The best treatment for a abscessed gum or tooth is antibiotics prescribed by a dentist or a doctor. An abscess is an infection, if left too long with out treatment that infection can spread to your bones and seriously harm you. For the pain of an abscess if you have already had it looked at try clove or clove oil both are natural pain killers. Also rinsing your mouth with whiskey or vodka can
. help. Do not swallow the whiskey or vodka because getting drunk can cause your gums to swell which makes the problem worse.