Home Remedies to Get Instant Relief From Toothache

Toothaches can vary greatly, from mild soreness to unbearable throbbing pain in your teeth or around your jaws. Some of the main causes of toothaches are cavities, an infection, an exposed tooth root, a cracked tooth, gum disease, a loose filling, or jaw joint disorder(1)

If you have a toothache, it’s important to figure out what’s at the root of your discomfort. From there, you can determine how to best relieve any pain, swelling, or other symptoms.

A regular salt water rinse and cold compress application can typically remedy minor irritation, but more serious toothaches may require a dentist’s intervention. You can also try some natural remedies to relieve the pain temporarily.

You should also talk to your dentist before using any of the following remedies if you’re pregnant, breastfeeding, or have any medical condition that may be impacted by herbal ingredients

Here are 8 Home Remedies for Toothache

Salt Water Rinse:

Saltwater is a natural disinfectant, and it can help loosen food particles and debris that may be stuck in between your teeth. Treating a toothache with salt water can also help reduce inflammation and heal any oral wounds(2)

You will need:

1. 1 cup, warm water
2. ½ tsp, sea salt

How to Use:

1. Mix the salt into a glass of warm water
2. Swish the water around for 1 minute, then spit it out.
3. Repeat it to rinse your mouth thoroughly.
4. It will help reduce swelling and inflammation, and also fight the bacteria that cause infection.

Clove:

Clove has been used to treat toothaches throughout history, because the oil can effectively numb the pain and reduce inflammation. It contains eugenol, which is a natural antiseptic(4)

You will need:

1. 1tbsp.clove oil
2. cotton ball
3. ½ tbsp, water

How to Apply:

1. Mix clove oil with water
2. Dab a small amount of clove oil onto a cotton ball
3. Apply it to the affected area
4. Do this a few times per day

Onion:

Onions have antiseptic and antimicrobial properties that control a toothache. It can provide relief from pain by killing the germs causing an infection(5)

You will need:

1. Raw onion
2. Rosewater

How to Use:

1. At the first sign of a toothache, chew raw onion for a few minutes to relieve the pain
2. And rinse your mouth with rose water so that smell of onion goes away
3. If you are not able to chew it, place a piece of raw onion directly on the bad tooth or gum.
4. You do it once a day until relief toothache 

Ice Cube:

You may use a cold compress(6) to relieve any pain you’re experiencing, especially if any type of trauma has caused your toothache. When you apply a cold compress, it causes the blood vessels in the area to constrict. This makes the pain less severe. The cold can also, reduce any swelling and inflammation.

You will need:

1. Ice cubes 
2. Towel wrapped bag

How to Apply:

1. Towel wrapped bag fill with ice cubes
2. And apply directly over affected area for 20 minutes at a time
3. You can repeat it few times a day
4. Until gets relief the pain of tooth 

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Peppermint oil:

A good dose of peppermint essential oil can do the trick when it comes to numbing tooth pain. A whopping 3,000 tons of menthol, the naturally occurring constituent in peppermint, Menthol is a KOR agonist(7) naturally occurring in mint, which is what makes it such an effective pain blocker

You will need

1. Pure peppermint essential oil
2. Cotton balls or cotton swabs

How to Apply:

1. Mix 10-15 drops of peppermint essential oil into 2 tablespoons of neutral oil 
2. Soak a cotton ball in the oil and pack it around the sore tooth
3. Soak a cotton swab and swab the gum surrounding the sore tooth.
4. Repeat as needed.

Garlic:

For thousands of years, garlic has been recognized and used for its medicinal properties. Not only can it kill harmful bacteria that cause dental plaque, but it can also act as a pain reliever.

You will need

1. 1 tbsp, garlic paste
2. 2 pinch, salt

How to Apply:

1. Crush a garlic cloves to make a paste
2. In the garlic paste add salt and mix it
3. Directly apply over affected area
4. You can apply it once a day or until completely healed
5. Alternatively you can slowly chew a clove of fresh garlic 

Guava Leaves:

Fresh guava leaves can also alleviate toothache, their anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antimicrobial properties (8)

You will need:

1. 4-5, guava leaves
2. 1 glass, water
3. salt

How to Apply:

1. in a pot pour water and add guava leaves
2. Let it boil for 10 minutes
3. Allow cooling down a bit till turns warm
4. Then add salt
5. Mix it
6. Rinse your mouth with this water
7. Use the solution as a mouthwash
8. Repeat it 2-3 times a day until healed 

Asafetida:

Dental problems such as toothaches and bleeding gums can be treated at home with the use of asafetida(9,10) 

You will need:

1. ½ tsp, asafetida powder
2. 2 tbsp, lemon juice
3. 1 small, cotton pad

How to Apply:

1. In a lemon juice add asafetida powder mix it and warm it slightly
2. Apply the solution directly on the affected area
3. This will give you quick relief from the pain
4. Alternatively, asafetida fried in clarified butter can be put in the tooth cavity for instant relief 

When see your doctor:

If your toothache is severe or is the result of a more serious medical condition, you need to see your dentist so you can treat it properly. Many toothaches will require medical attention. An over-the-counter pain reliever such as ibuprofen could help until you see a dentist.

You should also see your dentist if you experience any of the following symptoms:

1. fever
2. trouble breathing or swallowing
3. general pain that lasts more than one or two days
4. swelling
5. pain when you bite
6. abnormally red gums
7. foul-tasting discharge, or pus