My husband has been dealing with IMMENSE toothace from an abscessed tooth. His dentist is a complete moron and won’t even call us back. He made an appointment with an oral surgeion to remove the tooth but they don’t take emergency appointments for new patients and it’s been OVER a month since we first contacted his dentist. That’s dangerous. The infection could spread into his bloodstream or to his eyesockets causing death or blindess. I know this because I am smarter than his dentist apparently. When his appointment that is still two weeks away gets here and they say that it’s spread to the bone or something I am suing. Do not ever go to Marion Family Dental in marion, indiana. It’s full of crap and she doesn’t know anything. She doesn’t even return calls from her emergency line. But anways baby asprin. It works somewhat. With minor aches it would probably work perfect. Take a baby asprin and put it on the sore tooth. I didn’t belive it at first when mymom told me about it but the husband tried it and it worked. Like I said, somewhat. It made unbearable bearable.

THIS IS NOT A HOME REMEDY BUT IT DOES HELP…I BOUGHT SOME ANBESOL AND THAT DOES HELP AND HOPE IT WILL HELP ME TILL I GET TO SEE A DENTIST NEXT WEEK…

Vanilla extract! Sounded weird to me too, because of the sugar in it, i thought it would not help. But at the time, I was willing to try anything, and I mean anything, because I had 2 teeth that felt like my jaw was going to explode!. Anyways you can find vanilla extract in any grocery store. Open it and take a swig and hold in the area where the tooth pain is and within a minute the pain is gone, serious. After the pain goes away, just spit it out in the sink. Also take 2 Tylenol extra strenghth, and it will start working within 30 minutes.

Home Remedies for toothaches:

a. Run ice gold water on the hand and the wrist opposite the side
of the tooth ache…….The diversion works and takes your mind off of the pain…….

b. Press in the grove between the fore finger and the thumb gently
massage that part of the hand first/opposite the side of the toothache……now, go up and down the had opposite the side where the tooth ache is………….if is another diversion which helps.

c. Do not go bouncing around when your tooth is throbbing…..lay down with a pack of gold ice wrapped in a hand towel and place it on the cheek of the side of the tooth ache………the colder the better.

Always either put a baby aspirin on the area throbbing/ or salt past, smashed with garlic.
Hope this helps……..Yvonne

chewing rubber

Well,chewing rubber might not be the key but since I am currently having toothache from hell I tried taking Tylenol and Aspirin and they didnt work.Then a friend of mine said I should take a ice-cube and chew on it with the side where my tooth was hurting…and remember,we are talking about the kinda pain that would make the Terminator cry,anyways…I was sceptical,but gave it a shot cause afterall,I figured..It cant hurt anymore then it does now..at first it was like chewing on glass but then after 2 hours…nothing,I felt like nothing ever happened…so,I hope it holds me till Friday when my dentist is hopefully pulling the tooth out..getting rid of the problem tooth once and for all

Im not sure what type of problem I have, but I believe the pain is caused by a cavity. The pain was unbareable and i couldnt even think ! My whole left jaw was in pain.

This trick relieved it immediatly for me. I tried everything and this is the only thing that worked. Flouride toothpaste. Im not sure if it has to be flouride, but any strong toothpaste may work.

Brush the area that is causing the pain with the flouride toothpaste vigorously. You might even want to leave toothpaste directly on the area.

After about 3 mins of brushing the area the pain was gone, and the relief lasted for about an hour. Each time i did it the relief lasted longer and now today i havent had ache at all. Try it out and I hope this helps someone.

First let me just say this…If you have a tooth ache that hurts so bad it makes you cry then you more than likely have an infection..Do NOT use the cold wtaer remedy..I was drinking water for 3 days straight….Call a dentist tell them the kind of pain your in and have them order you penecillin and tylenol with codein…Kills the infection and stops the pain for MONTHS…Do not use home remedies..Aspirin doesn’t work cold water and all that other stuff lasts only minutes..Just hold ice up against your face and try to fall asleep..Please take my advice..It’s the best.

