Ah.. had a cyst removed from my jaw and got - surprise - an infection. A double dose of strong antibiotics did nothing but ruin my gut and the abscess was oozing and hurting still afterwards. Then my sis recommended oil pulling (yeah, right..) and I've been fine ever since. Did it 20mins, twice a day, for a week or so until it cleared up. Now I only do it as a regular mouth wash if I feel like it. High quality extra-virgin olive or coconut oils and the swelling and pain was gone. But then again I started doing it ASAP and not after so many years...