Hi all,
So im a newbie here on this forum and i am light years behind the rest of you (i live in Australia so every thing that is new here now you guys got bored with 5 yrs ago lol).

So anyway i am absolutley petrified of losing my teeth as a result of severe gum disease. Its a long story but im hoping that the more info you have the more help you can be.

To start with i didnt own a toothbrush till i was 6 yrs old (thanks mum) and even then brushing was not compulsary in our house, my breathe always smelt like poptarts in the morning at school so the other kids never complained. As all of my adult teeth came through it became very apparent that i would need braces (they were so crooked i looked like i had 3 rows of teeth). So at 14 yrs old mum took me to the school dental van who then refered me to the public health dentist (its free for kids to go public) they scolded me for bad dental hygiene and put braces on they also put a plate in the top of my mouth and every second day my mum would have to turn the screw type device that would expand the width of top jaw by half a millimeter (it was excruciating) i was also informed that i had both an under bite and over bite and they would have to break my jaw and realine it, as well as crowding resulting in the removal of all 4 wisdom teeth at once to make room for the other teeth. Floss was non existant back then so the advice from the hygienist was brush 2x daily and use flouride mouthwash. So i did for 2 yrs. After my torture was over i swore to never return to a dentist so long as i am alive. I continued with what i knew about oral hygiene 2x daily brush (scrub super hard with the most potent toothpaste you can find) and use mouth wash. Then about 7 yrs later i developed a toothache i ignored, medicated, and cried through the pain for 6 weeks before eventually asking a family member for a loan to get the tooth pulled. The dentist told me while he had his fingers in my mouth that i had gum recession and mass amounts of blood under my gums and that i should go back to get it fixed. Well i didnt go back because i was to pre-occupied trying to decide if i should pay the power bill or my sons specialist (he is intellectually imapaired, asd, and has some other difficulties) as it was it took me 18 mths to repay my tooth pulling loan. Slowly but surely my gums began to receed. Up until recently i thought my teeth were just getting skinnier (yes i was actually that ill educated). Either way i figured at that rate i still had another 5-8 yrs before it would be a problem (again because of money). What i didn't know was that when my dr prescribed respiradole in an attempt to combat mild depression, that my mouth would protest. So three days ago i woke up and the tooth at on the bottom right in the middle of my mouth was loose after further investigation i discovered my 5-8 yrs worth of gum i was relying on had vanished,and thanks to the wire that is glued to my 5 front bottom teeth the 2 teeth either side are now wobbly aswell. I panicked, i rang the dentist and asked for a price,to be honest i just cant afford it, and that was a consultation, xrays, and a deep clean. Do i pay my rent for the next 12 weeks or do i go get my teeth cleaned? I decided some where to live is more important. So i researched all that day and all that night and into the next day about what i can do to help. I have started taking vitamin c and oil pulling ( my kids think it hilarious) im also taking calcium supplements applying aloe vera on the gums and soaking my gum line/teeth in baking soda. I have purchased a soft toothbrush (i had no idea harsh scrubbing was bad), and i have also invested in a natural toothpaste and dental floss. I have been oil pulling for 3 days now and i have begun to feel a difference my mouth isnt as dry my teeth are whiter and my gums are no longer blistered and red. The gum around my back teeth are almost double the size they were (im assuming this is the infection being drawn out), and i have hard clumps of phlegm that i keep coughing up.

I am using sunflower oil 3x a day followed by a salt water rinse. I havnt consumed suger in the last 3 days either. I have every intention of buying coconut oil as soon my head stops spinning and i am capable of driving safely.
Is there anything else i can to do or anything im doing wrong. I swish for 20 mins but the oil changes to a water consistancy within 2 mins so i spit it out salt water rinse and keep going.
i hope i put this in right place, sorry if i didn't.