I have a toothache

If the tooth hurts, it is always a mass of anxiety. Toothache appears when you smile, drink or eat, unclench or, on the contrary, squeeze the jaws, move your head. Sometimes the pain appears even just because you are breathing, and a cold stream of air passes next to the sick tooth.

Doctors believe that toothache cantestify about some diseases. For example, the gum or pulp (nerve) of the tooth can be infected, there is a cracked or rotting tooth in the mouth. In addition, most often everything is accompanied by an unpleasant odor from the mouth. And the pain itself can appear simply from the fact that a piece of food has stuck between the teeth. Do you think these are all signs of dental disease? Absolutely not! These are the negative consequences of sinus inflammation.

But it is only the dentist that can diagnose the diagnosis. But before he visits you need to relieve the pain. So what do you need to do when the tooth hurts?

A warning: ways are not always the most traditional.

1. Rinse the mouth.

Put water in your mouth. Its temperature should be the same as body temperature. Rinse your mouth. If the pain is due to a stuck food, thoroughly rinsing the mouth, you can remove it.

2. Gently brush your teeth with a thread.

Rinse did not help? Then try to remove stuck food particles using a dental thread. Only need to be very careful, because you can damage the gums.

3. Alcoholic "anesthetic"

Try to hold it over the tooth, which hurts, a sip of whiskey or vodka. The gums will absorb a small amount of alcohol, and the tooth is slightly numb. The rest can be spit out.

4. Rinse with brine

Every time after eating, and before going to bed, mix in a glass of 200 grams of water and a teaspoon of salt. Such a solution should rinse the oral cavity.

5. Massage your hand

Yes, yes, it was his hand. Such a massage in 50% of cases helps when the tooth hurts. Rub a piece of ice between the forefinger and thumb. Gently massage this place for about five minutes.

6. Massage of the auricle

If the diseased tooth is on the right sidejaws, grasp the upper edge of the right ear and massage it. At the same time, it is necessary to press a little on it and move from bottom to top. The duration of this massage is 3 minutes.

7. Clove oil

For many years people have been actively using thismeans when the tooth hurts after treatment. Drink a small amount of clove oil on a sick tooth or attach a cotton swab dipped in oil to it. Even the dentists themselves use clove oil, when they need to lay medical pads in the treatment of caries.

8. You do not need to bite anything.

If the pain appears due to getting on the tooth of the air, try eating on the other side of the jaw. If there is no damage on the tooth, such a "rest" will help the tooth restore its viability.

9. A piece of ice

When the tooth hurts, you can treat it like a bruise -just by attaching an ice cube to it. You can apply ice for 15 minutes to the tooth itself, and can to the cheek, and it should be done at least four times a day.

10. Do not open your mouth

Pain can create a stream of cold air that passes the tooth. So just keep your mouth shut.

11. Do not cover your mouth

There are times when the tooth hurts when pressedor because of an incorrect bite of a person. In such a case, try to keep your mouth open as often as possible. Especially until the tooth does not look the dentist.

12. Drink aspirin

Do not just apply aspirin to the gums, from which the aching tooth grows. This can lead to an aspirin burn. It is better to take the drug inside every 5 hours.

Do not give aspirin to people who have not reached the age of 18. The fact is that this drug is associated with the appearance of Reye's syndrome - a condition dangerous to life.

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