Salt water.

> Teeth are serious business. I bet you will feel the need for the
> painkillers soon enough!
>
> If you insist on going without antibiotics I suggest as low a
> carbohydrate diet as you can stand. Bacteria thrive on sugar, much less
> so on protein and fat. If you chew something sweet and drive sugar down
> into the hole left behind by the wisdom tooth you are in big trouble.
> Try to keep that place as clean as possible.
>
> Tea is said to inhibit bacteria. You might want to use a strong tea
> mouthwash every time after you eat. Might help.
>
> I am pretty anti-antibiotics, as I am convinced that they are what
> caused a lot of my gut troubles. But...an infected jaw is something
> else again, something I would never want to risk. I think if it were me
> I would go ahead and take the antibiotics in spite of my apprehensions.
> It is your body, you have to call the risks for yourself.
>
> Anyone else have any suggestions for how to prevent mouth infections?
>