How to Cure Tooth Pain

There are many cause of tooth pain, such as loose fillings, cracked teeth or tooth decay. Your tooth pain could be the sign of a serious problem, such as an infection in the tooth or even gum disease. For this reason, you need to visit a dentist if you are experiencing discomfort with your teeth. However, you can try to ease the pain before your dentist appointment.These methods are no substitute for proper dental care and are not likely to treat the cause of the pain.

Things You'll Need

• 1 tsp. salt
• Oregano oil or clove oil
• Vanilla or almond extract
• Cotton ball
• Ice
• 1 clove of garlic
• Dental floss

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Instructions

• 1

  Floss between your teeth carefully and slowly. The pain might be caused by food that has become lodged between two of your teeth.

• 2

  Rinse your mouth with lukewarm water. Swish the water around in your mouth so that your mouth is rinsed well. This will also help free any trapped debris that could cause you pain.

• 3

  Mix 1 tsp. of salt with a glass of warm water, then rinse and gargle with this solution. Spit out the salt water when you're finished.

• 4

  Crush a piece of garlic and hold it against the affected tooth to ease the pain. Alternatively, you could use place a piece of onion in your mouth near the tooth.

• 5

  Try sucking ice to numb the pain in your tooth. If the ice only causes more pain, then avoid eating and drinking cold substances, like iced tea and smoothies. If it does help, you can suck on the ice several times each day to reduce the pain.

• 6

  Keep your mouth closed as much as possible if the air is hurting your tooth pain. This is often the case with cavities in the teeth.

• 7

  Soak a cotton ball with oregano oil or clove oil and put it against the affected tooth. These oils are occasionally used to reduce tooth pain. If these oils don't seem effective, you can soak the cotton ball with vanilla or almond extract instead.