Toothache - folk remedies. How to get rid of toothache quickly at home. Why and how teeth can hurt: causes of toothache

There are many painkillers: according to their origin and effect, they are divided into several types. Each class is designed to deal with pain of a different nature. Antispasmodics reduce muscle tone and affect the sympathetic nervous system, therefore they are most effective for pain in the stomach or kidneys. In dentistry, analgesics are usually used against toothache. When they enter the bloodstream, they reduce the impact on nerve fibers and the intensity of pain impulses. Reviews about tablets for toothache are usually positive, but the effectiveness depends on the characteristics of the particular drug.

The most effective tablets for toothache

Which pill to take for a toothache, when there are so many drugs on the market, is a pressing question. Analgesics have different origins. There are opioid (narcotic) drugs, as well as steroid (hormone-based) and non-steroidal analgesics. In dentistry, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used to combat toothache. The effectiveness of tablets is determined by the speed of action, the quality and duration of the analgesic effect, as well as safety for the body. Based on these indicators, the best tablets for toothache are selected.

List of quick and effective tablets for toothache

Below is a list of tablets for toothache, which are considered very popular among patients, effectively cope with toothache, but at the same time they belong to the category of the most potent drugs, which should be taken with extreme caution. All of them are released exclusively with a doctor's prescription.

Other strong prescription drugs: Dexalgin, Katadolon, Niaspam and others.

Strong tablets for toothache without prescriptions

Over-the-counter toothache tablets usually have fewer contraindications than stronger drugs and have less impact on the body. This applies to problems with the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, liver, kidneys and stomach, which inevitably arise with an overdose of the most powerful analgesics. Despite the fact that a prescription is not required for their use, the best of the drugs presented work well even with severe toothache. On the other hand, with serious complications of pulpitis and periodontitis, when the pain can truly be unbearable, prescription drugs may be more effective.

Note: Other ibuprofen-based drugs may also be an alternative to Nurofen. The most famous analogue of Nurofen is Mig tablets for toothache, which are produced in Germany.

Tablets for toothache: inexpensive and effective

Most toothache tablets are relatively inexpensive. The cheapest domestically produced tablets cost from 10 to 15 rubles, but the price of some imported and highly targeted drugs (for children and pregnant women) can reach up to 1,000 rubles. Below are the prices for the most popular and cheapest toothache tablets.

Prices for inexpensive tablets for toothache

Note: Some medications may come in the form of capsules, granules, and gels. In this case, their price usually increases.

Toothache tablets for adults, pregnant women and children

For children and pregnant women, there are serious restrictions when taking analgesics. Only a few drugs are suitable for this category of people, and even then these indications are often conditional. To maximally protect the health of children and pregnant women, so-called specialized painkillers are often prescribed.

Medicines and tablets for toothache for pregnant women

• paracetamol and analgin in a minimal dose
• no-shpa
• some types of gels or dental drops
• traditional medicine

For children under 12 years of age, drugs such as children's Nurofen, Panadol, as well as gels: Cholisal, Kamistad, Dentinox and others are often used.

How to get rid of toothache without pills?

Even the best painkillers for toothache do not cure the disease, but only temporarily eliminate the symptoms. The simplest and best way is to prevent the development of the disease in principle. If toothache occurs, go to the dentist immediately. On the way to the doctor, it is best to endure the pain. Taking strong painkillers on the day of treatment is contraindicated. Such drugs reduce the effectiveness of anesthesia and place a greater burden on the body.

Before use, consultation with a specialist is required!

Perhaps the main rule according to which you can use folk remedies for toothache is this: relieving pain does not mean curing the disease. Even the most effective and safe folk remedies can be used to relieve toothache only as a temporary auxiliary measure. You need to understand that in case of serious problems with your teeth, they will not save you from visiting the dentist, but will only help you endure the discomfort until you see a doctor.

Accordingly, you should not use folk remedies just to postpone, reschedule, or, especially, cancel a visit to the doctor. This may perhaps save you from toothache, but this approach is fraught with dangerous complications, among which the loss of teeth is far from the worst.

Having made these important caveats, let's note a couple more. When choosing a suitable folk remedy for toothache, strictly follow the recommendations for its preparation and use: some of the remedies described below are not always safe, and they have certain contraindications. Some recipes, on the contrary, are quite safe, but their effectiveness is not at all what traditional healers promise.

The purpose of this article is to review the most famous folk remedies for toothache, and to help the reader figure out whether they will be effective or useless, and also to help understand in which cases the use of appropriate remedies will be justified and in which – not.

On a note

Obviously, there are much more folk recipes, remedies and methods for getting rid of toothache than can be described in one review. We will look at the most popular and often used in practice, which form the basis of many other variations.

But let's talk about everything in order...

Causes of toothache and general principles of pain relief

It is important to understand that toothache never just happens. As a rule, the appearance of such pain is a symptom of a pathological process in the tooth, periosteum, gum or jaw itself.

In some cases, toothache may appear briefly and go away on its own without any treatment. For example, it can occur when the gums are irritated by food, quickly passing minor inflammations in the soft tissues, and for some other reasons. In these cases, the pain is usually quite mild, and, as a rule, the person does not even think about doing anything to relieve it.

If the pain is severe and prolonged (or regular), then in most cases this means that the cause is also very serious. These could be, for example:

1. Deep caries, in which the tooth can hurt from chemical, temperature and mechanical irritants.
2. Pulpitis is inflammation of the pulp (dental “nerve”).
3. Periodontitis is an inflammation of the tissues that surround the root of the tooth. This disease can often be accompanied by the appearance of fistulas and the flow of pus from them.
4. Periostitis is an inflammation of the periosteum, usually developing if periodontitis is not treated, but only periodically suppressed pain.
5. Osteomyelitis is an inflammation of the jaw bone.

Most folk remedies can only reduce toothache in such pathologies, but not remove it completely. Moreover, if in case of caries or pulpitis in the early stages such a decrease will be significant, then the pain associated with severe purulent inflammation will not decrease in all cases - depending on the severity of the problem.

On a note

There are no folk remedies that allow you to “kill the nerve” in a tooth, which is sometimes the dream of those who are ready to climb a wall for pain. You also can't just wait it out, hoping that the pulp will eventually die on its own and all the nerves in it will become numb. The pulp, of course, can die, but then it will begin to rot, and right in the pulp chamber. The pus will have nowhere to go, and it will go towards the root of the tooth: this process will be accompanied by extensive inflammation at the apex of the root, which is fraught with an abscess and sepsis, as well as monstrous pain, for which no folk remedy will help.

The basic principles of pain relief used in medical practice are:

1. Blocking the synthesis of substances that stimulate irritation of nerve endings during inflammation. This is how Ketanov, Ketorol, Nise, Analgin and many other drugs work for various types of pain.
2. Disruption of the conduction of nerve impulses in neurons - this is how, for example, the well-known Novocaine and Lidocaine work.

Folk remedies work in a completely different way: with their help, it is possible to slightly weaken the inflammatory process, which ultimately leads to a decrease in the intensity of pain.

Hot rinses for toothache

Rinsing the mouth with warm liquids is perhaps the most famous folk method for briefly relieving toothache. Doctors themselves often prescribe it to their patients due to its safety and ease of use.

Rinses are most effective for purulent inflammations. When carrying out this procedure, blood circulation at the site of inflammation is increased, cell breakdown products are quickly removed from it, as a result of which the size of the inflammation, as well as the pain itself, is slightly reduced.

You need to rinse your mouth with a liquid with a temperature of 50-60°C, but not higher, so as not to burn the mucous membrane. Rinsing should be done as often as possible, literally every 15-20 minutes - and so on for several hours until the pain is relieved.

Usually, when you have a toothache, it is recommended to rinse your mouth with salt water or water and soda (both are often combined). You can also just use clean water or tea. An even more pronounced effect for tooth pain will be provided by folk remedies in the form of herbal decoctions. We'll talk about them later.

When you have a toothache, you need to rinse your mouth, or rather, the sore spot in it. It makes no sense to throw your head back and blow bubbles in your throat out of habit.

Due to its safety and effectiveness, mouth rinsing is the optimal folk way to relieve toothache in a child. When the pain is relieved only for a few hours or days before a visit to the dentist, and the disease itself is not advanced, rinsing will allow you to endure quite comfortably until the treatment itself.

Less traditional folk recipes

The following folk remedies for toothache are no longer as traditional as mouth rinses:

1. A swab moistened with fir oil, which is applied to the diseased tooth. Fir oil does have some anti-inflammatory properties, but it will only help relieve toothache in rare cases.
2. A slice of salted lard is applied to the aching tooth and held for about 20 minutes. The method is practically useless, even considering that salt can draw pus from the inflamed area.
   
3. Propolis, which is either temporarily placed on the tooth, or pressed directly into the carious cavity and left for several days. In the first case, the option is useless, but also harmless. In the second case, such a folk remedy is downright harmful: an improvised propolis filling can serve as an excellent food for carious bacteria, which will only lead to accelerated tooth destruction. However, blocking a carious cavity can sometimes reduce pain if the tooth previously reacted to sour, salty or sweet foods.
   
4. A tampon is moistened with an aqueous solution of an alternative medicine product such as mumiyo and applied to the diseased tooth. This folk remedy is especially often used in children. According to reviews, it can give some result, but usually it is weakly expressed, and in most cases it will not help to completely relieve toothache.
   
5. A warm decoction of strawberries, which is used to rinse the mouth, helps not so much due to the strawberries, but due to the very fact of rinsing with warm liquid.
   
6. Propolis is poured with 70% alcohol, infused for 10 days and filtered through cheesecloth. This remedy will only help with mild pain in the gums (apply a moistened swab) - primarily due to the vasodilating and antiseptic properties of ethyl alcohol. According to literary sources, this folk remedy is especially recommended for pregnant women.
   
7. In 50 ml of wine alcohol you need to dilute 15 grams of myrrh, add 15 grams of raspberry, orchis and mint leaves to it, leave for 3 days. The resulting tincture is either rinsed in the mouth or moistened with a tampon, which is then applied to the sore tooth or gum. The method is ineffective and will not relieve severe toothache.
   