I inherited bad teeth from my father, so I’ve dealt with aching teeth alot, but of course when I have pain, I couldn’t remember what I used before to help cure my aches. My first treatment was flossing whatever was in there out, it helped a little, followed by brushing with toothpaste, I think that aggravated it more, so I rubbed Salt straight on it, but it still didn’t dry it out enough to stop the pain, I then used some Oragel on it (it helped a little), but I could still feel the pain, so about 30 min later I tried Ambesol (still didn’t work fast enough). So I finally came home and took 4 Advil and went and laid down on an ice pack, I was able to fall asleep, but kept waking with terrible pain. I then came and searched the web, and found a remedy with Vanilla Extract, I was skeptical, but tried it, and let me tell you IT WORKED!!!!!! I slept like a baby the rest of the night, and this morning, I still don’t have any pain! I just took a Q-Tip and dip it in the bottle and rubbed it around my gum and tooth area! Good Luck, hope it works for you too!!!

I had an abcess once. It was the weekend and no dentist. I know that you should take advil for the inflamation. Mix one part salt to one part hydrogen peroxide and gargle this in your mouth. This helps with infection. You also can take a baby aspirin and put on your tooth if you do not have one then you can use pure vanilla extract in its place. A cold compress did not work for me. I layed down on the side where my tooth was hurting and let it get warm. Toothache went away. The infection will come back so you do need to go to a dentist as soon as possible.

lime! ive just tried everything a batchelor would have in the house and havent been able to find any of the remedies out there, i found a lime in the back of the fridge and it cut the pain instantly.

This home remedy works wonders: Apply a dab of “Vicks vapor rub” on the side of the face where the pain is. Place a sheet of paper towel on top and go lay down and relax. The heat from the vapors absorb into the skin and brings you relief.

use mouth wash day and night listerine;scope,

I have had bad teeth ever since i had my first baby. I didn’t have enough calcium for me and the baby so it drained me of mine. The best thing i have ever found that really works for somstime is putting ground cloves directly on the tooth that is hurting you,or in the hole if you have a rotting or decying tooth.

I have an extremely painful tooth that affects the whole left side of my face. I have been trying everything from Naproxen to hydrogen peroxide and nothing has been working. Until I found this website. I tried the ground cloves idea and it seems to be working. Thanks!

This works for me- 4000 mg of Vitamin C daily, brushing your teeth after meals, warm salt water rinses a few times a day and also Listerine mouth wash

Gargling with whiskey – gargling with salt water – ice packs on the cheek – holding a chamomile tea bag on the tooth – ditto for a green tea bag – ice on opposite hand.

I tried a little allspice and charcoal gargle, not sure yet how it worked.

I’ve been alternating these remedies all weekend and seem to get some relief from each.

Whiskey,whiskey,whiskey. Works like a charm. I have tried everything out there, anything warm I find does nothing whatsoever.

I have to second the Lysterine. My bottom two wisdom teeth are both impacted and if I don’t brush very very well they will get infected. At the first feeling of any slight swelling or aching I up my brushing to 4 times a day, floss twice a day and gargle for 60 seconds with Lysterine 3 times a day, mainly after big meals and before going to bed. The lysterine really makes a huge difference! Usually by the second day I feel much better.

Ok, so I have 4 really bad teeth and of course they are on both sides! The molar is really kickin my behind. Making me scream out and cry in agony. (My family has a history of the teeth rotting from the inside out and no amount of dental hygiene could prevent the agony I am currently experiencing)> So I have lived on clove oil for years, but tonight it let me down. I went online after I decided to “mouthwash” with apricot brandy. It burned like the dickens..then two minutes later the pain subsided.

I tried the other remedies I have seen like the vanilla and the green tea bag and the vanilla knocked me on my rump in pain. So I went back to the apricot brandy. Bam. Two minutes later I am able to see again and the pain is a dull throb. So, don’t get drunk, but I think the alcohol in the brandy, perhaps any alcohol in any “liquor” can have the same affect. What is terrible is I HAVE dental insurance and can’t afford the co-pay or the gas to drive to a covered dentist!!

Send prayers please, Lord knows mine go out to you all. I would rather give birth than have a toothache. I’ve got three kids and one was very complicated and I STILL say I’d rather give birth. Toothaches are demons from hell.

Codeine which I had left over from when I had my wisdom teeth out, the salt water rinse and a frozen chicken breast on the opposite hand. Pain went from a 10 to 5 but I’m grateful for that as I start exams in two days.

At 1st I used cold water that was the only thing that worked. And ice. Now i overheard a conversation about clove oil. You can use a cotton ball to a ear pick. Rub clove oil on infected area for about 10 seconds. It will go away right away. It’s the main ingredient for Novicane. It will go away for awhile 30 min’s to day’s just depends on how infected your tooth is. You can get this at most places but have to ask a pharmacist for it. But it’s over-the-counter.

