R35 | Toothaches, teething
Indications
Difficult, painful, or delayed dentition; cramps of dental origin; toothache (odontalgia).
Mode of action
The therapeutic effects of R35 are derived from the collective action of its potentized individual constituents.
Aconitum: Acute feverish conditions; toothache from exposure to cold, onset is sudden and intense; restlessness and anxiety.
Bryonia: Inflammation of serous and mucous membranes; toothache with shooting pain from one tooth to the other; pain is worse from warmth; irritable disposition.
Calcium carbonicum Hahnemanni: Facilitates teething, useful in delayed dentition; the head perspires during teething; grinding of the teeth; all bodily excretions have a sour odour.
Chamomilla: Unbearable toothache with paradoxical pains which radiate to the ears; intolerance to pain, aggravated at night and from warmth.
Colocynthis: Impatient, easily angered, restlessness during pain; pains in the teeth, as if the nerves were pulled or stretched, pain has a pulsative quality.
Ignatia: Hysterical reactions; continual whimpering; nervous excitability. Odontalgia with the sensation as if the teeth were broken; looseness of the teeth; difficult dentition with convulsions.
Staphisagria: Gums appear unhealthy and retracted, teeth have a tendency to decay or crumble; toothache is worse cold, worse after eating, worse with menstruation
R35 acts to decrease acute pain and inflammation occurring in various conditions caused by hyperexcitability; frequently preceding illness which has been brought about by a chill, such as bronchitis. In cases presenting with symptoms of odontalgia, it is advisable to check the ears to differentiate from the pain of otitis media.
Remedies to be considered
- Inflammation of the dental root: R1 in alternation with R35 or R35 JUNIOR every ½ to 1-2 hours, BC-21, BC-23
- Accompanied by influenza: R6 additionally, BC-5, BC-6, BC-10
- Insomnia, nervousness, as a sedative: R14 or R14 JUNIOR additionally or alternately, BC-16
- To improve the deposition of calcium and the development of teeth: R34
- Delayed dentition, concurrent with faulty dental development: R34 additionally 1-2 times daily.
- Neuralgic pains: R16, R70, R187, BC-12
Clinical experience
- Acutely in children, massage directly on gums, or 10-20 drops in ½ cup of water, to be sipped on an as needed basis.
- For tooth extraction, add the single homeopathic Hypericum perforatum to the treatment protocol.
- Reduces postoperative pain and inflammation. For anxiety prior to dental procedure, consider adding the single homeopathic Gelsemium sempervirens.