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Toothache – Teeth and Gums – Chapter 10 – REPERTORY OF HERING’S GUIDING SYMPTOMS OF OUR MATERIA MEDICA By Calvin B. Knerr, M.D.

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CHAPTER 10.
TEETH AND GUMS.

Dentition
* Gums * Teeth
* Toothache

Toothache.

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Toothache :-


Damp air or weather,
in :-

All-c.,
Dulc., MERC.,
Nat-s.,
Nux-m., Rhus-t.

Darting

(See Cutting,
Lancinating,
Neuralgic, Shooting.) :-
Bry., Gels.

Worse from eating and
drinking :-

Con.

In 2 carious
teeth :-

Iris.

Day,
by

(See Carious.) :-
Bell.,
Calc., Cocc-s.,
Nux-v.

Ceasing at night,
followed by sweat and pains, return in morning in paroxysms of
longer or shorter intervals, alternating with giddiness or tearing
in limbs :-

Merc.

Despair,
drives to, in sensitive, nervous, excitable persons

(See
Anguish, Despair,
Excitement.) :-
Coff., Hyos.

Diarrhœa, with :-

Cham., Coff.,
Dulc.,
Rhus-t.

Digging

(See Burrowing,
Gnawing.) :-
Anan.,
Ant-c., Bell., Bry., Calc., Cham.,
Chin.,
Ign.

Carious, in :-

Spig.

Carious, as if
becoming :-

Arg-n.

Carious, in, with
drawing to eye :-

Puls.

Lower, in, back teeth
to ears :-

Caust.

Nights, worse,
carious, preventing sleep, worse from coffee :-

Cham.

Walking, worse, in
cold air, and by contact :-

Plan.


Distracted
from

(See
Despair.) :-
Coff., Hyos.

Drawing

(See Pulling,
Rheumatic.) :-
All-c.,
All-s., Anan., Ant-c.,
Bar-c., Bell.,
Bry., Calc.,
Caps.,
Carb-v., Cham.,
Chin.,
Clem., Coloc.,
Con., Glon.,
Graph.,
Hyos., Lach.,
Merc.,
Merc-i-f.,
Nit-s-d., Nux-v., Ph-ac., Rhus-t., Staph.,
Sulph.,
Tab.,
Ter.

Air, better
in :-

Clem.

At 5 P.M. :-

Zing.

Alveolar border,
along, extending to ears and temples, worse in evening on entering
warm room, better in open air :-

Puls.

Bed, as soon as she
gets in, evenings :-

Kali-c.

Borders, in

(prosopalgia) :-
Cocc.

Bed, in, in
smallpox :-

Vario.

Carious, in :-

Ant-c.,
Bov.,
Card-m., Merc.,
Nux-v., Staph.

Carious molar, in,
extends into teeth of right side, ear, temples and malar bone,
worse in bed :-

Aphis.

Cold, from
every :-

Chin.

Cold, worse from, and
mental exertion :-

Nux-v.

Cold, worse if
anything hot or, is taken into mouth :-

SEP.

Carious, in, back
teeth :-

Bad.

Carious, in, with
tearing :-

Abrot.

Dull, in upper right,
all night :-

Bell.

Ear, to :-

Nat-m.

Ear, to inner, and
temples :-

KREOS.

Ear, right, while
sitting, in upper back teeth :-

Cocc-s.

Eating, after :-

Cham., Hep.

Eating, when, cold
things, or from cold drinks, in carious :-

Con.

Fingers, with
twitching in, and feet :-

Mag-c.

Forehead, extends
into :-

Hyos.

Forehead, in roots of
upper front :-

Zinc.

Incisors, in
lower :-

Asaf.

Incisors, in middle
and lower :-

Chel.

Incisors, in
upper :-

Camph.,
Chel.

Incisors, in left
upper :-

Zinc.

Incisors, in carious
upper, while walking :-

Camph.

Intervals, at :-

Astac.

Jaw, in :-

Cham.

Jerk-like, sharp,
suddenly in all incisors :-

Zinc.

Jerks, in, as if
tooth would be drawn out with a hook :-

Cocc-s.