Ok, ok so guilty as charged, I over indulge in sodas. All 4 of my very back molars grew in and stopped.(not sure if their my wisdom teeth or not). About 3years later, I got a pain in my teeth. My first thought was ok so now I KNOW these are my wisdom teeth. But instead I dug into my gums at the back of tooth (dont ask why, I just did) and plaque came out. Instantly, the pain was gone. But I still decided to put peroxide in my mouth and lean to the side of the toothache. It burned (thought peroxide didn’t burn), but man did it work. So from now on I will floss and gargle daily.

This isn’t anything I tought up but wanted to thank you for the remedies. I am using an ice cubes between my thumb and forefinger plus I filled a tea bag with powered cloves and I am also using an ice pack.

You are right a toothaches does happen at the wrong time,my jaw is really swollen but tomorrow being Monday I am calling my dentist. I have an appointment in two weeks but hope he sees me tomorrow.

I also rinsed my mouth with hot salt water before I read all of these remedies. I haven’t had a toothaches in 50 years so am being a baby. lol. Thanks for you help maybe I will make it till tomorrow. -Rose Taylor

I’m tried everything from, warm salt water, warm peroxide water, aspirin, heat (never put heat up to a bad tooth, it makes it worse), pain killers, tea bag on your tooth,bitting down on an cotton ball but nothing was working. One day i wanted to try something different so i took Advil liquid-gels 400mg, put orajel on my tooth and gums and got an ice pack and put it on my tooth and went to sleep i woke up feeling much better. But i do find that using 800mg of motion works alot better with the orajel and ice pack. don’t clinch your teeth together or chew on that side. Always floss really good around the tooth and get some of the blood out. My uncle told me that if you smoke you can take the aspirin or whatever you take and put it on your tooth and smoke your cigars. It will melt the med and your pain will go away.

You know what i don’t understand, all of us brush our teeth and we have problems with our teeth but those who don’t brush have nothing wrong with their teeth. i just don’t get it.

I’ve noticed every website I go to looking for remedies talks about using vanilla extract. I don’t have it but I do have lemon extract which let me tells u works wonders, but after a day or so it will start to work less and less. As does anything else.

I got a temperature sensitive cavity last Thursday b/c I have pain, pain, pain and I am pregnant so I can’t do much. But let me tell you it hurt worse after that than it did before. I couldn’t sleep; the 1st night it took 5 1/2 hours to sleep; the 2nd 3 1/2……..it was unbearable!

I also got used to a heating pad. So please try the lemon extract w/ a q-tip, it will burn a bit but the relief after is worth it. And if u haven’t made a dentist appt., make one asap……and be pushy for the toothache will only get worse! Glad to share my experience!

If all else fails, try Scotch whiskey. Pour a little in the cap and dip your index finger in the Scotch and rub on the gum around the tooth. Then pour the leftover Scotch in the cap into a glass and swish around the tooth area for a few seconds and spit rest into the sink. Lets you rest until you can see the dentist in the AM. Must be over 21 yrs. old!!

I just tried some vanilla extract after reading several websites, and it worked like a charm. I swigged it around for about 2 minutes, concentrating on the painful area, and I feel instant relief. I believe the secret is in the fact that vanilla extract contains bourbon and is 35% alcohol. It’s the alcohol that numbs the pain. I also swigged with salty (brine) water several times as well as a Breath RX equivalent (as good as Listerine without the burn). This disinfects the area as well as gets rid of the vanilla flavor.

Thank you for suggesting vanilla extract… whew.. I think I can now go to sleep..YAY.. it brought INSTANT relief.. I will put sum cotton balls in a zip lock bag and leave them to soak so they are ready when needed… Murphy’s law = you will get a toothache or sum other ailment on a Friday evening with no hope in hell of seeing any1 till Monday…GRRRRRRRRRR

A potato is a great home remedy just cut a piece off and put on your sore tooth for about 15 minutes and you will feel just fine.

I just got up with my toddler who has been screaming in pain from a cavity that is due to be filled and I just didn’t know what to do but comfort her. I came here and found the vanilla extract remedy. I had her swig it in her mouth and spit. I had her do this twice since she’s so young and can’t hold it in her mouth for a minute. WITHIN seconds she was no longer crying and is now sound asleep!!!!