8. The garlic is cut and applied to the place of the hand where the pulse rate is checked, after which it is wrapped with a bandage. Some believe that this folk remedy works for toothache in a placebo mode - it does not eliminate the cause of the pain, but due to the correct attitude of the person that he will feel better, it has a certain effect (the person himself begins to believe that his pain is going away).

In general, all the folk remedies listed above and similar ones will not help against severe toothache. But be prepared for the fact that supporters of alternative medicine will especially persistently advise you of them.

Anti-inflammatory recipes

Some anti-inflammatory decoctions are more or less effective in relieving pain caused by inflammation of soft tissues. In essence, their effect is similar to plain or salty hot water, but is additionally more pronounced due to the antiseptic and anti-inflammatory effects of biologically active plant components.

Here are some fairly well-known folk recipes for such remedies for toothache:

1. 25 g of peppermint and 25 g of oregano are poured into 0.5 liters of water, boiled for 2-3 minutes, cooled slightly and filtered;
2. 100 g of chamomile flowers, 100 g of black currant leaves and 40 g of string are poured with a liter of boiling water, left for an hour and filtered;
3. 50 g of yarrow herb, 50 g of immortelle flowers and 50 g of plantain leaves are poured into a liter of boiling water, infused and filtered.

It is only important to understand that a significant effect in such cases is ensured precisely by the temperature of the rinsing solution itself. Therefore, before the procedure, the product must be heated to 60°C.

The beauty of such folk remedies is that they are quite easy to prepare at home, and if your tooth hurts, you can create an effective decoction literally within an hour and a half.

For acute pulpitis, such remedies are ineffective. Moreover, toothache in such a situation from hot food can only intensify many times over.

Methods of self-hypnosis: do they work?

It may seem surprising, but there is also a whole set of folk methods that help relieve toothache without using any means at all. They are based primarily on self-hypnosis and a person’s ability to control their feelings and, if necessary, completely “turn off” the pain.

The most effective and even confirmed by experiments are yoga techniques. They allow you to completely relieve toothache of any severity, but to use them you need to train for a very long time and have good control of your body and your thoughts. A person who has never practiced yoga will, of course, not be able to use them.

The techniques of self-hypnosis and simple hypnosis work similarly. But they also require good methodological preparation. It is simply impossible, without experience and knowledge, to put yourself into a state in which the toothache will go away.

Prayers known among the people in most cases can only do harm. Even if the pain goes away (and such cases do happen), this does not bring a cure - the problem remains. And if you leave it to chance for several months or years, then in the future it will lead to much more serious consequences than if a person immediately went to the dentist.

“I remember as a child being envious of those people on TV who stick needles in their arms and legs and feel no pain. It was not my goal to practice yoga, but as I immersed myself in meditative practices, I began to practice in this direction. And although I have not yet reached the level of my teachers, if necessary, I relieve toothache in 5-6 minutes, and pain after a severe bruise almost immediately.”

Leonid Konstantinovich, Moscow

"Folk" tablets for toothache

Some popular analgesics have become a kind of “gold standard” in home medicine, that is, they have become practically popular. And therefore it is impossible not to talk about them.

Tablets are very quick and effective remedies for toothache, and some of the drugs help to reliably relieve even acute toothache.

So, let’s note the most popular pharmaceutical drugs for toothache:

1. Aspirin, which significantly relieves pain and relieves inflammation. If the pain is too severe, it does not completely eliminate the symptoms, but allows you to “survive” until a visit to the doctor. Contraindicated during pregnancy, lactation and childhood.
   
2. Analgin is a fairly effective pain reliever, but due to its ability to strongly influence hematopoiesis, it has many contraindications. For example, it should not be taken for agranulocytosis, anemia, pregnancy, lactation, renal and liver failure. Analgin is prohibited for use in many developed countries.
   
3. Nimesil is a powder that dentists themselves often prescribe to their patients, for example, after tooth extraction. It allows you to completely relieve even very severe pain, but is sold in pharmacies only by prescription.
   
4. Ketanov and its analogues - Ketorol, Ketorolac. These are perhaps the most powerful remedies that can quickly relieve toothache. But they can be considered folk only with great reserve - they are sold only with a doctor’s prescription and have a large number of contraindications.

In the vast majority of cases, if the pain is not too acute and is not accompanied by extensive swelling, Aspirin and Analgin are quite enough for a person to feel normal and get a quick effect. It is not surprising that these remedies are taken for toothache more often than traditional decoctions and infusions.

How can the use of folk remedies be dangerous?

When using any means, including folk remedies, you should always remember about contraindications and possible side effects. For example, most herbal recipes can sometimes cause severe allergic reactions even when rinsing the mouth.

There are also remedies that are definitely harmful for toothache. For example:

1. Honey, which is sometimes recommended to regularly smear on a sore tooth. If honey or its traces are constantly present in the carious cavity, the activity of cariogenic bacteria will only increase, which will lead to increased pain. And some teeth affected by caries are generally very sensitive to sweets.
2. Drinking alcohol orally to reduce pain. Effective, but does more harm than good.
3. Applying Aspirin to a sore tooth. It will not have an effect, since aspirin for toothache should only be taken orally.
4. Warming bandages on the outside - in case of severe purulent inflammation, they only increase the risk of complications.

And remember: folk remedies can relieve toothache, but not cure the disease. If you simply remove the pain and forget about its cause, you can end up developing life-threatening complications - sepsis or phlegmon.

It may seem surprising to some, but due to the consequences of advanced dental diseases, people still die today - due to severe complications, which, although rare, sometimes lead to death. However, severe complications never appear in a healthy person within a few days - all of them are usually a consequence of the fact that a person endures pain or regularly tries to soothe it with improvised means, including folk remedies, and puts off visiting a doctor until the last minute.

Therefore, if you have a toothache, call the dental clinic as soon as possible and make an appointment. Treatment by dentists today is almost painless, and the money you pay for it is an investment in your health and well-being. Don't let yourself down and be healthy!

How to quickly relieve toothache at home without pills

Here are some more simple folk methods for relieving toothache at home

If toothache catches you at work, at night or on a holiday, we will tell you how to relieve this symptom and wait comfortably for an appointment with the dentist, choosing the appropriate drug for severe or moderate dentalgia.

But do not forget that dentistry is an area of ​​medicine where pharmacological treatment is practically not used. And for toothache there is only one cure - surgical removal of the source of infection in the diseased tooth, followed by its restoration with artificial materials.

Painkillers: the opinion of dentists

Dentists are not particularly fond of painkillers: when carrying out a simple dental procedure, they suggest doing without them and, if possible, use dental treatment methods without a drill.

This is due to the pharmacodynamics of analgesics. By inhibiting the production of “pain enzymes”, prostaglandins at the site of inflammation, analgesics simultaneously affect other organs and systems of our body, which leads to side effects:

• disruption of water-salt metabolism, due to which excess fluid accumulates in the body;
• surges in blood pressure;
• changes in the threshold of pain sensitivity;
• dehydration of the mucous membranes of the eyes, blurred vision;
• increased risk of blood clots and blood clotting disorders.

For this reason, we recommend starting the fight against toothache by rinsing with a solution of salt or soda (1 teaspoon per glass of warm water), and only then start taking tablets.

Tablets for mild and moderate dentalgia

Taking a loading dose of an analgesic reduces the pain sensitivity threshold: so, during the next attack, the painkiller may be ineffective, and the anesthetic injection may not have an effect.

In order not to harm yourself before the inevitable trip to the dentist, it is advisable to limit yourself to taking one of the medications for mild to moderate toothache. They will help relieve an attack of chronic pulpitis, inflammation of the gums and caries.

Paracetamol

Inexpensive, safe and effective pain reliever, non-narcotic analgesic.

Paracetamol (acetaminophen) blocks pain receptors at the nervous system level and does not affect pain centers in the brain. This means that it does not have the side effects characteristic of mega-powerful painkillers - it does not depress breathing and does not affect the functioning of the heart.

A paracetamol tablet will relieve you of aching pain in a tooth with medium and deep caries.

Ibuprofen

Analogues: Nurofen, Imet

Tablets for dentalgia from the group of NSAIDs - non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. In addition to pain relief, they also have an anti-inflammatory effect. Ibuprofen will help with tooth pain, accompanied by hyperthermia and inflammation of the periodontal tissues.

Aching pain will be relieved by one tablet containing 200 mg of the active ingredient, ibuprofen. If necessary, the dose is increased to 400 mg, but not more than 800 mg per day.

Citramon

Analogues: Askofen, Excedrin

A “head pain” tablet, which is found in every first aid kit, will also help with toothache!

Citramon contains paracetamol and aspirin, which mutually enhance each other's analgesic effect, plus caffeine, which will tone the blood vessels and relieve drowsiness - a side effect of analgesics.

For dentalgia, it is recommended to take 2 Citramon tablets at once. But it is strictly forbidden to combine this drug with alcohol and alcohol-containing tinctures: even a few grams of alcohol with Citramon, Askofen or Excedrin can provoke gastric bleeding.

Aspirin

One of the most popular painkillers in everyday life: as research shows, about 80 billion aspirin tablets are consumed annually in the world!

Acetylsalicylic acid, unlike other NSAIDs, acts on the problem area in the tooth itself, focally - reduces the severity of inflammation and relieves pain. Her tablets will relieve unpleasant symptoms of pulpitis, inflammation of the neurovascular bundle of the tooth.

A combination of two analgesics at once - paracetamol and diclofenac, which enhances the analgesic effect. Fanigan, among other things, also has an anti-edematous effect: it unloads collagen and fibrin fibers, which swell during inflammation.

Fanigan's tablet can be taken for dentalgia, accompanied by swelling of the soft tissues of the face, as well as for enlarged lymph nodes and sore throat caused by the eruption of the 8th wisdom tooth.

Analgesic tablets are made on the basis of acids, and most of them have an irritating effect on the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, before taking a painkiller, it is advisable to eat something; if the tooth hurts badly, “put” at least yogurt on the bottom of the stomach.

Extra remedies for severe toothache

The heavy artillery of painkillers - tablets Ketanov, Nimesulide, Tempalgin and Flamidez - should be used only in extreme cases, when toothache is truly unbearable. For example, with acute pulpitis and periodontitis, inflammation of the trigeminal nerve - diseases that are characterized by attacks of pulsating, severe dentalgia at night.

