In 2011 I became aware of pain in my lower left chewing teeth. I had no health insurance, and no money to see a dentist. Over the course of two months, the pain

In 2011 I became aware of pain in my lower left chewing teeth. I had no health insurance, and no money to see a dentist. Over the course of two months, the pain got worse and worse. Finally, I decided I would rinse with Listerine, for long periods of time. I would take a swig of Listerine and hold it in my mouth for 30 minutes, spit it out and take another swig, and hold that in my mouth for another 30 minutes. I would do that all day, while I worked at my computer. My thought was that the bacteria could only do limited damage if my mouth was full of Listerine, so I kept Listerine in my mouth for several hours a day. Maybe I was right, or maybe the effect was psychosomatic, but after ten days of such treatment, the pain faded away.