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How to Relieve Dental Pain if You Can’t Visit a Dentist?

Dental pain or toothache is an uncomfortable sensation of pain related to the teeth or surrounding structures. While, dental pain in most cases is not life threatening, experiencing it can cause severe discomfort. Instances of pain accompanied with a situation where you can’t a dentist immediately, can cause significant hustle in your mind.

Teeth are the most important part of your body, it lets you enjoy your favourite kind of food. Tooth pain often not just prevents normal functioning and can be a nightmare making you lose your sleep due to extreme discomfort.

The reasons for tooth pain can be many from a broken tooth to a tooth cavity. To stop or minimize the pain until you see the dentist, first identify the problematic tooth and then use some home remedies to temporarily relieve pain.

REMEDY 1: Saltwater Rinse

One of the best techniques to reduce the pain is to swish warm, salty water around your mouth. Mix ½ teaspoon table salt to half a glass of warm water, rinse your mouth with it, and spit it out without swallowing. You can also floss or gently brush around your tooth to let out the food particles that may be stuck. This saline mix is antiseptic, and can prevent the bacteria growth.

REMEDY 2: Clove

Clove is a readily available household condiment. People have been using clove as help for tooth pain for over a hundred centuries now. Cloves contain a strong chemical called eugenol which is both an anaesthetic and an antiseptic. Cloves can help numbs your nerves, and also prevent further infection. Just take one clove and keep it in between the teeth around the area where you have pain. If clove is not easily available, you can buy clove oil to have the same effect.

REMEDY 3: Peppermint Essential Oil

Peppermint includes methanol, an active ingredient that has strong anti-bacterial properties which can relieve tooth pain naturally and leave a fresh minty breath.

REMEDY 4: Garlic

Crush some garlic cloves and apply it on the problematic tooth. Crushing of garlic releases allicin which is a natural antibacterial agent. Consider chewing a piece of raw garlic directly or rinsing with lukewarm water mixed with crushed garlic.

REMEDY 5: Turmeric Paste or Powder

Turmeric is known across the globe for its medicinal benefits. Turmeric contains an active ingredient called curcumin that has many antiseptic, analgesic and antibacterial properties. Turmeric can help in sooth the pain and prevent infections.

Mix a small amount of water with a teaspoon of turmeric and apply it on the sore tooth with the help of a cotton ball for quick relief.

REMEDY 6: Apply an Ice Pack to Your Face

An icepack or a plastic bag with frozen veggies can be applied on to your cheek. Ice application can reduce the inflammation and swell on your face.

Relieving your tooth pain with these home remedies can help you through the day and offer temporary relief. Book an appointment with your dentist for complete cure.

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