Ketanov

Analogues: Ketorol, Dolak, Ketalgin, Toradol

One of the strongest painkillers, ketorolac (the active ingredient of Ketanov tablets) is used in the postoperative period, for injuries and severe toothache caused by periodontitis, pericoronitis or pulpitis.

Like other NSAIDs, ketorolac blocks the production of pain enzymes - prostaglandins, but slows down kidney function. Less blood is filtered and more harmful substances accumulate in the body, so people with kidney failure should not take Ketanov.

A single dose of the drug is 1 tablet of 10 mg, for severe pain, take every 4-6 hours, but not more than 90 mg, 9 tablets per day.

Tempalgin

Analogues: Analgin, Baralgin

The active ingredient in “green tablets” is metamizole sodium, which has a strong analgesic and weak anti-inflammatory effect.

Tempalgin also contains a tranquilizer - the sedative tempidon, which will help you relax and fall asleep after an exhausting attack of toothache at night.

By the way, metamizole sodium does not irritate the gastric mucosa and does not affect water-salt metabolism in the body. Therefore, it is suitable for elderly people and patients prone to gastrointestinal disorders.

Flamidez

A combined drug from the NSAID group, it consists of the analgesics diclofenac and paracetamol, as well as the decongestant serratiopeptidase.

Flamidez has a powerful analgesic, anti-inflammatory effect, and helps relieve swelling. Dentists prescribe Flamidez tablets to relieve pain after tooth extraction, in the complex treatment of alveolar abscesses, purulent inflammation in the root periosteum.

Dosage – 1 tablet twice or thrice a day.

Analogs: Nise, Nimid

A synthetic drug from the NSAID group with strong analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties.

A Nimesulide tablet can be taken in case of acute pain, during a night attack of dentalgia, after tooth extraction and radiating pain due to inflammation of the trigeminal nerve.

The drug does not have a toxic effect with long-term use and is often prescribed to older people. The exception is patients with heart failure, bronchial asthma and liver disease - they cannot take Nimesulide.

All strong analgesics are prohibited for children under 14 years of age, pregnant and lactating women.

It is impossible to experiment and combine the use of several drugs per day - for example, Aspirin tablets, and after 4 hours Ketanov, according to the principle of “what is more effective”! This can cause hepatic coma and kidney dysfunction.

Prices

If the budget for “symptomatic therapy” is tight, take tablets from the “list of necessary and vital medicines of the Russian Federation”: Paracetamol (about 40 rubles), Ibuprofen (38 rubles), Acetylsalicylic acid (from 20 rubles) or Ketorolac (26 rubles).

Drugs from foreign manufacturers will cost more: Nise - from 200 rubles, Aspirin Cardio - from 80 rubles, Tempalgin - 130 rubles, Ketanov - about 60 rubles, Nurofen - 90 rubles.

All medications have contraindications. Before use, carefully read the instructions and consult your doctor.

An analgesic will relieve you of toothache for several hours, but will not eliminate its cause. Only a good dentist can do this. We recommend contacting him in order to avoid the recurrence of even more severe attacks of dentalgia.

One of the most annoying and debilitating pains is dental pain. Everyone who encounters it loses the ability to think well, especially if there is no chance of getting rid of the problem right now.

It’s great if there’s a pharmacy nearby, and even better if there’s a good dentist. But what if the pain caught you on vacation or on a day off, and you don’t have the necessary medications at hand?

We share with you several techniques that will help you cope with pain and survive until your visit to the dentist.

How to quickly get rid of toothache

1. Garlic
In addition to protecting against vampires, garlic is a true medicinal miracle, being an effective antiseptic with powerful antiviral, antifungal and antibacterial properties. It has been used for medicinal purposes for many thousands of years. What gives it its power is called allicin, which is released when garlic is crushed.

Finely chop one clove of garlic, then crush the pieces with a knife and leave for 10 minutes to activate the allicin. Apply a small amount of garlic paste to the sore spot in the mouth. Leave on for a few minutes and rinse with warm salt water, which will help clear out the infection and kill bacteria.

This will also help defeat the infection from the inside, since you probably have swelling or inflammation in the sore spot. Also try to add as much garlic to your diet as possible. You can even eat it yourself by crushing it first and allowing the allicin to activate. Remember that, unlike antibacterial drugs, bacteria do not develop resistance to garlic, so you can eat it constantly, and then eat parsley to remove the unpleasant odor.

2. Clove oil

Cloves have anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antioxidant and anesthetic properties that can help relieve toothache and fight infection. This is the main oil that is used to get rid of dental problems if it is not possible to go to the dentist right now.

It is so useful in the fight against dental problems because of one component included in its composition. We are talking about eugenol, a natural anesthetic. It fights all types of toothache. Clove oil can also be found in many dental products. Take half a liter of water, add a few drops of clove oil and rinse your mouth with the solution, you can also apply clove oil to a cotton pad and very carefully treat the sore tooth and the area around it. The pain will go away very quickly.

How to relieve toothache

3. Peppermint

Along with clove oil, peppermint oil has crazy properties that will help relieve toothache. Peppermint is one of nature's most powerful and effective pain relievers.

The easiest way to use is to apply a mint tea bag to the sore area. Place the bag in the refrigerator or freezer (if you are not sensitive to cold, skip this step). Then apply the bag to the sore area for 20 minutes.

You will likely have to repeat the procedure quite often as the pain may return. Peppermint works because it contains menthol, which is known as a pain-relieving agent that desensitizes the painful area through the cold menthol receptor.

If you don’t have mint tea on hand, but have mint essential oil, then simply drop a few drops on a cotton pad and apply to the sore tooth. You can also rinse your mouth with a very strong infusion of mint. The problem, of course, will not disappear from this, but that evening you will cope with the pain.

4. Bourbon or whiskey

While the American Dental Association says there is no reason to use alcohol as a "home remedy" for pain management, it is still worth mentioning in this case.

There is no scientific evidence of effectiveness, but a huge number of people have confirmed it over many centuries. While drinking alcohol internally will definitely not help relieve pain, applying it locally to the source of the pain will help calm it down. To be fair, it is worth saying that this method is ineffective in the fight against bacteria or infection.

If you decide to drink alcohol to relieve the pain when you have a toothache, keep in mind that while it may somewhat slow down the central nervous system's pain response, you will likely end up feeling even worse.

Soak a cotton pad in whiskey or bourbon, apply to the sore spot and hold for 10-15 minutes. You can also lightly massage the sore spot.

Pain reliever for toothache

5. Acupressure

Acupressure will help stop toothache by releasing endorphins, the hormones of happiness. But still, pregnant women are not recommended to use this remedy in the fight against toothache. There are several different ways to treat dental pain using acupressure, including the following:

Apply pressure to the back of your ankle and hold for about a minute; Don't press too hard, use your fingertip.

Find the intersection of your thumb and index finger; press it with the thumb of your other hand, pressing with moderate force for about 10 minutes.

Grasp the nail plate of the second toe with the thumb and index finger of the corresponding hand; apply moderate pressure on the part of the nail that is farthest from the big toe; hold for about 2 minutes or until the pain subsides.

6. Saline solution

Salt copes very well with viruses and bacteria, and therefore with toothache. In order to get rid of pain, add a small amount of salt (preferably sea salt) to warm water (the water should be warm so as not to further injure the nerves). Hold the solution in your mouth for about 30 seconds and spit it out. Repeat one more time.

How to relieve toothache at home

7. Onion

Onions have antiseptic and antimicrobial properties that help destroy bacteria in the mouth that cause pain. Place a piece of raw onion over the painful area. Even dentists recommend doing this. You can try sucking on the onion a little more, it certainly doesn't sound as pleasant, but if it works, then it's definitely worth a try, right?

Just cut a piece of onion that fits comfortably in your mouth. It is important that the cut is freshly cut, as onion juice is needed. Hold it on the aching tooth for about five minutes, maybe longer.

8. Cucumber

Cucumber is known for its calming and hemostatic effect, which is why each of us has probably heard of it as an excellent remedy for combating circles under the eyes. When using cucumber to treat toothache, its hemostatic effects help reduce blood flow to the affected tooth, which ultimately reduces or relieves the pain.

Remove the cucumber from the refrigerator; it should not be cold, especially if you are sensitive to cold, otherwise it may only make the pain worse. Cut a circle and apply it to the sore spot. Among other things, you can rub a cucumber circle with a small amount of sea salt to enhance the effect.

For toothache at home

9. Wheat sprouts

Wheatgrass has natural antibacterial properties that fight tooth decay and relieve toothache. Also, the substances they contain are natural antibiotics that protect teeth and gums from infections.

For maximum effect, chew the sprouts directly against the affected tooth. The juice from the sprouts can be used as a mouth rinse, it will draw out toxins from the gums, reduce the growth of bacteria, and also keep the spread of infection under control until the issue is addressed by a specialist.

10. Hydrogen peroxide

Using hydrogen peroxide is one of the most common ways to solve problems with teeth and gums. Rinsing your mouth with a 3 percent hydrogen peroxide solution will help temporarily relieve the pain, especially if your toothache is accompanied by a fever and/or a bad taste in your mouth (these are signs of an infection).

Hydrogen peroxide acts as a cleanser and is even more effective than a saline solution because it attacks bacteria rather than simply washing them away.

Rinse your mouth for 30 seconds and then rinse your mouth with water several times, making sure to spit it out. Repeat once or twice a day until you get to the dentist.

Remedy for toothache

11. Turmeric

Turmeric is the most wonderful spice, it seems like nothing is impossible for it. In addition to all of its many health benefits, it has long been used as a natural remedy for toothache.

It has strong antiseptic, analgesic and antibacterial properties that can stop pain. It is effective against tooth infections, gum infections, and painful abscesses.

Make a paste by mixing a teaspoon of turmeric with required amount of water. Apply the paste to a cotton pad and apply to the sore spot. The paste can also be mixed with half a teaspoon of organic honey, which will enhance the effect with its powerful antibacterial properties.

12. Thyme

Thyme has been scientifically proven to have one of the strongest antimicrobial properties of all essential oils. Among other things, it has antifungal and antiseptic properties, which give it the ability to cope with toothache and gum pain. There are several ways to use thyme to relieve toothache.

