Unbearable is the pain that we suffer from toothaches. It spoils your whole day and you are in a distressed state of mind with the pain causing a big hindrance in your day to day activities. You can’t eat properly, and the pain could sometimes be so severe that you find it difficult to speak as well. Toothaches also give you painful nights where you can barely sleep. Who would want to spend their night in pain and spoil their 8 hours of sound sleep? There are various causes of toothache, and there are also a number of ways in which you can avoid or decrease the toothache. The expensive treatment of going to the dentist cannot be light on the pockets for most of the people. Also, the dentist would not be available always when you suffer a toothache. What if the pain initiates at midnight? You need to have alternative home remedies which could help you reduce or delete the ache.
Difficulty Level: Eradicating toothache is not rocket science and need not be a painful deal always. You can use some simple home remedies to get off the pain.
Time required: It won’t take ages to get away with toothache. The pain can vanish off just in a matter of 10-15 minutes or in about half an hour or so.
Estimated cost: It won’t cost you more than $5 to get your tooth free from the pain. This cost would be really high if you are required to visit a dentist.
Resources required:
1. Onion
2. Knife
3. Pain relieving medication
Instructions:
1. Onions are the best source of Vitamin A and Vitamin B12 and contain a good amount of sodium, they are low on fat content and calories. You need to take an onion and peel off the cover of the onion.
2. Cut the onion with a knife and use just one piece of the onion. You can keep the remaining onion in the container.
3. Take the piece of onion that you cut and place it inside the mouth where toothache exists.
4. Now, close your mouth and allow the piece of onion sit in the area you are feeling pain. Keep the onion there until you feel that the pain has gone. If the pain persists, then remove the onion once it is discolored and then cut and place another onion in the area where there is pain.
5. Toothache also causes pain in the external area of the mouth where the ache is present, i.e. on the cheek. Take a pain relieving cream and apply it over the cheek. If you follow this combination of treatment, you are assured of the pain to decrease and you can have a sound and painless sleep.
6. Even after this treatment, the pain persists, you need to contact the dentist as the problem could be serious than you might be thinking. You can find the dentist near your house by dialing 1800-DENTIST or search online at www.1800dentist.com.
Frequently asked questions:
1. Are there methods to get rid of toothache without seeing the dentist?
A. You can dissolve salt in warm water and rinse your mouth repeatedly,
B. Swish around the solution vigorously all around the mouth. This sometimes gives instant relief from the pain; however, sometimes it does take some time to relieve the pain, but the pain definitely decreases after some time. If pain keeps recurring, repetition of this action can be helpful. The pain could persist as some salt particles tend to settle in the gums or the tooth.
Quick tips:
1. Allow the onion to remain and set on the toothache for a moment.
2. Avoid eating or biting on the piece of onion, let it set until the pain has gone.
3. If the pain doesn’t go away, try it again.
4. This method is just a pain reliever. This won’t help treat the actual problem in the tooth. Make sure you have an appointment with your dentist ready.
Things to watch out for:
The pain could sometimes be unbearable. Take a walk down the streets as movement of the body could somewhat decrease the intensity of the pain. Once the pain decreases, you need to visit the dentist so that proper medical care can be take to cure the sick tooth or teeth.