Home Remedies For Toothache Pain

3. Cinnamon stick ( Turn your toothache into a sweet tooth )

This home remedy is also quite helpful. Get a natural twig of cinnamon. Its actually bark of a tree. Now, place it inside the mouth in between the teeth. Do not move the jaws if it pains a lot. Within few minutes, the juice from cinnamon will coat the teeth and relieve the pounding pain. 

Why it works ?

Cinnamon soothes the tooth and provides great relief from pain.

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4. Cinnamon - Honey ( The homemade toothache gel )

Many people use a numbing gel for their toothache. This is my remedy for a homemade tooth ache gel. 

• Ingredients
  Cinnamon powder
  Honey ( raw, organic is better and more powerful )
• Recipe
  Add cinnamon powder to honey in ratio 1 : 4. That means 1 tablespoon of cinnamon powder to 4 tablespoons of honey. Create a volume enough to fill a small tube with it. Add a lid . This forms your homemade toothache relief gel. Carry it with you everywhere , if you are a chronic toothache sufferer.
• Why it works ?
  The power of cinnamon combined with soothing effects of honey provides great relief from any kind of toothache. Honey is a nice antibacterial and helps to kill bacteria in the mouth on the spot.

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5. Apply ice from the outside
Place ice in a cloth and then apply on the painful side of the jaw. It is not good to keep ice cube directly inside the mouth because it numb the teeth even more than is required. Putting ice directly may aggravate tooth sensitivities, giving power to the toothache. So, be of the safe side and use a cold compress.

• Ingredients
  Ice Crushed
  Cloth ( any cloth would do )
• Directions
  Place some crushed ice in a cloth and gently place it on the painful side.
• Why it works ?
  Ice numbs the nerves close-by. The pain subsides, but it may emerge after some time, like a few hours or so. Repeat this if pain returns.

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6. Cold Dough 
Make some dough out of  flour and make it into a thin coat for teeth. Then put in the refrigerator. Let it cool.Now, place it over the teeth and leave it for some hours. This is a nice home remedy for babies ( infants) and kids. You can add a bit of crushed garlic to this dough for more efficacy.

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7. Tea tree oil 
Just like clove oil, use tea tree oil. It works for many people.
Why it works ?
Tea tree oil is antiseptic and a cicatrizant ( it promotes healing ).

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8. Try flossing and brushing the teeth 
 What, are you telling me to brush my teeth when it is paining  ? Yes, absolutely. It has been seen to help many people in their toothache. Do this gently so that teeth are massaged. It may relieve the pain.

" You may avoid flossing if it pains. Gentle brushing is quite helpful. "


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9. Gargle with warm salt water 
This is really easy and simple remedy for toothache.

• Ingredients
  1 tablespoon salt
  1 glass water
• Directions
  Heat water until lukewarm. Add the salt. Stir well so that it dissolves completely. Then gargle with this water. It is a fine home remedy for toothache, sore throat and strep throat.
• Why it works ?
  The germs in your mouth seriously hate salt water. It washes them down. Saliva comes down to coat the teeth and your pain is relieved.

" If you have black pepper powder, try the next remedy."


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10. Black Pepper salt water gargle 
This remedy has three ingredients, and is slightly more effective than the simple salt water gargle above. Add pepper to 1 cup warm water and some rock salt. Now, gargle with this water. It will create a burning sensation in the mouth, because of the pepper obviously. But, this helps in reducing the pain.
Why it works ?
Black pepper has traditionally been used for abscess tooth and toothache.

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11. Vanilla extract 
The brown colored flavored liquid that is extracted from vanilla is effective at curbing a toothache quickly.

• Ingredients
  Vanilla extract
  Cotton ball
• Directions / How to use
  Take a cotton ball and add a few drops of vanilla extract. Place it over the painful tooth. You should experience quick relief from the toothache.
• Why it works ?
  Vanilla possible works in the same way as clove oil. Vanilla is also rich in eugenol.

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12. Black Tea Bags
Tea bags which have been used to make the tea, are quite effective in stopping a toothache. This is how you can use them as a home remedy.

• Ingredients
  Black tea bags
• Directions / How to usePlace warm tea bags ( which have been used to make the tea ) on your aching tooth. Hold it in place with your teeth. As the juice from the tea bag seeps down into the tooth, you experience relief.
• Why it works ?
  Black tea has tannins. These are a special kind of compounds, which probably make black tea an effective home remedy for toothache. You can also use green tea, or any other tea, but the tannin concentration is highest in black tea.