I tried the salt with the pepper it seems to be working thank y’all.

Hey, do not use COLD water on a toothache! If you have an infections the cold water will just push it down further. Instead use a hot as you can handle water and let it sit on the tooth until it becomes cool and repeat. Have another glass handy to spit the used water in preferably clear, and each time you spit into this glass watch the water. If it comes out clear you have no signs of infection, if you see clumps or trails of white thickness in the water it means you have an infection. Do this 3 times a day and the infection will subside, it may or may not help with the pain, depends on how quickly you catch the infection. I learned this after having a tooth removed and the area became infected, to where my face swelled up like a balloon. After two or three days of this my infection was gone and I was feeling better.

Just a few things here while I’m suffering from lack of sleep due to a toothache–and trying various suggestions. I live in Taiwan, so I thought I’d try this product called “Green Oil”. It lists clove oil as one of several highly aromatic ingredients, but it’s not meant for internal use: it has camphor and eucalyptus oil and menthol and methyl salicylate, too. No luck there.

So, I’ve tried salt water, a hot compress, aspirin, index finger massages, and so far only little success. The salt might be working, much better than the mouthwash did.
The vanilla you buy in bottles in stores is mostly alcohol: it’s probably the alcohol that numbs the pain. Clove oil contains eugenol, which is known to be anesthetic. Salt draws water out of surrounding tissues and thus reduces pressure on the nerves that are making you crazy. Cold reduces circulation and dulls nerve endings, both of which help–unless you’re also highly cold-sensitive like me.

It’s 3AM, but convenience stores still sell whiskey here. Seems like the quickest relief short of pure clove oil, and I’d go get some if I didn’t have to work tomorrow, and I’m fortunate that Taiwan has nationalized health insurance: I can just be a walk-in and get this taken care of once and for all.

Drink some vitamin D milk that help a little. and try getting a wet wash cloth microwave it a few secs and lay it on your jaw and ear where you fill the throbbing pain and repeat and it will finally ease off. and rinse mouth out off and on with table salt added to a warm cup of water. try drinking something warm like coffee or hot chocolate.

Hi, sitting here in agony, desperate to ease the pain, have to tell you tried vanilla extract didn’t work and made it worse instantly! Went for the cognac as no brandy, have been swilling it around for a few minutes and its working. I reckon that the cognac, a laugh and good cry in the garden is the best remedy!(probably all at once as this is driving me crazy) the facial swelling has eased too,wow! I’ve developed a cyst above my front tooth and i am waiting to see consultant,will be phoning in the morning to play hell! As i have been waiting long enough. It’s new years day so not a good time to see a dentist which is typical. Must add feeling much,much better now,although sill feel like a big baby!

Yes, I fell victim of a week end tooth ache. Here is what worked for me. One big tablespoon of sea salt in about 4oz of warm water take a small swig and let the salted water lay on the tooth as long as possible the longer you leave it the more of the infection that you are fighting off and I think the infection is what really causes the pain. When finished spit out the remaining salt water but do not rinse your mouth out or eat anything for a while and if you eat repeat what I’ve just told you. It will very much relieve the pain if not stop it totally. Make sure you use distilled water.
Good luck and sleep tonight!

So its 3 in the morning and I now realize I have to wake up n 2 hrs 4 work! Let me tell you that cold remedies just make it worse!! I called my dad and he told me a hot tea bag pressed to the tooth almost instant relief now I’m back off to bed hopefully my dentist can fit me n tomorrow!

I tried the Vapor Vicks rub and it worked great. I also tried vanilla extract it’s been helping good also. My grandma told me to put a heating pad on the sore area and relax and thats when i finally went to sleep.

Hey guys, I have been having the worst pain ever. I am still getting my wisdom teeth and they have begun to shift. Needless to say I have had a lot of pain in my teeth and jaw and many sleepless night. I have been using lots of orajel but its like I’m immune to it now it doesn’t work very well anymore and I tried the whole salt water thing didn’t work but I tried the lemon juice and it worked! I am so happy no more pain and I can probably get some sleep tonight! I also am going to try the Vicks vapor rub thing as well just in case but thanks everyone for the great ideas.

I am trying the salt water mouth wash and finding it has great results. Its not the most effective way to get rid of a tooth ache but its still effective.

