Hepar Sulph (sulphur + oyster shell)
Hepar sulphuris calcareum
For sharp, hypersensitive toothache where the slightest touch or cold draft causes intense pain, and for gum disease with tender, bleeding, easily-infected gums. Especially useful when the person feels extremely chilly, irritable, and oversensitive during tooth pain.
Key indications
- Alternate remedy for toothache with extreme sensitivity to touch, cold air, or jarring
- Gum disease with tender, bleeding, infection-prone gums
- Tooth pain better from warm applications and worse from cold
- Irritability and chilliness with dental pain
Cold air, touch, drafts, slightest jarring
Warmth, wrapping the face, warm applications
6C every 1–2 hours during toothaches; taper as pain settles.
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General guidance only. 200ck may be substituted for 200C potencies. Stop the remedy upon significant improvement. If no improvement after 2-3 doses in acute cases or after 4-6 weeks in chronic cases, try a different remedy. Consult a experienced practitioner if you feel you need additional help for serious or persistent symptoms.