Jumping, when
eating :-

Bry.

Larynx, extending to,
neck or shoulder

(during
pregnancy) :- Alumn.

Left lower,
especially incisor :-

Zinc.

Left lower, in,
teeth, has a decayed tooth in that side, at 7 P.M., returns after
being in air :-

Zing.

Locate, cannot,
it :-

Cham.

Masticating, caused
by :-

Sabin.

Menses, during,
better eating, worse from warm fluids :-

Am-c.

Midnight, worse
before, better after eating :-

Cham.

Molars, in :-

Carb-v.

Molar, from 2nd, to
1st incisor :-

Zing.

Molars, in left,
above downward :-

Calad.

Molar, lower back,
evening in bed :-

Bov.

Molars, in lower
carious :-

Camph.

Molars, in, when
lying down, with anxiety, nausea and frequent urination :-

Olnd.

Molars, in 2 :-

Zing.

Molars, in
upper :-

SEP.

Music, from :-

Ph-ac.

Nerves, in dental,
during remission of paroxysms

(prosopalgia) :-
Cocc.

Nerves, in, as if
tooth were wrenched out, with violent stitches affecting whole
body, particularly on inspiration :-

Nux-v.

Now in one now in
another, worse from warmth, better for a moment only by cold,
passes off after a meal :-

Ambr.

Otalgia, with :-

Ran-s.

Out, as if, of
socket :-

Com.

Out, as if being
drawn, at intervals :-

Astac.

Piercing, in carious,
and on corresponding one on other side, in morning :-

Staph.

Pressing in right
lower back :-

Zinc.

Pulled, in an upper
and lower, as if being gently :-

Chim.

Right, now in, then
in left side :-

Zinc.

Roots, in :-

Zing.

Roots, in, in upper
front, and at same time in pharynx, extending into cervical
muscles :-

Zinc.

Rhythmical, in both
rows, while eating :-

Cocc-s.

Salty things, better
after eating :-

Carb-an.

Sensitive from root
to crown, 1st upper teeth, left side :-

All-c.

Sound teeth, in, in
cold air :-

CAUST.

Sound teeth, in, when
walking in open air :-

Con.

Stitches, with, in an
indefinite tooth, or in one row, especially on inhaling in air or
just after eating, at night, or in evening :-

Nux-v.

Sudden :-

Coc-c.

Thunder storm, before
approach of, or cloudy, windy weather :-

Rhod.

Upper, in, better by
cold finger :-

Ang.

Upper right, in 1st,
from root to crown :-

All-c.

Walking in wind, in
molars while :-

Graph.

Drinking,
after :-

(See
Cold, Coffee,
Heat, Liquors,
Tea, Wine.)

Dull :-

Eating, worse
from :-

Lyc.

Concentrating in
right eye tooth, hurts when eating and on pressure :-

Sul-ac.

Carious, in :-

Anag.,
Chin.

Carious, in, with
gumboil :-

Bor.

Carious, in, better
by cold water and sucking it :-

Clem.

Intervals, at :-

Astac.

Left side, in
carious, brought on during evening while reading aloud, prevented
sleep, worse lying down, eating, talking and cold air, better
taking warm drink, into mouth

(Staph.
relieved) :- Trom.

Molars, in
upper :-

Anag.

Molar, constant in
1st and 2nd upper carious :-

Ust.

Right, in :-

Dol.

Troublesome, in
carious, pain with sore throat :-

Sabad.

Upper back, in,
extending toward right ear, while sitting :-

Cocc-s.


Ears :-

Extends to :-

Ammc.,
Arn.,
Ars., Bry., Calc.,
Calc-ar.,
Cham.,
Chr-ac.,
Hep.,
KREOS.,
Lach., MERC.,
Nat-m.,
Plan.,
Ran-s.,
RHOD.,
SEP.,
Staph.,
Sulph.

Right side :-

Brach.,
Cocc-s.

Stitches :-

SULPH.

Stitches, in
left :-

Calad.

Tearing, twinging,
sharp :-

Plan.

Deafness,
with :-

Petr.


Eating :-

(See Biting,
Cold, Heat,
pressure, Touch.)