Some people drink thyme tea to relieve toothache (in this case, hold the tea in your mouth for about 30 seconds before swallowing), but the best way to use thyme in this case is to chew the leaves. It is important to chew on the side of your mouth that is opposite to the pain so that the affected tooth is not involved in the process. If the leaf gets on a sore tooth, it can aggravate the problem.

You want the juice that the leaf produces. The juice will help relieve pain and heal bleeding gums. Another option involves using thyme essential oil in combination with olive oil. You need to make a water solution with a few drops of each oil and rinse your mouth with it.

This will help soothe pain and fight infection. Thyme essential oil can also be applied to a cotton pad and applied to the affected area, but in this case it is important to remember that the amount of oil should be minimal, one drop will be enough.

Folk remedies for toothache

13. Salt water + oregano essential oil + colloidal silver

This very powerful combination of ingredients is considered one of the best for relieving toothache that is the result of an abscess or other type of infection.

You can start by taking a few drops of oregano essential oil under your tongue, holding it there for a few minutes, and then spitting it out. Now you need to rinse your mouth with warm water mixed with sea salt. Then rinse your mouth with colloidal silver, then rinse your mouth with plain water 3-4 times. Complete the procedure by rubbing oregano essential oil into your gums.

14. Ice

Few people know about this method, but in fact it is not necessary to rinse your mouth with various solutions to save yourself from toothache. Just try rubbing an ice cube between your index finger and thumb. This must be done for at least five minutes. During the friction process, impulses will travel along the same nerve pathway as toothache.

15. Tea tree oil

Apply a few drops of tea tree oil to a cotton pad and apply to the sore tooth. You need to hold it for a few minutes so that you forget about the pain in the next few hours.

Toothache can be localized in or near the problematic element. In 90% of cases, the symptom indicates the development of a dental disease: caries, pulpitis, periodontitis. Less commonly, pathology occurs due to injury to bone and soft tissues from sharp objects or food.

The problem requires an immediate solution, since toothache interferes with normal life activities. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to see a dentist immediately when a tooth hurts. In this case, alternative medicine can come to the aid of people. They are especially useful for those patients who have contraindications to taking pain medications.

Methods of emergency pain suppression

Not only pills help to quickly relieve discomfort at home. You can reduce the intensity of jaw aches using the following effective folk recipes for toothache:

• Clove oil. Take a cotton swab, soak it in liquid and apply it to the problem area. This remedy is often used by doctors when filling dental canals. Instead of clove oil, you can use fir oil. Both medications give the same effect against toothaches. The lotions are applied to the problem area for no longer than 10 minutes to avoid burns to the mucous membranes of the mouth.
• Garlic. Healers have long used the product for severe attacks. To do this, rub a clove of garlic on the wrist on the side opposite the diseased element and tie it with a bandage. If a person has jaw pain on the left side, then the right wrist needs to be treated and vice versa.
• Massage the point on the hand, between the index and thumb. For treatment it is better to use a piece of luda. Manipulations are performed in a circular motion for 5 minutes. The massage is done on the side opposite to the diseased tooth. Working on the ears, which is performed from the bottom up, will also help relieve the intensity of the discomfort. Additionally, the points of the nasolabial triangle are massaged.
• Salo. The product is suitable for relieving acute toothaches. To do this, a small piece of lard is placed on the affected area for 15 minutes. Salt and spices are first removed from the product so as not to provoke increased discomfort from the treatment. The folk method allows you to reduce the severity of pain in 15-20 minutes.
• Plantain. To combat the problem, they use not the leaves, but the roots of the plantain. They are carefully inserted into the ear on the side where the ache is felt. The method helps to get rid of toothaches in 20 minutes.

Effective means

You can relieve toothache with folk remedies at home. They are less dangerous than pharmacological agents, but they can cope with the symptoms of dental diseases no less effectively.

Mouth rinses

This method must be resorted to immediately after pain in the teeth appears. To improve the effectiveness of the procedure, it is necessary to thoroughly brush your teeth with a brush and toothpaste before the procedure. Solutions used for the procedure must have an antibacterial effect.

Traditionally, a soda-salt solution is used to treat the mouth. It is prepared at the rate of 1 tsp. each dry ingredient in 200 ml of boiled water. Salt inhibits the activity of pathogenic flora in the mouth, and soda helps reduce the severity of soft tissue swelling. In addition, this treatment method has virtually no restrictions: it is suitable for children, pregnant women and people with allergic reactions.

The rinsing procedure is repeated when the intensity of the pain increases or every 2 hours. The following medications are also suitable for preparing solutions:

• propolis tincture;
• hydrogen peroxide;
• herbal infusions (chamomile, calendula, oak).

Iodine is used as the main ingredient in an anesthetic (a few drops of the drug per 200 ml of water) or in combination with soda and salt. Hydrogen peroxide is added to water at the rate of (1 tablespoon per 1 glass of boiled liquid).
Herbal decoctions are prepared according to the traditional scheme: 1 tsp. any herbal component (or several herbs) pour 250 ml of boiling water and leave until cool (30-40 minutes).

Medicines for external use

Food and herbal ingredients are also effective in eliminating toothache, as are rinses. The main ones that have long been used to combat signs of dental disorders should be listed:

• Aloe. The sheet is cut lengthwise and the smooth side is applied to the inflamed gum. You can tie a plant leaf to the cheek on the side of the problem element. Relief occurs an hour after the procedure.
• Propolis. The plant is thoroughly kneaded in your hands before use. The plant will have the desired effect only with slight heating (up to 36-37 degrees), otherwise there is no point in using it. The finished medicine is stored in the refrigerator and warmed in your hands before each use.
• Any vegetable oils (tea, mint, eucalyptus). A few drops of oil are dripped onto the crown of the destroyed element. If a carious cavity is visible in the element, then you should try to pour liquid into this area.
• Tinctures containing alcohol or vodka. The ingredient inhibits the activity of pathogenic microorganisms in the oral cavity, thereby reducing the pain of the problem area. To combat the problem, tincture of motherwort or calendula is perfect.
• Aluminium foil. This method of dealing with jaw pain is not the most popular, but it quickly eliminates unpleasant symptoms. To do this, make a narrow bridge from a sheet of foil and apply it to the inflamed gum using an adhesive plaster.

Pain relievers suitable for children

Herbal ingredients, for example, a decoction of thyme, are suitable for treating toothache in children. The dry ingredient is poured with 1 glass of water and left for 10 minutes. Before rinsing, the solution is filtered and cooled to room temperature. In 1 procedure you need to use the entire volume of the product. For severe pain, the procedure can be performed up to 5-6 times a day.

A good way to reduce the intensity of symptoms of dental problems in children is valerian gruel. The root of the plant is washed and ground on a grater or through a meat grinder. The resulting consistency is spread on a gauze swab and placed on the diseased element for 20-25 minutes. The analgesic effect from the procedure lasts up to 10 hours.

Traditional medicines for caries

If your tooth hurts, then instead of a soda-salt solution you can use egg white, beaten with 1 tsp. salt and novocaine (10%). All ingredients are thoroughly mixed together and used to rinse the mouth every 4 hours. After the manipulations, discomfort in the jaw goes away almost immediately.

Camphor alcohol gives a quick effect for pain associated with caries. Soak a cotton swab in the solution and apply it to the problem area for a few minutes. Soft tissues located near the tooth are also wiped with alcohol. Instead of camphor alcohol, you can use pumpkin tincture. To do this, the tail of the vegetable is crushed and poured with boiling water for 1 hour. Rinse your mouth with the product after filtering.

An affordable and effective remedy for eliminating the symptoms of caries is agave juice. Several leaves of the plant are cut off and washed. One of them is cut off and placed on the sore tooth, and the second is placed behind the cheek.

Medicines for pulpitis

The disease is often accompanied by acute excruciating pain associated with damage to the deep layers of the tooth and its nerve endings. In this case, it is recommended to use folk remedies if it is not possible to see a doctor in the next 1-2 days.

You can put a piece of propolis into the damaged tooth and lie on your side on the side of the problem area. This position is maintained for 10 minutes. This procedure can be repeated up to 5 times a day.

Another remedy for soothing jaw aches due to pulpitis is a mixture of lemon juice (5 drops), hydrogen peroxide (20 drops) and soda in proportion (1 tsp). The medicine is used to rub the gums near the affected area.

Folk remedies for flux

In case of illness, self-medication is acceptable if the size of the tumor is small and there is no increase in body temperature. Flux is dangerous because it can quickly become complicated by sepsis, abscess and other problems requiring urgent surgical intervention. With such complications, there is always a high risk of death.

Baked onions help relieve discomfort from flux. The cooled onion is applied to the lesion. Improvement occurs within 1 hour. Onions help the abscess break through as quickly as possible and come to the surface.

A good remedy for gumboil is a decoction of lemon balm leaves. Several articles l. The dried plant is poured with boiling water and left in a thermos for 3-4 hours. After this, the decoction is ready for use. The pain can be relieved a few minutes after the procedure.

The danger of using traditional recipes

When using any medicines, including non-traditional ones, it is necessary to remember the possibility of developing side effects. Many alternative treatments can cause serious allergic reactions. When using any plant or product for the first time, a sensitivity test should be performed. To do this, apply a small amount of plant or product juice to the back of the elbow. If after 15-20 minutes there is no irritation of the test area, then the ingredient can be used to treat dental diseases.

You should also adhere to some rules when using certain traditional medicines:

• Honey. The product is often recommended to relieve toothaches, but too frequent use of the product can aggravate the course of caries. Pathogenic particles increase their activity under the influence of a sweet environment. The condition, in turn, leads to increased symptoms of dental disorders.
• Alcohol. Suitable for topical use only. When taken orally, they will do more harm than good.
• Warming bandages. Acceptable for use in the absence of a purulent-inflammatory process in the gums. Otherwise, they will lead to a rapid complication of the pathology.

It must be remembered that folk remedies can only be used as a temporary measure. It is necessary to consult a doctor even when the pain can be calmed with the help of improvised means. It is impossible to cure a diseased tooth completely at home.

