It can be a truly horrible experience having a tooth pain in the middle of the night. You are writhing in pain and there is no hope of getting any help from a doctor.
Your tooth ache could be caused by a variety of reasons. It could be a rotten tooth that has caused the infection, or it could even be an infection of the gum. You can try some simple remedies to help reduce the pain. However you should remember that despite using all these remedies your tooth will still require some medical attention. You should find a good dentist at the earliest and seek his help in curing you of the terrible tooth pain.
You can use both hot and cold fomentations to give relief. Heat a griddle and then turn it off. Now fold a soft towel and heat on this griddle. You can hold this against the side of your face where the affected tooth. This will help draw out the pain. You can also wrap a handful of ice cubes in a cloth or a bag and hold this against your tooth.
Gargling is generally very effective to reduce the pain. Heat some water till it is warm. Add half a teaspoon of salt to this and mix it. Use this water to gargle. Turmeric powder is another option that you can try. Turmeric is know for its antiseptic qualities and will give you relief when mixed in the warm water that you use to gargle. You can also dip a clean piece of cotton in some turmeric powder and then lay this on the affected tooth.
A tea bag can work wonders by drawing out all the pain of the infected tooth. You can use any ordinary tea bag for this. Simply pour some warm water over the tea bag and then let it cool. Put the tea bag on your affected tooth.
Cloves and clove oil are also very useful in reducing the pain. If you have clove oil you can dip a piece of clean cotton in it and lay it on the affected tooth. You can also chew on a couple of cloves, so that the juice will be released in your mouth, giving relief to the tooth.
If you can lay your hands on the yarrow plant then you can use this to reduce your pain. The root of the yarrow plant is the one that contains the medicinal quality. Apply this on your painful tooth and you will find that the pain subsides soon.
answered by M W