After, worse :-

Anan.,
ANT-C.,
Ant-t.,
Arn., Bell.,
Bry.,
Calc.,
Carb-v.,
Cham., Chim.,
Chin.,
Coff., Ferr-p., Ign.,
Kali-c.,
Lach.,
Lachn., Lyc.,
Merc., Nat-m., Nux-m., Nux-v.,
Rhus-t.,
Spig., STAPH.,
Sulph.

After, some
minutes :-

Bell.

Better after :-

Am-c.,
Ambr., Arn., Calc., Carb-v., Cham.,
Ip., Ph-ac.,
Rhus-t., Sil.

Better when
eating :-

Bell.,
Bry., Cham., Chin., Coff., Ph-ac., Sil.

Better while eating
and lying down :-

Spig.

Started by a crumb of
bread :-

Clem.

Worse, from soft
food :-

Cocc.,
Verat.

Worse, if soft crust
touches :-

Camph.

Better after salty
things :-

Carb-an.

Worse after salty
things :-

Carb-v.

Worse from a crumb of
bread :-

Nux-v.,
Staph.

Worse, during

(chewing) :-
Ant-c.,
Arg-n., Arn., Ars., Bell., Bry.,
Calc.,
Carb-v., Caust.,
CHAM.,
Chin.,
Chin-m., Cocc., Coff., Euphor., Hyos., Ign., Kali-c.,
Lach.,
Lyc.,
Mag-m., Merc., NAT-M.,
Nux-m.,
Nux-v.,
Olnd.,
Ph-ac., Phos.,
Puls., Rhus-t.,
Rob., Sang.,
Sil.,
Spong., Staph.,
Sul-ac.,
Sulph.,
Syph.


Erections,
with :-

Daph.

Erysipelas,
with :-

Cham.

Evening,
in

(See Bed.) :-
Alumn.,
Am-c.,
Ant-c., Bell.,
Bry., Calad., Calc.,
Caust.,
Hep., Hyos.,
Ign., Kali-i.,
Merc.,
Nux-m.,
Nux-v.,
Phos., PULS.,
Rhus-t.,
Staph., Sul-ac.,
Sulph.,
Tab., Ther.

Dark, after :-

Calc-s.

1st in carious, which
became elongated and loose, then in other teeth, partly sticking,
partly crawling :-

Rhus-t.

After lying
down :-

Ign.

Toward
evening :-

Kali-s.,
Puls.

Before
midnight :-

Bry.,
Cham., Chin.,
Nat-m., Rhus-t., Sulph.


Excitement :-

Nervous, with :-

Acon., Bell.,
Cham.,
Coff., Gels., Hyos.

When it ceases in
morning, uneasiness keeps her awake :-

Lyc.

Better from :-

Thuj.


Eye :-

Extends into :-

Calc-p.,
Caust.,
Cham., Merc., Puls., Rob., Staph., Sulph.

Worse on beginning to
use :-

Calc.

Burning :-

Bell.

Inflammation,
with :-

Bry.

Teeth :-

Acon.,
Calc., Carb-an.,
Hyos., Rhus-t.,
Staph.

At root of right,
with discharge of pus :-

Fl-ac.

Right, in, daily,
worse from pressure on crown and outside of root :-

Mez.

Face

(See Face
Swelling
, Chapter 8 :
Upper Face
.) :-
Hyos., Kali-c.,
Lach.,
Merc., Nux-v., Rhod.,
Rhus-t.,
Sulph.

Aching :-

ACON.,
Agar., Ail.

Aching, especially in
left cheek, worse at night :-

Chel.

Cheeks, pain extends
to :-

Bry.,
Caust., Cham., Merc., Sil., Staph., Sulph.

Cheeks,
flushed :-

Acon.,
Arn., Bell.,
Cham.,
Merc.,
Nux-m., Phos., Puls., Rhus-t., Sulph.

Pale :-

Acon.,
Ars., Ign., Puls., Staph., Sulph.

Pain extending to
whole right side, having waves of spontaneous exacerbation,
without being influenced by anything in particular :-

Glon.