Other unconventional ways to deal with the problem

There are several more effective ways to relieve pain at home:

• Abstraction is a distraction from disturbing symptoms. Watching your favorite show or reading an interesting book will allow you to take a little break from discomfort. Playing musical instruments, physical activity, and sex can help eliminate unpleasant sensations. During sexual intercourse, the body produces endorphins - natural blockers of pain.
• Cry. According to scientists, when crying, blood pressure in the gums decreases. Thanks to this fact, you can slightly reduce the intensity of discomfort associated with dental diseases.
• Prayers and conspiracies. The technique only works if a person sincerely believes in its effectiveness. Tooth pain disappears thanks to powerful self-hypnosis.

There are several folk ways to combat toothache: using herbal remedies and products; psychological; massage. Each type of dental disease has its own effective recipes. Before use

Folk remedies and methods for eliminating toothache at home

Acute toothache can take you by surprise. To get rid of it forever, you need to see a dentist, but first You can relieve toothache using folk remedies with a quick pain-relieving effect. To choose the right remedy for self-relief of pain, you should be guided by common sense, knowledge about the causes of pain and the properties of the substances used in therapy.

Why do my teeth hurt?

Toothache cannot occur without cause; it is a symptom of a disease or inflammatory process. Teeth can get sick due to:

• caries, pulpitis, periodontitis;
• tooth root abscess;
• gum diseases;
• injuries;
• neuralgic diseases.

Traditional methods are effective for relieving toothache caused by gumboil, caries and gum inflammation. For a syndrome caused by neuralgia or joint diseases, such therapy is powerless. Therefore, when choosing traditional methods for toothache, its origin should be taken into account.

Universal folk recipes against toothache

Regardless of the cause of pain, the main task when eliminating it at home is not to provoke inflammation and not to harm the diseased tooth. Therefore, it is permissible to use only gentle natural analgesics. The fastest and most effective folk remedies for toothache are:

Gargling is not the only way to get rid of toothache at home using garlic. You can simply grate a vegetable clove and apply the resulting pulp to the inflamed gum; the essential oils it contains will help eliminate pain and have an antiseptic effect.

• Lotion with valerian. A cotton pad is cut into 4 parts, one piece is soaked in an alcoholic infusion of valerian and placed on the sore tooth. As necessary, the tampon is replaced with a new one.
• Compress with salt, onion and garlic. To prepare an anesthetic paste, you need to finely grate the onion and garlic cloves and mix the resulting paste with salt. Take a teaspoon of all ingredients. The paste is applied to the diseased tooth and covered with a cotton swab. The compress eliminates pain within a few minutes. This method of pain relief can be used an unlimited number of times a day.

Mouth rinse with herbal infusions

Warm decoctions for rinsing are effective for toothache of any nature. The simplest folk remedy that helps quickly eliminate toothache is rinsing with soda and salt: half a teaspoon of soda and three drops of iodine are diluted in a glass of warm boiled water. The solution numbs the tooth and disinfects the oral cavity.

To prepare 250 ml of herbal decoction, use 1 tablespoon of dried medicinal plants. The raw material is poured with a glass of boiling water and boiled in a water bath for 10 minutes, after which it is filtered. You can use the product after it has cooled.

The most effective are decoctions based on:

The beneficial analgesic effect of herbal rinses is recognized even by dentists, but when using them you must adhere to precautions:

• The decoction for rinsing inflamed gums and sore teeth should be warm; too hot or cold liquid can provoke increased inflammation.
• Medicinal herbs can cause severe allergic reactions in the form of a rash and swelling of the oral cavity, which can spread to the larynx, bronchi and even lungs. Therefore, for the initial use of each herbal collection, no more than 50 g of decoction should be used.

Lotions with essential oils

Essential oils have an anesthetic effect on the nerve, causing it to become temporarily numb. The most effective painkillers are oils:

Method of use: two or three drops of essential oil are applied to a cotton swab, which is applied to the aching tooth for 5–7 minutes.

Essential oils are very concentrated, so it is forbidden to drip more than four drops and exceed the time of keeping the compress: there is a high risk of burning the mucous membrane and causing a sharp headache. The procedure can be repeated no more often than every 2 hours.

Folk help for tooth root abscess

It is possible to determine that the pain syndrome is caused by a tooth root abscess by the presence of swelling on the side of the diseased tooth. A lump (flux) is usually felt in the root zone. The pain is constant, pulsating and bursting, and body temperature may rise.

Folk remedies against toothache caused by gumboil are aimed not only at pain relief, but also at slowing down the inflammatory process. However, with a developing root abscess, only a doctor using special equipment can determine the extent and stage of the inflammatory process and prescribe adequate treatment.

An anti-flux compress helps relieve pain and reduce swelling. To prepare it, a teaspoon of sugar is mixed with a teaspoon of extra salt and half a teaspoon of ground black pepper. Then three percent table vinegar in the amount of one teaspoon is added to the mixture - you should get a thick paste.

When all ingredients are added, the mixture is heated in the microwave or over heat until thickened. After the mass has cooled, it is applied to the sore spot.

Gargling with sage decoction

To prepare the rinse solution, you need to combine half a liter of boiling water with 2 tablespoons of dried sage and leave the mixture covered until it cools completely. After the liquid has cooled, the broth should be strained and divided into 2 servings. You need to use it twice a day. After the first rinse, the intensity of the pain will decrease, after the second, there will be a slight decrease in swelling.

Blue clay

Blue clay helps fight swelling more than it serves as a pain reliever. During initial use, the pain may intensify and not stop within the first 5-10 minutes after application.

A small piece of clay wrapped in sterile gauze is used. Clay is applied not to the tooth itself, which hurts, but to the gum. A reduction in swelling is visible after the first use. And the pain goes away gradually: as the inflammatory process decreases.

Onion juice

A cotton swab dipped in raw onion juice is placed on the sore tooth. You can squeeze juice from an onion in two ways: using a juicer or chopping the onion in a blender and squeezing out the juice using gauze. You need to keep the onion lotion on the tooth until the pain stops completely.

Elimination of toothache due to caries

Caries is the most common dental disease. It begins with a barely visible dark spot on the enamel, the affected area subsequently grows, and gradually destroys the entire tooth. You can quickly relieve toothache caused by caries using folk remedies, but the disease itself can only be treated by filling it in a dental office.

You can understand that toothache is caused by caries by examining the sore spot with a mirror. If there are dark or light spots on the enamel, the likelihood of caries is very high. The pain is characterized by a short duration of attacks, clear localization, and sensitivity to temperature changes. Pain may occur when eating sweet, salty or sour foods.

The best methods of pain relief for caries:

• Camphor alcohol. It should be applied liberally to a small piece of cotton swab, which is applied to the diseased tooth for an hour and a half. The gums near the affected area are lightly lubricated with camphor alcohol; you cannot leave a swab soaked in it on the gums, as the substance can cause a burn.
• Novocaine rinse. Two hundred milliliters of 10 percent novocaine are mixed with beaten white of a fresh egg and a teaspoon of extra salt. Rinse your mouth for 5–7 minutes. The remedy is especially effective if the tooth hurts under a filling.
• Unrefined vegetable oil. To quickly relieve pain, roll a tablespoon of vegetable oil at room temperature in your mouth for ten minutes.

Help with pulpitis

Without proper treatment, caries can develop into pulpitis. The pain syndrome with it is more pronounced, occurs without a reason, the pain intensity is very high. The attacks last a long time, they are especially pronounced at night.

You can somewhat reduce inflammation and quickly relieve toothache due to pulpitis using the same folk remedies as for tooth root abscess.

Effective recipes against pulpitis

• Add a few drops of lemon juice and twenty drops of hydrogen peroxide to half a tablespoon of baking soda. The mixture is placed in the hollow of the diseased tooth and used to numb the gums. The intensity of the pain syndrome noticeably decreases after fifteen minutes.
• Place half of the No-shpa tablet into the tooth cavity. If the inflammatory process begins under the filling, the tablet is applied to the back wall of the tooth. No-spa relieves pain gradually: as it dissolves.

Controversial methods of traditional medicine

The most famous folk remedies that relieve toothache at home are all kinds of lotions and applications. This includes lard, beets, propolis, vodka, and even pieces of ice. As reflexology, it is suggested to apply a magnet to the cheek, a heating pad to the back of the head, and garlic to the hand opposite the painful tooth. There is even advice that pressing a certain point on the carotid artery will help get rid of toothache.

The effectiveness of these products is questionable, and the safety of use does not stand up to criticism. At best, these remedies will not give results, and at worst, they will cause the opposite effect and add to health problems.

In people with vascular diseases, applying a heating pad to the back of the head can cause a worsening of the condition, even leading to a stroke. Ice can cause an attack of pain if the enamel is damaged, and with flux, it can provoke a sharp round of inflammation. Beets, lard and a magnet will work as a placebo at best.

When using folk remedies for tooth pain at home, it is important to remember that they are not a cure and cannot eliminate the disease that triggered the attack. They can relieve pain, remove or reduce the intensity of swelling and somewhat slow down the inflammatory process, so it is advisable to use them exclusively as temporary pain relief before visiting the dentist. It is impossible to equate folk recipes for toothache with full-fledged treatment that guarantees a prolonged effect.

Folk remedies for toothache

Almost everyone experiences toothache from time to time. If it is not possible to immediately seek medical help or for some reason it is impossible to use medicinal painkillers, pain can knock a person out of the normal rhythm of life for a long time. Sometimes the pain syndrome is so intense that the patient is simply unable to continue doing any activity. In order to cope with even very severe pain, you can use various folk remedies, which can often be even more effective than chemical analgesics.

There are many reasons for toothache. Typically, teeth begin to hurt if:

• tooth root abscess (flux);
• caries;
• various gum diseases;
• cracks in tooth enamel;
• tooth root irritation;
• temporomandibular joint syndrome.

Most often, pain is provoked by the first three reasons from the list. It is with them that folk recipes help, the action of which is aimed at relieving inflammation and pain relief.

Complications of toothache

Toothache itself cannot cause complications, since it is just a symptom of a developing disease. Depending on what caused the pain, various types of complications are observed. In the case of caries, complications of the disease will be:

• development of pulpitis;
• development of tooth root abscess;
• tooth loss.

When the pain is caused by a root abscess that has already occurred, complications can be much more serious. In the absence of timely treatment, there is a risk of developing:

Both of these complications pose a serious threat to the patient’s life, even with timely medical treatment.