Reading all of theses funny comments helps deal with the pain & healing. I have to admit this warm salty water helps, but do get some anti-biotics, and brush rinse take pain pills in moderation has the body gets used to em and the effect won’t last has long!

God bless all you “girly men” crying over a little tooth ache!

I just tried the lemon juice swishing thing and thats helped and i tried the Echinaceo paste and that also helped some too.

I had a tooth that the dentist tried to save back when i was in 10th grade. He suggested it be pulled but said we could try to save it. So he filled it and warned me that years down the road it could start to hurt again and holy crap, was he’s right.

I am now 22 and my tooth is beyond the pain scale of 1-10. Called the dentist said it would cost 150.00 just to have it looked at. I got online and tried the ice cube in the palm of the the, did not seem to work good. Tried vanilla worked for about 15 minutes. Then i tried vicks vapor rub on the cheek, no affect.

Then i tried brandy and boy did it sooth the pain. Now i hope i can sleep threw the night. Thank you all for your home remedies!

Well, my toothache is definitely putting me through hell, I tried ambesol, it didnt work. I tried vanilla extract which hardly eased the pain. Just now, I tried the baby aspirin on my tooth, and clove oil and not sure which did it, but one of them did the job, thank God! Hoping and praying its gonna help until my dentist appointment tomm. Hope one works for you!

I searched the site and first I tried peroxide. That worked for about an hour. Next I tried onion. I got some relief from this but I was still in pain. Lastly, I tried the vanilla extract suggestion and that worked best of all. I rubbed some on and then placed some on a cotton ball and have it in my mouth.

First off, I just want to say that this website is GREAT! I never knew there were so many tried and true remedy options out there and I only wish I would have seen this last night when I was in absolute agony.

But after reading all of the advice I decided to go find some Clove oil which was really hard to find, after hitting up 2 different pharmacies with no luck; the third pharmacist recommended “Red Cross Toothache Medication Kit”. It is something you have to get from behind counter, but without prescription. He told me that it is a better remedy than Clove oil and will work wonders on a toothache. However, this is to be used solely for an extreme toothache, not for gums.

Anyway, I just got back to work and put the cotton swab immersed in the medication in my tooth and let it sit for a min like the directions stated. To my surprise, it started working as soon as I set it on my tooth. It felt like a air pocket was finally released. Another cool thing was that it only cost $4.44.

But, just in case I become immune I got vanilla extract as a back up. I haven’t tried it yet though.

I used a heating pad for my toothache. It stopped the pain, however it didn’t stop the swelling and I still look like dizzy gillespie on one side of my face.

I tried Halls Cough Drops since it has an oral anestetic in it. Put two in your mouth and let it soak into your gums. It’s a slow relief but it works.

Take a sip of Hydrogen Peroxide and keep it in your mouth on the affected tooth area as long as possible. DO NOT SWALLOW ANY OF THE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE. Spit it out and rinse with warm salt water. Then take 1200-1500 mg of Ibuprofen. Repeat the rinsing with the hydrogen peroxide and warm salt water several times each day. The hydrogen peroxide takes out the infection which causes the pain. It’s not instant relief but it does work.

For instant relief, rinse affected area with Everclear (190 Proof) or Vanilla Extract or apply Clove Oil to the tooth.

I want to thank you all of your suggestions!! My daughter called early this morning (5am) with a tooth ache, and I came here for advices I pass a lot of it on to her. I use a heated rice pack when my teeth hurt, it helps with the worst pain. I’m am thankful that I now know some things to try. I must say that I found most of remedies I’ve read are things that most of us have in our kitchen already. I just got one of my bad teeth pulled two days ago, I wish I would of known about these things sooner. So good luck to all, and again thank you all for taken the time to write.
-Teena

The left side of my jaw was throbbing so much it was (and is) keeping me up all night long.

I tried aspirin which gave some relief. Salty water was was much more effective and quicker, but temporary. The same with lime juice. Also, chewing an aspirin with the tooth that is hurting worked well, but again…temporarily. 2 Advils and later on, 2 Tylenols Extra-Strength did NOTHING for me.

Knowing it will be months before I see a dentist because I live in a small, remote community in the North, I decided to try Whiskey. I dabbed the tooth and the surrounding gum with a Q-tip soaked in Canadian Whiskey. That brought instant relief! Then I swished some inside my mouth for about 2 minutes. I felt no pain at all!

I was finally able to sleep for the first time in 2 nights!

