Tooth Pain Remedies

Dealing with tooth pain is something I dread the most. I am sure many of you are unable to function well, when you have a tooth pain. There are many tooth pain remedies in the kitchen, which help in giving at least temporary relief from this pain.
Tooth Pain Remedies
Tooth pain may not necessarily always mean throbbing pain like we experience in other parts of the body. At times it can also mean a high sensitivity to anything cold or hot. Sometimes, even sweet and sour. Tooth pain is one pain of its kind. Once it starts, it refuses to die down easily. You will get relief from these tooth pain remedies, but you will have to take an appointment with your dentist at the earliest, so that you identify the tooth pain causes, which may be in most cases due to tooth decay. There are many tooth pain natural remedies, which are available, but not all of them are effective.

Tooth Pain: Home Remedies

In the information given below, you will find the various and easy home remedies for toothache pain relief, which will alleviate your tooth pain.
  • If you have a tooth pain, the first tooth pain natural remedy is to vigorously rinse your mouth with normal water. In case, there are any food particles trapped in between your teeth, it will come out with the rinse and you will be relieved of your toothache. Read more on infected tooth remedies.
  • Sometimes food particles do not come out only with rinse. At such times a gentle floss can work. Popcorn, leafy vegetables, meat particles are the kinds which may require a good flossing.
  • Holding a piece of ice, on the tooth, numbs the area. Although this is a temporary tooth pain home treatment, you can make use of it, when visiting a dentist is difficult. The other way of using ice is to rub the ice on the cheek around the area, where there is tooth pain. Do it as long as you can, at least for 15 minutes. Repeat this exercise about 3 to 4 times in a day.
  • Rinsing your mouth with salty water also alleviates tooth pain. Use water at room temperature. Add a 1 teaspoon of salt to a glass of water and rinse thoroughly. It will bring about tooth pain relief.
  • A sip of scotch whiskey can be used to treat severe tooth pain. Hold the sip in your mouth for sometime. When the gums absorb some of it, it will numb the area providing you relief from tooth pain.
  • Clove or clove oil is also said to be very beneficial in treating tooth pain. Holding the clove on the tooth, which is causing problem, will tackle the pain. Clove oil is normally available at your local drugstore. You can alternatively make use of it it as well.
  • Previously, keeping an aspirin on the affected tooth was suggested. However, it can cause aspirin burn. Hence, it is recommended, to consume the aspirin for pain relief. Ibuprofen is the other pain killer, which can be used orally.
  • Warm tea bags also help in soothing toothache. Keep a tea bag on the tooth, which is causing you agony for about 10 - 15 minutes for relief. For information, you can also refer to toothache after filling.
  • One of the many severe tooth pain remedies is asafetida. Take a pinch of asafetida and mix it with a tablespoon of lemon juice. Heat this mixture, and with a cotton swab apply it to the tooth. It will give total and quick relief from tooth pain.
  • Garlic with rock salt also helps in alleviating tooth pain. Smash a garlic clove and mix rock salt with it and then apply.
  • Vanilla extract is also said to be beneficial in relieving tooth pain.
  • The blossoming of the wisdom tooth too can bring about a nagging continuous pain that can be quite annoying and unbearable at times, however it is not an infection or a disease. Read more on wisdom tooth pain relief.
In case of a toothache after filling, you should seek an appointment with your dentist without any delay. You can make use of tooth pain home treatment, till the appointment. There may be a problem with the gums or the nerve, which is causing you agony. There are some people who try various tooth pain remedies, as they do not want to undergo a root canal. This is not a very good idea in terms of dental care as irrespective of the pain relief, the infection continues to spread. Most remedies, will give you temporary relief and that is not what you are looking for. Hence, visit your dentist at the earliest.

By Bhakti Satalkar
Published: 10/30/2009
 
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