Medicinal methods of relieving toothache

Drug treatment of pain syndrome consists of eliminating the very cause of its occurrence. If possible, the dentist treats the affected tooth, and if impossible, removes it. In the case of a tooth root abscess, treatment with medications is prescribed with further treatment of the tooth, or surgical opening of the abscess with further treatment is resorted to. For gum diseases, the nature of treatment is also determined by the dentist. Seeking medical help at the first sign of problems with teeth and gums guarantees not only the preservation of the tooth, but also minimal costs.

Traditional recipes for fighting toothache

When using folk remedies to combat toothache, it is important to remember that they only relieve pain, and in the case of a root abscess, they promote the release of pus, but do not eliminate the very cause of the discomfort. Traditional medicine recipes can only be used as a means to alleviate the condition until it becomes possible to visit a qualified doctor.

The fastest and most effective ways to relieve toothache

• A sore tooth can be soothed very quickly by rinsing the sore tooth with very strong green tea with garlic. To prepare the composition, brew one and a half tablespoons of tea in a glass of boiling water and infuse for ten minutes. Then five cloves of garlic, grated on a fine grater, are added to the tea. After this, the mixture is infused for another ten minutes, filtered, and the resulting liquid is rinsed with the aching tooth. The pain disappears after the first minutes of rinsing. During the day, if necessary, the procedure can be repeated an unlimited number of times.
• Another very quick way to treat pain is to use a mixture of salt, garlic and onions. To prepare an anesthetic paste, you need to take a teaspoon of salt, garlic gruel and onion gruel. Then all the ingredients must be mixed well and applied in the required amount to the aching tooth. It is advisable to cover the top of the tooth with a cotton pad. The pain goes away within a few minutes. As in the previous recipe, there are no restrictions on the number of procedures per day.
• Rinsing with a warm solution of salt and iodine also brings relief. Take two hundred and fifty milliliters of hot water and dissolve in it one teaspoon of table salt and seven drops of iodine. Once the salt has completely dissolved, you can start rinsing. The pain usually goes away within five minutes. You can do no more than three rinses per glass per day.
• Another remedy for quick pain relief is an alcohol tincture of valerian. A small piece of cotton wool is soaked in the infusion and placed on the aching tooth. The cotton wool is changed when pain occurs again.

Folk remedies to relieve pain from tooth root abscess

It is permissible to self-medicate when flux develops only if there is no way to see a dentist or visit a regular hospital, where they also provide emergency care for this ailment.

• To get rid of gumboil pain, you can try the following folk remedy, which at first glance may seem somewhat difficult to prepare. To obtain it, you need to mix a teaspoon of granulated sugar and table salt and add to them half a teaspoon of black pepper (ground). Then a little three percent vinegar is poured into the same mixture (the mixture should turn out to be a paste). This mass is kept over the fire until it thickens. Next, the medicine is applied to the diseased tooth and left until the pain stops completely.
• There is a way to get rid of flux using blue clay. However, it should be borne in mind that in the first ten minutes after applying the clay, the pain may intensify significantly. In order to cure a root abscess, take a small piece of blue clay and wrap it in gauze. Next, gauze with clay is placed on the swollen gum. After the first procedure, the swelling will begin to subside, which will improve the patient’s condition and relieve him of pain.
• Rinsing with sage decoction will relieve pain and slightly reduce swelling. Two large spoons of dried herbs are poured with half a liter of freshly boiled water and, covered with a lid, left to cool completely. Next, the medicine is filtered and divided into two portions. Rinsing is done twice a day with an interval of twelve hours. Every day a new portion of sage is brewed for treatment. Pain relief occurs after the first rinse.
• It is useful to use onion juice to relieve acute symptoms of gumboil. The juice is squeezed out of a small peeled onion. A cotton swab soaked in it is placed on the diseased tooth and left until the pain disappears.

Folk remedies for relieving pain from caries

For caries, folk remedies can quickly soothe the pain, but only temporarily. Without treating a diseased tooth, you cannot expect to get rid of it completely.

• Shilajit has a quick effect. In order to relieve pain, a piece of mumiyo is placed into the caries cavity. The top of the tooth is covered with cotton wool. After a few minutes, the pain begins to decrease and after a quarter of an hour it completely disappears.
• Black tea will also help cope with pain. In order to alleviate the patient’s condition, you should take a bag of black tea (without any additives) and place it behind the cheek opposite the sore tooth. Gradually the pain will begin to subside and will completely disappear within half an hour.
• There is a folk way to treat toothache using a regular magnet. To do this, a magnet is applied to the cheek opposite the affected tooth. Significant relief comes quite quickly. To prevent the pain from returning, the magnet is applied several more times during the day.
• If you have hydrogen peroxide on hand, you can use it to quickly and permanently cope with pain. Cotton wool is impregnated with a medicinal preparation and placed in the tooth cavity. To place the cotton wool more densely in the cavity, use a toothpick when inserting it.
• If there are no medicinal substances, you can try to get rid of the pain with plain water. You should take some water at room temperature into your mouth and keep it on the sore tooth until it warms up. After that, they spit it out and take a new one. Usually five such procedures are enough for the complete disappearance of pain.
• To relieve toothache, you can use cotton wool soaked in vodka. However, this remedy is only suitable if there is a cavity in the tooth. The cotton wool is tightly inserted into the hollow of the tooth and left until the pain is completely relieved. In addition to vodka, you can use any other (not sweet) strong alcohol.
• When the pain is not very severe, you can get rid of it with the help of horse sorrel. A fresh leaf of the plant is washed well and a piece of it is placed between the cheek and the sore tooth. The remaining part of the leaf is chewed. The pain subsides quickly and for a long time.m
• There is also a seemingly unusual, but effective recipe. A small piece of onion is wrapped in clean gauze and placed in the ear on the side where the tooth hurts. Traditional healers claim that the pain subsides after a quarter of an hour.
• Quick relief comes from using lard. It is advisable, of course, to use unsalted lard, but in the absence of it, you can also use salted lard, you just need to clear it of grains of salt. A piece of lard is placed between the gum and the diseased tooth. After twenty minutes of this procedure, the pain subsides.
• Taking advantage of the fact that there are many nerve endings on the earlobe, you can act on a diseased tooth through this part of the body. To do this, you need to take a clothespin that is not very tight and hold your earlobe with it. Usually the pain should go away within a couple of minutes. Unfortunately, after removing the clothespin, the pain may return again.
• An effective remedy for toothache is garlic, which is tied to the wrist of the hand opposite the painful tooth. To do this, first rub the inside of the wrist heavily with garlic cut in half, and then apply half a clove of garlic to the pulse and secure it tightly with an adhesive plaster. Leave the garlic for several hours. The toothache subsides quite quickly.
• If there is a large hollow in the tooth, you can use a propolis ball. It is placed in the cavity and covered with gauze or cotton wool on top. If the cavity is small, propolis is applied to the gum around the tooth and also covered. As propolis dissolves and penetrates into the tissue, the pain will subside.
• For mild pain, freshly squeezed beet juice will help. To do this, squeeze the juice from a raw, peeled root vegetable and slowly rinse the aching tooth with it.
• Chicory can also be used in the fight against toothache. You should brew a teaspoon of dried chicory root in a glass of freshly boiled water (if you don’t have it, you can take soluble chicory). As soon as the temperature of the infusion is equal to body temperature, you can begin rinsing.
• There is a very unusual remedy for relieving toothache, the effectiveness of which has been scientifically proven. The essence of this method of pain relief is to cause active lacrimation. For this purpose, it is best to use onions, which irritate the mucous membranes of the eyes and provoke the appearance of tears. During this process, the pressure in the gums is significantly reduced, which has an analgesic effect.
• Fir oil will also help cope with unpleasant sensations. A cotton swab is moistened with oil and applied to the gum near the sore tooth for ten minutes (no more). Then the cotton wool should be moved to the other side of the affected tooth, also for ten minutes. During such a procedure, it is important to strictly observe the timing, since during this procedure there is a high probability of developing a burn to the mucous membrane.
• For toothache, it is recommended to use plantain root. After removing the plant from the ground, its leaves are cut off and the root is washed well. Dry clean roots with a paper towel. You can use them in two ways. The first is to place several roots between the cheek and the sore tooth. The second is placing one root in the ear canal of the ear, located on the same side as the diseased tooth.
• Rinse collection may also help. It requires taking fifty grams of dried peppermint, twenty-five grams of dried oregano and twenty-five grams of dried St. John's wort. All ingredients of the collection are mixed well. Then take two large spoons of the mixture and pour one full glass of freshly boiled water. Next, the composition is brought to a boil and cooked for three minutes. After removing from the heat, the drug is infused under the lid for two hours and then filtered. The finished medicine is used for rinsing. One glass of infusion is used per procedure.
• Relieves toothache and rinse based on chamomile and honey. In order to prepare it, you need to take two pinches of dried chamomile and brew them with 250 ml of freshly boiled water. The drug is infused under the lid for a quarter of an hour. Then the broth is filtered and a teaspoon of honey is added to it. After the honey has dissolved, begin rinsing. For one rinse, 50 ml of the drug is used. The procedure is carried out every thirty minutes until the pain completely stops.
• No-spa or its analogue, drotaverine, can help eliminate acute toothache. One quarter of the tablet should be crushed, the powder should be applied to a damp cotton swab and placed in the cavity of the diseased tooth. After a few minutes, dissolving, the medicine will have an anesthetic effect.

Preventive measures to prevent toothache

In most cases, diseases that cause toothache occur due to improper dental care and neglect of preventive measures. If you correctly take measures to prevent the development of dental diseases, you most likely will not need to carry out complex and expensive treatment, or suffer from pain.

In order to avoid toothache, you should take the following preventive actions:

• maintain oral hygiene;
• visit the dentist at least twice a year;
• monitor the content of sufficient fluoride in food and water;
• do not consume very hot and very cold in a row, without a break;
• Avoid caramel and candy.

These measures are sufficient for maximum protection against dental diseases. If there are suspicions of any changes in the condition of the teeth, a visit to the doctor should be made immediately.

Folk remedies for toothache

Toothache can take anyone by surprise. It can be either minor or very strong. Sometimes the tooth begins to hurt so much that the person loses his ability to work. You shouldn’t endure the pain, it’s better to try to get rid of it. If you don't feel like taking painkillers, you can try home remedies for toothache.

