Manuka honey, which has potent antibacterial qualities, works just as well as
     chemical mouthwash -- and better than the cavity-fighting sugar alcohol xylitol -- in
     reducing plaque levels
     Clinical trials have found that Manuka honey can effectively eradicate more than
     250 clinical strains of bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant varieties
     The vast majority of honey sold and consumed in the United States is processed or
     refined, and will not offer the same types of healing properties found in raw,
     high-quality Manuka honey

Neem has cleared up my gingivitis that the western dentist said had no
known cure. I guess they mean as far as
pharmaceutical/synthetic cures go.

http://usingneem.com/forum.php/index.php

http://www.abaconeem.com/testimonials.html

http://www.theneempeople.com/testimonials.htm
 

Originally I got it from Frances Towle of (formerly) Boise Community
Acupuncture
(http://www.resonancenaturalhealth.com/), who also cleared up my 31 year
chronic asthma with quantam reflexology and
homeopathy. Over the course of 6 months I took several pills and I used to
have 3 attacks per day. I now average one
every couple of months at the most. It's funny to me that the western
medical paradigm is treatment, not cure, whereas the
eastern/natural medicine version is balance of the body systems, not
promote dependence on the pharmaceutical profit
model.

I get mine from here: http://neemtreefarms.com/oral-care-package-p-287.html
(I dip the toothpaste in the tooth powder and brush, then floss, then
mouthwash.)

They've also got some great articles on many other afflictions.

It's funny to me that the western medical paradigm is treatment, not cure,
whereas the eastern/natural medicine version is
balance of the body systems, not promote dependence on the pharmaceutical
profit model. For the last few years I've been
getting pretty strict about what gets put on or in my body- As an intensive
label reader I can't stand a product containing
something that doesn't come from a plant/organic, etc. or something I can't
pronounce without a chemist's help (not that they
have any idea what those things are either).

I use IPAB by the Edgar Cayce people. Brush it on gumline. Aurevedic medicine says brush teeth with cold water, don't warm it at all. Cleaning with a good toothpick at gumline, using a mirror to see where that plaque is... very useful.