7 Tips for Temporary Relief From Tooth Ache

Female clients say that labor pain is more tolerable than toothache. For most people, a tooth ache hurts more. Whatever movement you do, may it be smile, eat, drink or even when you move your head, the pain can be unbearable.

A toothache may be due to an infected gum surrounding the tooth that hurts, or it can be a due to a decayed tooth, it may also be a symptom of a sinus or muscle problem. Only after you pay your dentist a visit, you will you know for sure the real cause of the pain. If a dental visit is not possible at the moment, here are some tips for temporary relief from tooth ache.

1. Rinse your toothache away. Take a mouthful of lukewarm water and rinse your teeth briskly. If the pain is caused by trapped food in between your teeth, you may get it out by thorough rinsing. If this doesn’t work, try flossing. But be gentle because your gums are likely to be sore.

2. Gargle with salt water. Mix 1 teaspoon of salt into a glass of lukewarm water. Hold each mouthful; gargle it around your mouth and then spit out.

3. Try an ice massage. A massage around the painful part can ease the pain. Try rubbing an ice cube into the V-shaped area where the bones of thumb and forefinger meet. Tenderly push the ice cube over the area for at least 5 minutes. In a recent study done by Ronald Melzack, a Canadian researcher and a former president of the International Association for the Study of Pain found that an ice massage eased toothaches in 60-90% of those who tried it. his research illustrates how ice massage works by sending rubbing impulses along the nerve pathways that the toothache pain would normally travel on. Since the pathway can carry only one signal at a time, rubbing compensate the pain.

4. Drop a little clove oil directly on the tooth. People have been using this over-the-counter remedy for years now. Clove oil is found in drug stores and health food stores. Drop a little clove oil on the affected tooth or dab a little on a cotton ball and massage the tooth and gum with the oil.

5. Don’t bite the affected area. If the pain is caused by a blow to the tooth, do not use the affected area. if the tooth has encountered trauma, biting it down may make things worse.  If nothing is damaged, have a rest for the tooth as it may help restore its vitality.

6. Relax your mouth. Keep your mouth closed. If cold air increases pain, just shut off the flow.

7. Take aspirin. For pain relief, take an aspirin every 4 to 6 hours as required.

If the pain suddenly disappears, it may also return much more painful than before, at any time. Give your dentist a call. If a simple toothache is given attention, it may steer clear of the need for an expensive dental procedure.