Gargling with herbal infusions

The easiest way to quickly relieve acute toothache is to rinse your mouth with specially prepared decoctions of medicinal herbs.

Calendula, strawberries, mint, chamomile, sage, chicory, black tea are just some of the herbs, decoctions of which will relieve acute toothache.

Herbs can be purchased at your nearest pharmacy.

• Sage. Pour two tablespoons of dry sage into two glasses of boiling water, cover with a lid and leave until completely cool, then strain and rinse your mouth with each attack of pain.
• Chicory. Brew a teaspoon of dry plant root with a glass of boiling water. Cool until warm and rinse your mouth with the resulting decoction as needed.
• Collection for pain relief No. 1. Prepare a decoction from the following ingredients: 50 g peppermint, 25 g oregano, 25 g St. John's wort. Mix the herbs, take two tablespoons of the mixture and place in a saucepan. Pour boiling water, put on low heat and cook for 3 minutes. Then remove from heat, let sit covered for a couple of hours, strain and use for rinsing.
• Collection for pain relief No. 2. Use 4 tablespoons of oak bark, 4 tablespoons of sage, 3 tablespoons of celandine. Pour boiling water (0.5 l) over everything and let it brew for an hour. After this, boil on the stove for 3-5 minutes, remove, and let cool. Rinse your mouth with the strained broth up to 5 times a day, and also apply pieces of cotton wool soaked in this broth to the inflamed gums.
• Collection for pain relief No. 3. Collection components: 100 g of dried chamomile, 100 g of black currant leaves, 40 g of string. Pour 1 liter of boiling water over the herbs and then let steep for at least an hour.
• Chamomile with honey. Brew two pinches of dried chamomile flowers in a glass of boiling water. Let the broth brew for about half an hour, strain, add 1 teaspoon of honey to it. Rinse your mouth every half hour, using 50 ml of decoction at a time.
• Strawberries. Brew a couple of pinches of dried strawberry leaves with a glass of boiling water. Cool until lukewarm and rinse your mouth as often as possible. Strawberry leaves can be replaced with mint or lemon balm.
• Black tea. Brew a cup of strong black tea, wait until it cools slightly, then rinse your mouth. Hold the tea in your mouth on the side of the painful tooth. However, this method is only suitable for relieving mild pain.
• Calendula. 1 tbsp. Pour 1 cup of boiling water over a spoonful of calendula, cover with a lid and wait until it cools. Rinse your mouth with the decoction as often as possible.

Solutions and tinctures for pain relief

If you don’t have medicinal herbs on hand, you can relieve severe pain with alcohol tinctures or prepare special rinsing solutions from ingredients that can be found in every home.

Solutions of salt, soda, iodine, mumiyo, alcohol infusions will temporarily reduce pain in the oral cavity.

• Salt with iodine. Dissolve 1 teaspoon of table salt in a glass of warm water and add 7 drops of iodine. Stir until the salt is completely dissolved and rinse your mouth well. The pain becomes less after the first use. Use no more than three glasses of solution per day so as not to burn the mucous membrane.
• Soda. Dissolve 0.5 teaspoons of baking soda in a glass of warm water. The rinse solution is ready.
• Hydrogen peroxide. Pour 2 teaspoons of peroxide into a glass of water and stir.
• Beetroot juice. If you have a juicer, make beet juice, put it in your mouth and hold it for a few minutes. You can apply a piece of beetroot to the gum. It only helps if the pain is not severe.
• Mumiyo. Buy a mummy solution at the pharmacy, which can be used for rinsing. It does not give a strong effect, but it is suitable for children.
• Propolis and calamus. If your teeth often hurt, prepare a tincture of propolis and calamus root for rinsing in advance. Take 0.5 liters of vodka, pour 100 g of calamus into it, shake, let it brew in a dark place for at least 10 days. Pour 30 g of crushed propolis into 200 ml of vodka and leave for 10 days. Keep the prepared tinctures in the refrigerator. They should be mixed immediately before rinsing. Calamus tincture you need to take 1 tbsp. spoon, and propolis - 0.5 tbsp. spoons. Mix them in a separate container, put them in your mouth and rinse for 3 minutes. It will sting a lot at first, but over time you will get used to it.
• Vodka. If you don’t have any alcohol tinctures on hand, and herbal infusions don’t help enough, you can try rinsing your mouth with regular vodka. However, do not do this too often, otherwise you will burn the mucous membrane.

Other remedies for toothache

In addition to herbal decoctions and alcohol tinctures, there are many other remedies that help soothe a sore tooth.

• Onion and garlic. Prepare a mixture of ground garlic, onion and 1 teaspoon of salt. Place this mixture on a cotton swab and then apply it to the sore tooth. Within a few minutes the pain will begin to subside.
• Flux remedy. If your cheek is swollen, try the following remedy. Take 1 teaspoon each of salt and sugar, as well as 0.5 teaspoon of ground black pepper and a little 3% vinegar. Mix the ingredients and then heat on the stove until the mixture thickens. Apply the product to the painful tooth and hold until the pain disappears.
• Blue clay. For flux, you can make a compress from blue clay. Take a piece of clay, wrap it in a bandage or gauze, and then apply it to the swollen gum.
• Onion juice. Take a peeled onion and squeeze the juice out of it. Moisten a piece of cotton wool with this juice and apply it to the tooth.
• Mumiyo. Place a piece of mummy into the carious cavity and cover it with cotton wool.
• Tea bags. Take a bag of plain black tea and place it between your cheek and gum of the sore tooth. If the pain is not severe, it will gradually subside.
• Hydrogen peroxide. Soak a piece of cotton wool with peroxide, then place it in the carious cavity.
• Alcohol. Soak a cotton swab with vodka, cognac, moonshine or any other strong, unsweetened alcohol and place it in the tooth cavity. The pain will go away pretty quickly.
• Horse sorrel. Wash the horse sorrel leaf well and chew thoroughly, and apply the remaining part to the gum.
• Propolis. Place a small ball of propolis into the tooth cavity and cover it with cotton wool. Do not pull out until the pain goes away.
• Essential oil.

Unusual remedies for toothache

Some methods of treating acute toothache with folk remedies may, at first glance, seem unusual, but, nevertheless, they work and many of them have a scientific explanation.

A slice of unsalted lard will temporarily relieve toothache.

• Take an ordinary magnet and apply it to your cheek on the side of the painful tooth. This unusual recipe in some cases can relieve mild pain.
• Place a small slice of unsalted or desalted lard between the cheek and gum of the sore tooth. Hold until the pain disappears.
• Take a clothespin that is not too tight and use it to pinch your earlobe on the side where the tooth hurts. This method affects the nerve endings, but does not provide long-term effects.
• Rub the inside of the wrist, where the pulse is felt, with garlic, then apply half a garlic clove to this place and wrap it with a bandage or plaster. Wear until the pain completely subsides.
• Dig the plantain out of the ground along with the roots. Cut off the leaves. Rinse and dry the root well, and then place it in the ear on the side where the painful tooth is located. You can attach the root to the gum.
• Finely chop the onion and bring it to your eyes, trying to cause watery eyes. Tears help reduce tooth pain.
• Grate the horseradish, wrap it in gauze and tie it to your neck, just below the back of the head, so that the burning sensation is well felt. Horseradish can be replaced with mustard.
• If you don’t have any means at hand, you can use ordinary water at room temperature or a little cooler. Take some water into your mouth and hold it until it warms up, then spit it out and take a new portion. Do this until the pain subsides.

Massage for pain relief

In addition to various methods of direct impact on the tooth (rinses, compresses), there are more exotic methods. This includes Japanese massage. Impact on reflex points on the face helps relieve toothache.

Acupressure of the face and hands can relieve acute toothache.

If you are interested in this method, you can test its effectiveness for yourself. Elements of massage that eliminate toothache:

• Using three fingers of both hands, apply intense pressure to the temples.
• Massage the carotid artery.
• Press on the cheek from the side of the painful tooth.
• Massage the area above your upper lip intensively.
• Take an ice cube from the refrigerator and massage it well into the area between your index finger and thumb.

What not to do if you have a toothache

Toothache is so painful that a person tries to get rid of it in every possible way. But some popularly known methods can only worsen the situation, causing complications. Let's consider what methods of getting rid of pain it is better not to use.

• Do not drink alcohol internally. Some men actively resort to this “folk” remedy for pain. In fact, alcohol will not help a bad tooth in any way, but will simply cause intoxication, during which pain sensitivity will decrease. Alcohol is only good when applied directly to the tooth.
• Do not apply a heating pad or warm compresses to your cheek, or warm your cheek near a radiator.

As you can see, you can quickly soothe a toothache with folk remedies without resorting to medications. But even if relief has come, the tooth no longer hurts, try not to delay your visit to the doctor. Only he can provide qualified assistance. Toothache is very insidious: it can leave you for a long time, but at the most unexpected moment it flares up with renewed vigor. In addition, the absence of pain does not mean that its cause has been eliminated. The tooth still continues to decay, and if you do not want to lose it, get treatment immediately.

Questions and answers

Are folk remedies for relieving toothache, such as aspirin and alcohol lotions, effective?

Well, wow, the folk remedy Aspirin. In short, all folk remedies are not very effective from a pharmacological point of view, but the placebo effect should not be canceled out. Aspirin, which can hardly be called a folk remedy, is indeed a working and effective drug from a scientific point of view, however, there are much more effective drugs with an acceptable level of side effects, for example, Nise (about 150 rubles for 20 tablets) or Ketorol (about 50 rubles for 20 tablets) , and their numerous clones and analogues. However, I strongly do not recommend abusing them, since in addition to the fact that they simply relieve the symptom and do not remove the cause of the pain in the tooth, they themselves also cause a number of side effects in the long term, the most common of which are ulcerations in the gastrointestinal tract and bleeding.

One day, on the eve of an important exam, I had a toothache. I listened to my grandmother’s advice and made damned alcohol lotions. Apparently, there was too much alcohol, so the experiment ended with a burn to the mucous membrane. I no longer felt toothache; my whole mouth hurt at once.
Did this teach me anything? Of course not. The next time I had a toothache, I used herbal drops from the pharmacy, rinses with chamomile and soda. The pain disappeared for about 15 minutes, but still returned. I lasted a month and a half (don’t ask), after which I finally went to the dentist. The tooth had to be removed.
In short, toothache is a symptom. Caries cannot be cured with alcohol lotions. The most correct folk remedy is a trip to the dentist, who will work with the cause of the pain.

