A toothache may be mild in the beginning and becomes severe if we keep on ignoring it for a long time. Sometimes the pain can be excruciating and sharp. Such toothaches generally get aggravated while eating any cold or hot food items or beverages.
Among many causes of a toothache, dental caries are the most common cause. Dental caries create a cavity on the tooth surface through which micro-organisms seep into the …show more content…
Fermented products are often acids that dissolve the tooth structures. Hence, it is sometimes difficult for us to make out the actual cause of a toothache. Here are a few medications which we can follow as toothache remedies, until we visit a dentist.
Stop consuming hot, sweet or cold beverages or any food items.
Always keep cloves in your house. It is the best emergency remedy for a toothache. You can rub the clove oil on the tooth or chew the clove. One can also mix the grinded clove with peanut butter for quick relief. Chew and keep the clove on the affected area for some moment and you will get relief soon. Clove releases oil while chewing that gives relief from pain.
Salt water solution gargling is also one of the best remedy for a toothache.
Turmeric can also be used in a stick form which has to be grinded into powder and used as a tooth powder.
If you do not have turmeric or clove, ginger can also be used. Chew a small piece of ginger and the juice released from it will reduce the