How to cure throat infection

A Word From Verywell Dealing with a case of strep throat can make you feel miserable. The good news is that symptoms usually begin to improve within a few days of starting antibiotics. In the meantime, there are also effective home remedies to help ease your pain. The sooner you get treatment, the sooner you'll begin to feel better. • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. • MedlinePlus. • Nemours Kids Health. • American Academy of Family Physicians. • Penn Medicine. • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. • Nemours Children's Health. • Ran L, Zhao W, Wang J, et al. Biomed Res Int. 2018;2018:1837634. doi:10.1155/2018/1837634 • Hemilä H, Chalker E. BMC Fam Pract. 2015;16:24. doi:10.1186/s12875-015-0237-6. • Krawitz C, Mraheil MA, Stein M, et al. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2011;11:16. doi:10.1186/1472-6882-11-16 • Wijesundara NM, Rupasinghe HPV. Biomedicines. 2019;7(3):63. doi:10.3390/biomedicines7030063 • Babizhayev MA, Deyev AI. Am J Ther. 2012;19(1):e25-e47. doi:10.1097/MJT.0b013e3181dcf589 • Sienkiewicz M, Łysakowska M, Ciećwierz J, Denys P, Kowalczyk E. Med Chem. 2011;7(6):674-689. doi:10.2174/157340611797928488 • Ben Hsouna A, Ben Halima N, Smaoui S, Hamdi N. Lipids Health Dis. 2017;16:146. doi:10.1186/s12944-017-0487-5 • Kaushik M, Reddy P, Sharma R, Udameshi P, Mehra N, Marwaha A. J Contemp Dent Pract. 2016;17(1):38-41. doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10024-1800. • Mount Sinai. • Sharma SM, Anderson M, Schoop SR, Hudson JB. Phytomedicine. 2010;17(8-9):563-568. doi...

Overall, having bacteria in the mouth is normal and safe. However, some bacteria can create plaque, which can cause an infection in the areas where the teeth meet the gums; this is when gingivitis occurs. It can potentially worsen when the plaque hardens and turns into tartar, which is more difficult to remove from the teeth.