or tongue, Putrid or offensive breath; Pain: while chewing, from salt, touch, biting, burning, raw, smarting, as if burnt, as if excoriated;
Swelling of gums; Ulcers: bleeding, deep, painful, burning, purple.
Teeth; Sensitive to: air, chewing, cold, touch
3X Plantago Major (Plantain)...... Thrush, Gum boils; Easy hemorrhage of gums; offensive or putrid breath; gum ulcers.
Teeth: Sensitive to: air, cold air, chewing, to touch; grinding;
Caries, rapid or premature in children
3X Calendula Officinalis (Marigold)......Profuse hemorrhage of gums, esp after extraction; Inflammation, infection and swelling of salivary glands. Teeth: Complaints after extraction, pain after a filling, Tartar build up.
3X Staphysagria (Stavesacre)......Gum Abscess, thrush; gums detached from teeth; gum boils, vesicles of gums or tongue; Hemorrhage of gums: when brushing teeth, easy; Inflammation of tongue or salivary glands; Bitter, slimy mucus; Putrid, offensive breath; Pain: burning, raw, sore bruised, like a splinter; swelling glands and gums; ulcers on tongue
Teeth: Caries, decay, as soon as they appear, premature in children, rapid decay, crumbling, difficult dentition, loose sensation, pain from cold air, from biting teeth together, from brushing, after chewing; Sensitive when chewing, to cold, to cold drinks, to touch
Other Ingredients: Water, Sorbitol, Hydrated Silica, Glycerin, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Tetrapotassium Pyrophosphate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Cellulose Gum, PEG-6, Natural Flavor, Gaultheria, Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Saccharin, Methylparaben, Propylparaben.
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