Swollen cheek :-

All-c.,
Arn.,
Ars., Bell.,
Bry., Calc.,
Caps., LACH.,
Lyc., MERC.,
Nat-m.,
Nux-v., Petr., Ph-ac., Phos., Puls.,
Staph.,
Sulph.

Swollen, pale, after
toothache :-

Bov.

Swollen, cheek,
suppuration threatens :-

Calc-s.

Swelling of
jaw :-

Hecla.

Swollen, red :-

Verat.


Fever :-

During epidemic of
influenza :-

Merc.

After suppression of
ague :-

Puls.

Filling :-

(See
Traumatic.)

Flushing pain :-

Bry.

Flying :-

(See
Changing
Locality
.)

Forced
out, as if teeth would be

(See
Pulling.) :-
Puls.

Forenoon, in :-

Carb-v.,
Caust., Nat-m., Nux-v., Puls., Staph., Sulph.


Frantic
or frenzied, drives

(See
Anguish, Despair,
Excitement.) :-
Cham., Coff.

Front teeth,
in :-

(See
Incisors.)

Glands :-

Swollen, on
neck :-

Merc-i-r.

Seemed to be caused
by swollen submaxillary :-

Camph.

From swelling of
submaxillary, hard little tubercles, as if they would ulcerate,
painful when touched :-

Clem.


Gnawing

(See Burning,
Digging.) :-
Berb., Cham.,
Daph., Kali-i.,
Nux-v.,
Rhus-t., Staph.

Bicuspid, and jumping
in left upper, worse if tooth is touched, especially by hot
things, worse out of doors or drawing cold air into mouth and at
night :-

Staph.

Bicuspid, in 2nd left
lower, decayed close to gum, excitement removed pain, better by
pressure of hand, worse in bed, extended over left forehead and
into left side of neck :-

Thuj.

Carious, upper,
paroxysmal in left, temporarily better by cold application :-

Lac-c.

Carious, worse in
cold :-

Rhus-t.

Carious, in, after
meal :-

ANT-C.

Evening, worse
in :-

Calc.

Molar, in right
lower :-

Nicc.

Molars, in
upper :-

Calc.

Side, on one :-

Nux-v.

Sleep, preventing,
carious, worse at night, worse from coffee :-

Cham.

Gouty pain :-

(See
Rheumatic.)

Griping :-

Carious, in :-

Mez.

In wet weather,
carious :-

Bor.


Grumbling :-

Kali-i.,
Lach.

Afternoon, during,
from draught :-

Form.

Molars, in :-

Cocc-s.

Carious, as if
becoming :-

Arg-n.

Day, during, in
carious :-

Bar-c.

Eye tooth, in :-

Carb-an.

Head, with pain in
side of :-

Sang.

Jaw, in :-

Cham.

Jaw, in upper :-

Cham.

Molars, in 1st 4
anterior, now upper now lower jaw, now right now left side :-

Rhod.


Gums,
in :-

(See
Gums Aching, etc.)

Abscesses, caused
by :-

Hecla.

Bleeding, with, foul
odor :-

Calc.

Painful :-

Ant-c.,
Arn., Bell.,
Bry., Calc.,
Carb-v.,
Cham.,
Chin., Hep.,
Hyos.,
Lach., Merc.,
Nat-m.,
Nux-m.,
Nux-v.,
Ph-ac.,
Phos.,
Puls.,
Rhus-t., Sil., Staph.,
Sulph.

Swelling,
with :-

Acon.,
Bell., Calc., Carb-v.,
Caust., Cham.,
Chin.,
Hep., Lach.,
Mag-c., MERC-C.,
Nat-m.,
Nux-v.,
Phos., Puls., RHOD.,
Rhus-t.,
Sulph.

Swollen, red,
inflamed, then pain in jaw :-

Calc.

Swelling, with, of
gums and salivary glands :-

MERC.

Swelling, with, and
flow of saliva :-

Kali-m.


Head,
penetrates into

(See
Headache.) :-
Act-sp., ANT-C.,
Apis, Ars.,
Cham., Hyos., Kreos.,
Merc.,
Nux-v., Ph-ac.,
Rhus-t.,
Rob., Sang.,
Staph.

