Introduction
Since toothache can have many causes, it is important for the patient to observe in which situation the pain occurs and whether it can be aggravated or alleviated by a certain behavior. In addition, the type of pain also differs from disease to disease. The patient should pay attention to whether the toothache is, for example, rather dull or sharp or what else is noticeable.
This is how you characterize the pain and can make a decision about what to do about it. Toothache usually occurs when the tooth nerve is attacked and irritated. Normally this nerve is well protected inside the tooth, surrounded by the dentin and embedded in the intact pulp.
However, various clinical pictures can lead to the structures protecting the tooth nerve being attacked and defects developing. Possible causes of toothache are inflammatory processes in the gum area, inflammation of the tip of the tooth root or carious defects. The presence of inflammation of the jaw bone or functional problems of the jaw joint can also lead to sometimes severe toothache.
Toothache what to do: home remedy
Basically, it should be noted that if tooth pain occurs, a dentist should be consulted promptly. In the case of long-lasting toothache, there is always the risk of tooth loss if no suitable therapy for the causal problem is available. But what can you do if you have a toothache and you cannot go to a dentist?
There are some well effective home remedies that alleviate the symptom “toothache” at least for a certain period of time. Many patients swear by the use of dried rosemary leaves in the treatment of acute toothache, which have a soothing effect on the tooth nerve when chewed. Clove oil also has a similar soothing effect on irritated teeth.
It can be easily applied to the tooth with a cotton swab or a swab. In addition, cloves, which are put between the aching teeth, should help to counteract the toothache for now. Another way to treat a toothache is to rinse out the mouth with some sweet clover, which should be dissolved in about half a liter of water. Also gargling with diluted tea tree oil several times a day is supposed to relieve the toothache and help the affected patient.
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