Is it possible to get rid of tooth sensitivity using folk remedies?

I don't know if it's possible. In the short term, to alleviate suffering, anything is possible. For example, sesame oil supposedly helps relieve toothache or chamomile infusion. I can’t confirm - I haven’t tried it, but the main question here is whether it’s necessary.
Sensitive teeth may indicate more serious medical conditions. Damage to enamel, caries, periodontitis, demineralization and so on. These processes cannot be started, and sensitivity is the first call here.
Sensitivity may also occur after teeth whitening. Or after professional cleaning. This indicates that the enamel has become thinner. Or after filling.
After the examination, the doctor will tell you the exact reason. Remineralization or fluoridation may be prescribed as treatment.
What else can you do if your teeth are sensitive?

• Avoid whitening toothpastes;
• give up sour, sweet, cold and hot foods;
• use a brush with soft bristles;
• Use products containing fluoride, toothpastes and rinses for sensitive teeth.

And yet, I am categorically against treatment with folk remedies; in terms of effectiveness, they cannot compete with professional help. It happens that, being carried away by folk remedies, a person develops a disease that could be quickly and painlessly cured if he immediately consulted a doctor.

Folk remedies for toothache at home. Causes of pain

British scientist David Andrew proved that signals coming from the dental nerves attack 3 parts of the brain at once. This is a unique phenomenon, because other pain impulses from organs and systems fall only in one area. If a toothache occurs, an immediate attempt should be made to reduce the discomfort. But first you need to understand what triggered their appearance.

Causes of toothache

The most common cause of discomfort in the mouth is tooth decay. More than 5 billion people in the world suffer from this disease. And these are only those who turned to specialists for help. The same number of people either have no idea about their disease or cope with it on their own with the help of traditional medicine and painkillers.

Caries can be easily cured if you consult a dentist at the initial stages of its development. The first “news” of its appearance will be noticeable when eating too hot and cold foods, sour or sweet foods. The worse the condition, the stronger the pain and the more difficult it is to get rid of it.
Other causes of toothache:

· Pulpitis- a phenomenon characteristic of inflammation of the internal cavity. The pain usually occurs suddenly, can radiate to the ear or eye, and is often worse when resting. You can get rid of the disease with the help of surgical intervention by a dentist, who (depending on the condition) will remove part of the affected tissue or the entire pulp.

· Periodontitis– appears when there is inflammation of the tissues that are located around the tooth. Pain sensations can vary: from sharp or aching to throbbing and tearing. Often accompanied by a rise in temperature, the appearance of weakness, swelling, redness and bleeding of the gums. If you don't take immediate action, you can lose your tooth.

· Periodontitis– gum disease. They become inflamed and begin to hurt greatly. You can get rid of the disease with the help of complex therapy, which includes the work of a dentist, treatment with traditional methods and drug treatment.

Rarely, pain in the mouth can occur for other reasons not related to damage to the teeth or gums. Endocrine disorders, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, advanced conditions of the cardiovascular or nervous system - all this can lead to pain in completely healthy teeth and gums.

Folk remedies for toothache

It is important to understand that all folk remedies help relieve pain temporarily. For a complete cure, you should consult a dentist. The only exception is gum disease, when folk remedies turn out to be very effective and can lead to complete healing.

Most often, in order to eliminate pain at home, herbal decoctions, soda, tea, alcohol infusions or honey are used. These remedies can be found in almost every home and will help calm the raging disease.

Onion and garlic

Sharp pain and the consequences of inflammation can be relieved with the help of “natural antibiotics.” Onions or garlic should be peeled, grated and added a pinch of salt. You can take both products in equal proportions to get a double positive effect. Dip a cotton or gauze swab into the resulting paste, press it onto the sore spot and leave for 5 - 10 minutes (until discomfort appears). Salt draws out pus, and the products themselves relieve inflammation and kill most bacteria. This remedy quickly relieves pain, acute pain and swelling.

Toothache solution: salt and soda

Rinsing with a soda-saline solution is indicated for toothache of any etiology. Mix 1 teaspoon of soda and salt with warm water (37 - 38°C) and rinse your mouth every hour. Baking soda will reduce swelling, eliminate bacteria and cleanse the mouth of food debris. Salt will enhance the resulting effect, further drawing out pus if it has already begun to form.

This remedy helps for a short time, only for an hour and a half. Therefore, before visiting the dentist, you should constantly prepare fresh solutions and apply them immediately (up to 8–10 times a day).

Hydrogen peroxide for toothache

If you have a known antiseptic in your medicine cabinet, you can dilute it with water (take 1 tablespoon of 3% hydrogen peroxide for 100 ml of warm water) and rinse your mouth every two hours. Do not overuse this product as you may get burned.

Sage decoction

This plant has many beneficial properties: anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antibacterial. To prepare the solution, take 2 tablespoons of dry sage herb and pour 400 ml of boiling water over them. You need to leave the solution until it cools completely under the lid and use 100 ml to rinse throughout the day. Can be used for every attack of pain.

Calendula decoction and tincture

The healing properties of calendula have always been valued by herbalists, and for good reason. If you have a severe toothache, take 1 tablespoon of calendula flowers and pour 200 ml of boiling water over them. Cool completely and rinse your mouth every hour. If there are no flowers, but there is an alcohol tincture of calendula, you can take a glass of warm boiled water and add 5 - 7 drops of an alcohol solution. This product must be prepared immediately before use.

Chamomile rinse for toothache

A miraculous anti-inflammatory remedy can be prepared from chamomile, brewed as a tea or prepared as a decoction. Experts recommend using both remedies in order to increase the body's defenses and improve immunity.

• Brew chamomile by adding 1 teaspoon of dried flowers to a mug of boiling water and letting them brew for 20 - 25 minutes. Add honey or drink instead of tea as often as possible (warm).
• Pour boiling water over a tablespoon of chamomile and let it brew for about 30 minutes. You need to rinse your mouth with the strained solution, using 50 - 70 ml at a time. You can add a spoonful of honey or other herbs.

If there are no special remedies for toothache in the house, you can use aloe vera. You should cut off a piece of a young leaf, cut it in half and apply the pulp to the sore spot. This remedy will reduce swelling and eliminate inflammation, which will lead to a decrease in pain.

How to take propolis for toothache

Bee products are often used to reduce pain due to inflammation in the oral cavity. Propolis is an absolutely safe (in the absence of allergies) and very effective remedy that:

• will relieve severe pain within 10 - 15 minutes (but will not kill the nerve in the tooth, but simply reduce its sensitivity for a while);
• reduce swelling from inflammation;
• will help heal wounds on the oral mucosa.

It is enough to apply one ball of propolis to the sore tooth (between the gum and cheek) and wait.

You can use a pharmaceutically prepared propolis tincture: dip a cotton-gauze swab into the product, squeeze lightly and apply to the sore spot.

Mumiyo is another folk remedy for toothache. To achieve improvement, you need to knead 0.1 g of mumiyo between your fingers and apply it to the affected area. If the cause of pain is caries, then after 10 - 15 minutes there will be a significant improvement in the condition.

If the tooth hurts under the crown, and it is not possible to go to the dentist in the near future, you can spread the mummy around the tooth and wait for the substance to dissolve. Sometimes it is enough to carry out 3 or 4 procedures to eliminate flux and improve well-being.

Fir oil

Soak a piece of cotton or gauze swab in fir oil (4-5 drops are enough) and hold it for 10 minutes on one side of the tooth, then move the swab to the other side of the tooth for the same time. Repeat the procedure every 5 - 6 hours, using clean tampons each time. If any unpleasant sensations occur, remove the product immediately to avoid burns.

Wash and finely chop the kalonchoe leaves, squeeze the juice out of them. Add 1 tablespoon of the resulting product to 200 ml of water and heat the mixture in a water bath. This medicine should be taken 50 ml up to 4 times a day. The juice of the plant eliminates pain and reduces inflammation in the gums.

Blue clay

This natural remedy quickly eliminates pain and relieves the feeling of fullness in diseases of the oral cavity and teeth. It is enough to dissolve dry clay in warm water and rinse your mouth with the resulting mixture to get rid of discomfort and prevent the formation of caries.

Many traditional healers claim that a “silver bridge” can help with toothache. This is a piece of foil glued to an adhesive plaster. It is fixed on the cheek directly next to the diseased tooth and left for 10 - 15 minutes. The pain goes away, and sometimes the swelling goes away and the gumboil decreases.

Acupressure for toothache

Acupressure is considered an equally effective method. The first point that needs to be massaged for toothache is located between the thumb and forefinger. It needs to be stimulated for 5 to 10 minutes each time an acute condition occurs.

The second active point is located in the corner of the lower jaw. You can find it in two ways:

• with your jaw closed, you will feel the tubercle of the masticatory muscles;
• opening your mouth, there is a depression at its location.

This point should be massaged on both sides simultaneously for 10 – 12 minutes.

Toothache and pregnancy

Unbearable pain should be eliminated immediately in order to preserve the peace and well-being of the expectant mother. This can be done using a soda solution, infusions of chamomile, sage or calendula, honey or propolis.

During pregnancy, you should prevent the development of caries and other oral diseases by visiting the dentist in a timely manner and preventing any inflammatory processes and diseases.

Prevention of toothache

Regular visits to the clinic and performing simple preventive procedures will help you avoid many dental problems:

• brush your teeth twice a day;
• rinse your mouth with antiseptic solutions or plain warm water after each meal;
• reduce the consumption of sweet and sour foods, eat only warm foods;
• do not chew nuts and other hard objects;
• Take regular care of your oral cavity and treat all dental diseases at the first signs of their appearance.

What not to do

» If a severe toothache occurs, it is necessary to limit the consumption of hot, cold, sweet, sour and solid foods and drinks. Food and water will enter the affected cavity and increase pain.

» It is not recommended to apply a heating pad to the affected areas: it can increase swelling and cause a new wave of severe pain after it has eased slightly. Heat can cause suppuration and spread of pus to other places - the sinuses, inner ear and brain.

How to quickly get rid of toothache

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