Forehead,
into :-

Chr-ac.,
Cocc-s.,
Hyos.

Left side, into, and
neck :-

Thuj.

Congestion,
with :-

Aur.,
Bell., CALC.,
Chin., Hyos.,
Lach., Puls.

Blood, with rush of,
from chest upward :-

Lyss.

From a single
tooth :-

Glon.

Blood, with rush of,
from taking cold, worse at night, from noise, warmth or cold

(during
pregnancy) :- Calc.

Brain, into anterior
portion of :-

Chr-ac.

Head feels large,
after :-

Com.

Head, heat in :-

Acon.,
Hyos., Puls.

Temples, to :-

Gels.,
Mag-c.

Temples, to, and left
side of face :-

Kreos.

Commencing in a
molar, slowly extends to temple, getting gradually violent, ceases
suddenly, attacks every few minutes :-

Merc.

Headache,
with :-

Apis,
Glon.,
Kali-c., LACH.,
Verat.

And ringing in ears

(gastritis) :-
Cocc.

Pain between head,
left shoulder-blade and shoulder, better during toothache :-

Chr-ac.

Stitches to ears,
root of nose and malar bone :-

Rhus-t.

With throbbing in
temples :-

Staph.

Leaves teeth and goes
quickly to temples :-

Iodof.


Heat :-

From things taken
into mouth :-

Agn.,
Anac., Bell., Calc.,
CHAM.,
Mill.,
Ph-ac.,
Puls., Trom.

Warmth, better
from :-

Lyc.,
Psor., Rhod., Sul-ac.

Worse on getting warm
in bed :-

Bell.,
Bry., CHAM.,
Chel.,
Clem., Mag-c.,
MERC.,
Nux-v.,
Ph-ac., Phos., PULS.,
Rhus-t.

Better by heat of
bed :-

Bry.,
Lyc., Nux-v.

Worse from hot
drinks :-

Æsc.,
All-c., Am-c.,
Bry., CHAM.,
Coff.,
Lach., Lachn., Merc.,
Nat-s.,
Nux-m., Nux-v., Puls., Rhus-t., Sabad., Sil.

Better by hot
drinks :-

Lyc.,
Mag-p., Nux-m.,
Nux-v., Puls., Rhus-t., Sulph.

Worse from warm
food :-

Anac.,
Bry., Calc., Carbn-s.,
Cham., Nat-m.,
Nux-v.,
Phos.,
Puls., Sabad.,
Sil.

When taking anything
hot or cold

(syphilitic
neuralgia) :- Syph.

Better from warm
food :-

Ars.,
Bry.,
Nux-m., Nux-v., Rhus-t., Sulph.

Worse in a warm
room :-

All-c.,
Bry., CHAM.,
Hep.,
Iris,
Kali-s.,
Nux-v.,
Ph-ac., PULS.

Better in a warm
room :-

Ars.,
Nux-v.,
Phos., Sulph.

Better from heat of
stove :-

ARS.

Worse from warmth in
general :-

Ambr.,
Arn., Ars-h., Bry.,
Calc.,
Calc-p.,
Carb-v., Cham., Coff., Ferr-p., Hep., Lach., Merc.,
Nat-m.,
Nux-m., Nux-v., Ph-ac., Phos.,
Plan., PULS.,
Rhus-t.,
Sil., Staph., Sulph.

Left lower molar,
worse from warmth and in bed, better from cold water :-

Chel.

From having hands in
hot water :-

Phos.

Better from warmth in
general :-

Ars.,
Bell.,
Calc., Cham.,
Chin.,
Hyos., Lach., Merc.,
Nux-m., Nux-v.,
Puls., Rhus-t.,
Staph.,
Sulph.


Hollow teeth,
in :-

(See
Carious.)

Incisors,
in

(See Eye
teeth
, Lower
teeth
, Stomach
teeth
, Upper
teeth
.) :-
Bell.,
Carb-v., Caust., Cham., Chin., Coff., Dios., Ign., Merc., Nat-m.,
Nux-m., Nux-v.,
Ph-ac.,
Phos., Rhus-t.,
Sil.,
Staph., Sulph.

