Toothache: how to quickly relieve

Sometimes just one tooth can hurt like all diseases at once. A painful sensation in the teeth forces a person to be in constant tension, refuse to eat, lowers efficiency - therefore, it is imperative to relieve a toothache, without showing heroism and enduring it.

Causes of toothache

There are a lot of things that can cause pain in your teeth. However, for greater convenience, they were combined into two large groups:

• Caused specifically by toothache:

1. Caries.
2. Dentitis of the tooth neck.
3. Cracked tooth.

• Associated with the defeat of adjacent formations (nerves, bones, etc.):

1. Flux.
2. Pulpitis is an inflammation of the tooth pulp containing a nerve. In this case, the pain in the tooth begins regardless of whether the stimulus is present or not. The pain can be both paroxysmal and constantly aching.
3. Paradontitis, in this case, the tissues located around the top of the tooth are inflamed. This type of disease results in constant sharp pain in one tooth. The pain is pulsating and increases when you touch the tooth. The gum swells, the tooth begins to wobble.
4. Periodontitis, the formation of cysts in the soft tissues around the tooth.

Toothache remedy

Certain medications can help relieve severe dental pain. However, they only have an analgesic effect, but do not treat the cause in any way. Therefore, if after some time the pain still does not go away, you should consult a doctor. He will find out and eliminate the source of the pain.

Medication is the fastest-acting pain reliever. The most common are:

• Tempalgin, Analgin, Pentalgin and other analogues.
• Acetylsalicylic acid.
• Ibuprofen, Ibuclin.
• Ketonov, Ketorol.

Before drinking the medicine, you must read the instructions for use, strictly observe the dosage.

Most often, drugs are used in the following form:

• the tablet is pushed into powder, then it is poured onto the affected area;
• ampoules with medicine are taken, a little cotton wool is impregnated with their contents, and applied to the sore spot;
• special dental drops are dripped onto the affected area.

Acute toothache: how to relieve

If you are worried about an acute toothache, you need to do the following:

1. First, rinse your mouth out. This will help get rid of food debris. If you think rinsing hasn't helped enough, brush your teeth. The following decoctions will help you relieve pain and inflammation: sage, plantain root, oak bark, oregano, chamomile, and finally, just water with a spoonful of soda.
2. Use a pain reliever (any of the above).
3. In order to calm the tooth and reduce inflammation, make a compress from: propolis, a piece of bacon (pork), a mixture of onions, salt, garlic.

And most importantly, no matter how well the above remedies help you, do not postpone your visit to the doctor.

Another way to deal with pain is to do a small massage on the affected area. For example:

1. On the side that hurts, press lightly on the carotid artery.
2. Pressing movements massage the temples, slowly lowering to the jaw.
3. Press with four fingers on your cheek, over the area that hurts.

If you follow these steps, you will feel how the pain gradually begins to disappear.

Folk remedies for toothache

Traditional medicine against dental pain a great many. People have had teeth at all times. Now this good doctor can look and find the reason. And before ... Our ancestors did not go to any tricks and inventions to rid themselves of these torments. Take a closer look at the most common and effective recipes.

• To make the pain go away, simply pour a small amount of vodka (alcohol) into your palm and inhale the nostrils from the side that hurts.
• Take sage, brew it. Rinse your teeth with the resulting broth for at least ten minutes, six, seven times a day.
• Lean the magnet on the side of the cheek where the aching tooth is located and hold it for thirty, forty minutes.
• Take a Kalanchoe leaf, remember and wrap it in a piece of gauze. Apply to a sore tooth. The sap of the plant will help relieve pain and disinfect the oral cavity.
• Mix a teaspoon of baking soda and salt, but only small. Brush your teeth with the resulting powder at least three times a day, then wait five minutes and rinse your mouth with any of your favorite decoctions.

Aromatherapy treatment

Aromatherapy is a type of treatment that has its roots in ancient times. When the concept of medicine was not at all. A large number of essential oils have anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic effects. That is why they are among the first to help with dental pain.

• Once upon a time, a carnation bud was worth a lot of gold. And in our time it is one of the most widespread and favorite spices. Wet a piece of cotton wool with clove essential oil and place it on the aching tooth. However, please note that the effect of the product can be very strong, the oil can cause an allergic reaction.
• Peppermint essential oil has the same properties as clove. That is, it relieves pain and inflammation. In the same way, moisten cotton wool and apply to the aching tooth.
• For best results, you can use a mixture of different oils.

Another method from the home medicine cabinet is iodine. Apply iodine to the tooth that hurts, in the root area. Four approaches are enough. Be careful, do not apply too much, otherwise you will get burned.