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13. Mouthwash ( which has thyme oil in it )
Most mouthwash have thymol ( the oil of thyme ) in it. This naturally helps to ease a toothache. Just rinse your mouth with this mouthwash. You should experience some relief from pain.

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14. Eating onions
This is one queer remedy for toothache. You have to munch on fresh onions. It may feel a little pungent, but the pain subsides after some time.
You can use any kind of onions - red, white. It just seems to work for some people.
Onions has some antibacterial properties which help to keep the teeth protected from infections. Plus, eating them by chewing really cleanses the mouth. Onion seems to provide long lasting relief from toothache ( pain won't return again, probably. )

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15. Garlic ( the enemy of all pathogens )
They just hate garlic like anything. But, garlic doesn't spare anyone. It is effective in a toothache as well.

• Ingredients
  A peeled garlic clove
• Directions / How to use
  Crush the garlic clove and place it between the teeth that is hurting. In a few minutes time, it should heal the pain.

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16. Asafoetida 
This yellow strong flavor spice is a miracle for toothache. But the procedure to use it is a little intricate.

• Ingredients
  1 tablespoon asafoetida powder
  Lemon juice
• Directions / How to use
  Take a shot glass ( about 30 ml ) of lemon juice and heat it up a little. Add just 1/2 tablespoon of asafoetida powder to this liquid. Now, use a cotton ball and dip it into this solution. Apply on your aching tooth. This is an Indian remedy for toothache.

17. Placing Ginger In Your Mouth ( Ugh )
It may not be a great idea to put some ginger between your teeth, but in case of toothache, it is a savior.

• Ingredients
  A small chunk of ginger
  Salt
• Directions / How to use
  Sprinkle salt over the ginger chunk and hold it between the teeth that pain. Within a few minutes, you can experience relief from sharp toothache.
• Why it works ?
  It is not so popular , but ginger works for so many people.

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18. Turmeric powder in mustard oil 
These two things are not that difficult to procure. Take a teaspoonful of mustard oil. Put small amount of turmeric into the oil to make a paste. Apply only some of it on the tooth that is paining. Do not apply too much or the teeth will feel completely soaked in this mixture.

19. Apple Cider Vinegar ( It had to come )
ACV is the mother of all home remedies. It is so effective in almost all common health issues. Rinse your mouth with apple cider vinegar. It helps to cleanse the mouth and provide some relief from toothache. It is not so effective in relieving toothache as the other remedies, but it can provide starting relief , by the time you go and get a more powerful remedy.

20. Chew some cruciferous vegetables
 like spinach, kale, cauliflower and grated carrot. This helps the teeth working gently and pain may be gone in 15 minutes or so. Take time to grate them first before chewing. The saliva and juices released by these veggies may be helpful in case of pain.

21. Wheat grass juice 
It is quite difficult to have it just at the time of a bad toothache, I admit. But, wheat grass is a nice remedy for toothache. It is very rich in nutrients and has anti-bacterial properties to heal pathogen driven damage to teeth.

• Ingredients
  Wheat grass ( You can easily grow Wheat grass at home in a pot)
  Juicer
• Directions / How to use
  Wheat grass juice is really awful to taste, quite bitter. Some people may even vomit in the first few days of taking wheat grass. A way around is to mix wheat grass juice with carrot juice , or apple juice ( just to sweeten it up a bit ) and drink it.
• Juice Recipe :
  1 oz wheat grass + 3-4 oz carrot juice. Nicely stir together. Put in the mouth, swish the juice a little ( a second or two or more if you can bear the awful taste ) and then gulp down.
• Why it works ?
  Wheat grass protects tooth from further damage by bacteria, thus preventing cavities and caries.

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Some regional herbal remedies for toothache which are nothing short of excellent.

• Jambu plant from Brazil ( Acmella oleracea ): This plant is an excellent remedy for toothache. A decoction made from the leaves, and even some flowers of this plant has been used as a remedy for toothache. It works by numbing the mouth. 
• Common Prickly - Ash ( Zanthoxylum americanum ) : The bark of this tree has been used by Native Americans as a remedy for toothache.