Incisor, lower, by
contact with tongue and open air :-

Anac.

Upper, in :-

Cocc.

Upper, in, gradually
increasing and decreasing :-

Stann.


Increases :-

Slowly, ceases
suddenly when reaching highest point :-

Sul-ac.

Gradually, and
decreases in same way :-

Stann.


Injuries :-

(See
Traumatic.)

Intermittent

(See Periodic.) :-
Astac., Bell.,
Bry.,
Calc., Cham.,
Chin., Coff.,
Merc.,
Nux-v.,
Puls.,
Rhus-t.,
Sil.,
Staph.,
Sulph.

Over whole side of
face, worse from hot or cold food or drink, walking in cold air,
even with closed mouth :-

Sabad.

Worse at night, from
cold drinks, especially from inhalation of cold air, better from
external heat :-

Rhod.

In 1st right upper
molar :-

Ars-i.

Rheumatic :-

ANT-T.

Irritability,
with :-

Acon.,
Ars., Bell., CHAM.,
Chin., COFF.,
Hyos., Nux-m.,
Nux-v.

Vexation,
after :-

Rhus-t.,
Staph.

Jaw :-

(See Lower
Jaw Aching
, etc., Chapter 9 :
Lower Face
 ; also Faceache
Malar bone
, Chapter 8 :
Upper Face
.)

Jerking

(See Jumping,
Neuralgic, Twitching.) :-
All-c., Ant-c.,
Apis,
Ars., Aur-m., Bar-c., Bell.,
Bry., Calc.,
Caust., CHAM.,
Cocc-s., Coff.,
Con.,
Hep.,
Hyos.,
Lach., Merc., Nux-v., Phos., Puls.,
Ran-s.,
Rhus-t.,
Sulph.,
Zinc.

Carious, in :-

Ant-c.

Carious, in, relieved
by tobacco smoke :-

Spig.

Cavities, in, with
bleeding, after extraction :-

Phos.

Cold, from
every :-

Chin.

Cooling, in
front :-

Osm.

Drawing, in left
upper back :-

Bry.

Drawing, as if a
nerve stretched and then let loose :-

Puls.

Drinking, on, cold
water :-

Agar.

Dull, especially at
night, in arthritic patients :-

Cycl.

Ear, into :-

Cham.

Eating, after :-

Stann.

Evening, in, in bed,
changes place upon pressure :-

Bry.

Eye tooth, in :-

Carb-an.

Forehead,
into :-

Hyos.

Left, in, from time
to time :-

Zinc.

Left, in, extending
to forehead and right temple, worse taking anything cold into
mouth or in cold, wet weather, better from warmth :-

Phos.

Jaw, in, teeth seem
too long :-

Nux-v.

Lower, in roots of,
through upper jaw to ear, periodic after waking, soon after
eating, from warm and cold food :-

LACH.

Molars, in :-

Apis.

Molars, in
last :-

All-c.

Molars, in last
lower :-

Zinc.

Molars, in right
lower, in evening after lying down :-

Zinc.

Molar, right, in,
upper, forenoon :-

All-s.

Morning, especially
in :-

Puls.

Night, especially
at :-

MERC.

Night, at, about 10
P.M., extends into head, better by application of cold
hands :-

Rhus-t.

Pulse-like, in back
molars :-

Cocc-s.

Painfulness of gums
from 9 P.M., on, from lower jaw into ears, with :-

MERC.

Pus-like, worse after
midnight, after sleep sit up, must, in bed :-

Bar-m.

Single :-

Bar-c.

Smoking, when :-

Bry.

Sudden, in
roots :-

Meph.

Tearing, and, as if
tooth would start from jaw :-

Puls.

Temple, to, better
sitting up in bed and stroking head :-

Ars.

Jumping :-

(See Jerking,
Throbbing, Twitching.)

Carious, in, pain
extends to upper and lower jaw or ear :-

Sulph.

In left upper
molars :-

Apis.

As if teeth were
being torn out :-

Rhus-t.

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