I would have tried the vanilla extract too because they both have such a high alcohol content, but I just happened to have some whiskey lying around so I used that instead.

I am ridiculous pain. No insurance coverage. I have popped Ibuprofen, Aleve, aspirin. I am swishing salt water and have felt temporary relief while swishing. Can anyone tell me how long I have to swish salt water before feeling a difference? Any immediate relief methods out there? Please help!!!

I have had a terrible toothache for days now. I have tried Backing soda and water rise, I tried backing soda and salt on a cotton ball and keeping it on the tooth…. nothing… the salt water rinse works pretty well for me. Also ice to help the swelling. I am going to try the garlic if it keeps hurting and the vapor rub. I have not slept in 2 days… i hope something helps. I am going to buy vanilla extract too…

I am 21 years old and I just got surgery done, but to top it all off I got a toothache from hell. I am out of work and do not know when I can return. I don’t even have the money to pay for the visit to the Dentist. my tooth hurts so much it is causing my face to swell really bad. I tried everything from painkillers and they just won’t help. I tried gurgling saltwater, I tried the ice pack and still got no relief.

I am going to try the vanilla and hopes it helps.

This have helped me when i was in my teens and had a horrible toothache. Nothing else worked for me. I boiled the water and then mixed the hot water with baking soda (about 1-2 tablespoons of baking soda with one cup of boiling water). Then you gargle in your mouth. IT WILL HURT because the water is HOT (Please make sure you give it sometime to cool so you don’t burn yourself)! But the water needs to be very warm, that way you will kill the nerve. After that I felt GREAT and pain went away!
Let me know if this have helped anyone of you.

The vinilla helped the first time but not anymore, I am going to try some of the other things thanks for all the suggestions and please pray that one of them works for me.

My toothache has been so bad that i called every person who i did not sympathize with when they were suffering.

I looked up on the web and nowhere have i found this little home remedy, which came from my 87 year old grandmother (talk about age old wisdom).

Make a paste of alum and turmeric (I surprised myself by finding Alum in the spice section) with a few drops of water and apply it in and around the affected tooth.
The pain is relieved in less than a minute.

I tried many different things to stop my tooth from aching, but when i came to this site, I discovered a lot of funny but interesting ideas. I rubbed Vick’s vapor rub on the aching side of my face, placed a hot towel on that side and relaxed. After that I took Tylenol with codeine that i had left over from a past surgery and slept like a baby.

I have had the pleasure of a toothache and personally I would much rather have another baby instead of a toothache. I have read all of the home remedies and found what I believe is the sure fire winner. We all have these items.
First–begin by brushing your teeth especially the affected area.
Mix peroxide and VERY warm water and and swish it around the area.
Take VERY warm salt water and swish it around area. (It will burn like hell)
Take a Q-tip with vanilla extract and swab the area.

Now take a swig of vanilla extract and swish around the affected area. This will bring relief instantly. I have been toothache free for the past 3 days now. Repeat when necessary until you can get to the dentist.

I tried the ice massage, vanilla extract, and salt water. The combination of the three seemed to help. Thanks for the tips!

Hi guys, I have also undergone these toothache problem, after reading all these remedies, I feel really happy. So ultimately, I am also going to say something on that, use toothpaste on that place (in which area you have the pain) this will really get you out from that pain, happy that i am also telling something to people. By the way thanks for your beautiful tips!

How to deal with dentists when you are poor and/or have no insurance:

Call first! There are good dentists out there that serve poor people, but they are few and far between. When you call, tell them immediately about your money/insurance issues… this will save you a lot of time and effort, and weed out about 90 percent of the flakes that went to dental school just because their Mommy and Daddy made them.

The good ones will even provide you with help via non-profit organizations for low-income sufferers, allowing you to make minimal payments for even major dental surgery… even if you have never been a patient before.

Most dentists will simply refuse to pull a tooth, even when the tooth is not salvageable. They would rather bill you $1000 (or more) per tooth then a simple $100 extraction, just so they can drive their Harley on the weekend and convince themselves they aren’t leeches on society. If you want the tooth pulled, insist on it! And if the dentist absolutely refuses, go find another dentist… hence how important it is to call around first.

Most dentists will charge you MORE if you don’t have insurance! They look at insurance as a gauranteed payday, and often have a totally seperate price for different insurers. If you don’t have insurance, plan on paying double for the same service.

CALL FIRST!!! Like I said, there are some dentists out there that are decent people and professionals, but they are few and far between.

