| There are few things more terrible than tooth | | | | If you can't find First Aid or clove bud, |
| pain, even minor tooth pain. As soon as you | | | | chew on a number of cloves from the |
| experience that familiar sharp throbbing, you | | | | supermarket, much like chewing tobacco. Leave |
| should call the dentist and make an | | | | the cloves in your mouth for about 30 |
| appointment. However, don't wait in agony for | | | | minutes. This should numb the pain for a few |
| your appointment. There are a number of | | | | hours. |
| different things that you can do to ease | | | | |
| terrible tooth pain before you can get to the | | | | 3. Baking soda and water |
| dentist. | | | | |
| | | | Dissolve some baking soda in warm water. |
| 1. Elevate your head at night. | | | | Rinse your mouth with the baking soda |
| | | | solution to ease the pain. It also might help |
| When you lie down to go to sleep, the blood | | | | to rinse your mouth with warm salt water to |
| will flow to your head. This can increase the | | | | help prevent infection. |
| pain of your hurting tooth or teeth. Elevate | | | | |
| your head with several pillows when you go to | | | | If you are on a low sodium diet, you can |
| bed for the night, and you will have a better | | | | still use warm salt water. Instead of using |
| chance of actually sleeping. | | | | table salt, use Epsom salts. Epsom salts have |
| | | | magnesium in them instead of sodium, so you |
| 2. Buy clove bud and some cotton swabs. | | | | won't have to worry about your blood |
| | | | pressure. |
| Clove bud is an at home treatment remedy that | | | | |
| actually works. You probably won't be able to | | | | 4. Remove any trapped food from your mouth. |
| find clove bud at any large store, like | | | | |
| Wal-Mart or Rite Aid. If you go to any herbal | | | | Food particles that are stuck in your mouth |
| store or whole foods store, you will be able | | | | can also cause pain. Rinse your mouth with |
| to find clove bud. If you aren't able to find | | | | warm water first in order to loosen up any |
| it anywhere, you can buy just cloves at your | | | | food debris. Then, floss your teeth to remove |
| local supermarket, but it won't work as well. | | | | any other food that is trapped between your |
| | | | teeth. |
| Brush your teeth to remove any plaque or food | | | | |
| debris. Place a few drops of clove bud on the | | | | 5. Use an over the counter treatment. |
| cotton swabs. Apply the clove bud directly to | | | | |
| the part of your mouth that feels pain. Also | | | | Some of the over the counter treatments that |
| apply the clove bud to the area around the | | | | are available. Some of the more popular ones |
| tooth that hurts. Only use a few drops! Clove | | | | are Anbesol and Orajel. Simply follow the |
| bud may burn, but that's pretty typical. | | | | directions on the package. |
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| The way that clove bud works is to basically | | | | 6. Pain relievers |
| overwhelm the nerve endings. The burning | | | | |
| sensation won't last for very long, so don't | | | | Some of the most effective pain relievers for |
| worry about it. You can use clove bud for a | | | | tooth aches are asprin and ibuprofen. Take |
| short amount of time, but it can end up | | | | 324 milligrams of asprin every four to six |
| destroying your nerves. This means that you | | | | hours. Or, if you prefer, take 200 milligrams |
| shouldn't use it for any longer than a week. | | | | of ibuprofen every four hours. |
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| If you can't find clove bud, you can also try | | | | 7. Ice it |
| a product called First Aid. This product | | | | |
| contains clove bud, so it works in much the | | | | All you have to do for this is take a bunch |
| same way. Simply follow the directions on the | | | | of ice, wrap it in a towel, and hold it to |
| box. | | | | the outside of your mouth for 15 to 20 |
| | | | minutes every hour. |