How to Ease a Toothache Until Your Dentist Appointment
A toothache can be your worst nightmare. If you have already made an appointment with your dentist, here are some tips to help ease your pain until you get there.
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Use a cold pack. Ice works well and helps ease the throbbing. Do not use heat this can actually make things worse if the area is infected.
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Clove oil is a remedy my mother in law swears by. Take a cotton ball and saturate it with the clove oil and then place it on tooth and bite down.
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If the tooth is broken a piece of wax over the tooth can provide some relief, and wax really helps if the tooth has a jagged edge that is cutting you.
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Alcohol works well too, that is, the drinking kind like vodka. I am not saying get drunk. Take a mouthful and swish over the sore tooth and then you can spit out or swallow your choice. This does seem to help though.
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Tips & Warnings
Even if tooth does start feeling better, make sure you keep your appointment with your dentist. Even if things feel better now, the pain will come back.