I tried the vanilla extract and it worked wonders!! I just dipped a cotton ball in it and left the cotton ball on the tooth for about 5 minutes, and the pain is gone. Granted, the tooth is still tender to the touch (because I have an infection), but the pain is gone.

Thanks for a great site.

I was hesitant to try putting ice on my tooth, but figured it couldn’t hurt any worse, and after an initial jolt, it totally killed the pain…unbeliveable! It creeps back after an hour or two but it actually works!

If Tylenol or Advil aren’t working for you (they don’t seem to work for me) try good old fashion headache “powders’ like B.Cs and Goody’s. After suffering through pain while using the ineffective Tylenol and Advil, I decided to give the powders a try.

Hallelujah! They worked wonders. Within a short while after taking them, my tooth pain almost completely subsided. And I was virtually pain free for a good 4 hours before the pain slowly crept back. Then I just took another powder, and sure enough, the pain went away again.

I’m not sure what it is, but there is something about the powders that just seem to be so much more effective than any other pain reliever I’ve tried. Sure, the powder tastes god-awful, but that’s a small price to pay for sweet relief.

I have a wisdom tooth that is nearly killing me. Its 3:30am in the morning and I’m at work! Looked at all these remedies and i have nothing here at work. So i decided to try something totally different. I got a cup of hot coffee, take a swig hold the coffee on the bad tooth, when it cools take another swig; and another; the pain has eased off to almost stopped.

Maybe its the caffene in the coffee, good thing is it taste good too.

I’ve had a toothache that’s been bothering me off and on for about a week. I tried putting a teabag in my mouth by the tooth per the advice of my stepmom and uncle. I was sitting here reading these while I had to teabag between my cheek and the tooth (kinda folded over the tooth (biting down on it gently). This was helping to relieve some of the pain. I think due to the antioxidants that are found in tea. Absorption of things that are good for you is rarely a bad thing.

I was dying to get some sleep and after hearing all the rave reviews about the vanilla extract on here, I tried that. Worked for me. Instant relief. It’s only been about 10 minutes or so, but I still don’t feel any pain. And the throbbing subsided as well. I think I’m definitely going to try the clove oil next.

i’ve been reading these looking for a remedy for my excruciating pain in my back tooth that i’ve been experiencing since friday night. luckily i’m storming the dentist office first thing tomorrow morning, but until then…
THANK YOU for everyone who suggested bourbon whiskey and scotch.
it was instantly a relief.

suggested to whomever needs it!

I dint know how a tooth can make your life miserable.But it sure can i can’t explain the pain and agony.therefore here i am on this site looking for some remedies,so far ive brushed with fluoride,that seems to work only when your brushing and the afterwards i gargled with listerine. these thing help but to me, they didnt do the trick, know for the vanilla it subdues the pain but not quite rids it, but best believe it made me get up from squirming on the floor in agony.

My wise older brother suggested Jim Beam and old Jeam Beam worked by swishing on the side my tooth hurt, but antibiotics are the answer. But always keep whiskey on hand for a toothache or just a bad day at the office. I will try all others on this great website because of course its Sat and can’t get a dentist til mon at 4 o’clock. Thanks for all the advise

the only over the counter med that works for me with toothaches or headaches is excedrin. why do all dentist seem like a toothache isnt all that much pain? i think it is the worst pain there is.i guess its because no dentist has ever had a toothache or known anyone with one.when you go to see them they give you like 5-10 pain pills that is if your lucky.i have had so much pain i could take 10 all at once.someone with a sprained finger gets more for pain.someone who knows what i am talking about should join me and complain to the dental board about our suffering with no compassion.

I take Bayer aspirin. The Bayer Aspirin that is recommended for heart patients. I take one a day for a blood thinner and it works within 15 minutes for a toothache. I haven’t tried the whiskey or vanilla extract, but I will to see which is fastest remedy. Good luck to everyone. Toothaches will draw you over in agony in a heartbeat. Also, remember,tooth infections can also cause you to have a heart attack or stroke. This was told to me by my cardiologist.

The best thing for a toothache, or an aching gum is to put a regular old asprin on the affected area. Hold it there until it dissolves somewhat. Works like a charm.

I guess you could say that I got lucky, and it is a monday night, and I only have to wait until tommorow morning, but the baby aspirin on top of the infected tooth is working, but my only quesstion is aspirin is a blood thinner, and how much is safe to use? ah who cares, it works.

havc a good night

I woke up this morning with a toothache that was so bad I had to step out of a meeting at work because I was near tears. I found this site about an hour ago and saw that so many people suggested vanilla extract. So I ran to CVS bought a bottle and I’m now sitting here at my desk amazed that a $3 bottle of vanilla took the pain away almost instantly. I could just smack myself for spending $8 earlier this morning on a worthless tube of Maxiumum Strength Anbesol. Maxium Strength my kiester!

Thanks to whoever created site and to everyone who posted about the vanilla. Sigghhh. Life is good again.

Guinness is so soothing on an infected or sore tooth! I have a very bad cracked moler and it has helped swishing with the guinness.

I get a Goody or BC powder and apply it to the hurting tooth. Works like a charm! I also brush the tooth really well and swish some peroxide on the tooth then spit it out, Listerine also works well. BTW my tooth is killing me now..Grrr

I’m about to get my wisdom teeth removed, but with the pain I felt, I was definitely not going to make it two weeks without doing something. I have been searching random websites on toothache remedies, and the first one I tried was peppermint extract. It didn’t last very long, but talk about instant relief! All I did was soak a Q-tip with the extract and rub it on my gums, it numbed the whole area and made me feel better immediately! Good luck guys!

I have had an abcessed tooth for over 3 mths now ( waiting on insurance) but the best thing i have found that helps is straight ibuprofen about 1200 mg and also swishing with salt water provides temp. relief. the worst thing you can do is apply any kind of heat. i have found this makes it ten times worse so please don’t use it!!!! going to try the vanilla extract thing though sounds like alot of people have found that it works well. thanks so much.

I currently have a toothache and I am up and 2:49am because of it, out of desperation I tried the remedy in which you rub a ice cube between your thumb and finger tip, And i must say it worked surprisingly well the pain is almost completely gone.

Previously I tried the onion cure and that had much less success,

I started with brushing the cavity with closeup and rinsed well, then I popped 3 aleve and swished warm salt water in my mouth around the affected tooth and then rinse with plain water then applied oil of clove directly with a qtip. It was devine the relieve I received.
it worked for me.

I tried the vanilla extract and it didn’t do anything for me, but A COLD PACK OF ICE does help. I have immediate relieve. I took a freek icy pack and wrapped it in a washcloth, and then held it up against my cheek where the painful tooth was. This really helps. I held the ice pack against my cheek for ten minutes and then removed it and the pain is almost gone. Lets just say I’m not in agony anymore. I can’t get to the dentist for another two in a half weeks so until then I am going to continue to use this method.

Thanks for all the tips!!!

well i have a horrible toothache right now… i tried alot of things… but no pills worked or anything… people say not to use warm things near it.. but i put a warm washcloth on my cheek and it kinda worked.. but cant be too hot… ice has worked for me before too… also salt water works well too… hope it helps you

O.K my tooth is killing me so i looked at some coments and i’m trying the asprin trick

i just got my first sore tooth ever and it is unbearable! i have tried many things like olive oil, ice pack, brandy, and even oragel and it won’t work! some of it seems to make my tooth worse! i guess i’m just gonna stick with painkillers for now…

Bad teeth run in my family. So lucky me, here I am at 2:11 am in agony yet again…The thing that works best for me would be alcohol, whether it be in the vanilla extract or any kind of liquor, and def. a hot washcloth, that always takes the edge off. Also, sometimes if its really bad I drink supppper cold water, it kinda numbs it for a few mins at least so I can regain some sanity. Seriously, I know why people have dentures now. I wanna rip all mine out and do the same, because this pain is crazyyyy!!!

ok so I have had this crazy tooth ache since last night. I only slept for about 1 hour, no joke. Anyways I tried vanilla ext and it works great. I have a hole in my tooth bc my filling came out so what I did was took a cotten swab and rubbed it on my tooth and gums (where it hurt) and then took a little piece of a Cotten swab and dipped it into the vanilla ext and put it in my tooth. Wow i’m so much better no joke. You can also use propolis, it may be hard to find it but it works great.
Make sure you brush ur teeth super good before u do this. And try not to eat or drink for a little bit.
I hope this helps.
Maja

Its 3:29 a.m. and I am dying in pain!!!! Tried swishing rubbing alchol on the side of the tooth pain, it numbed it but made it hard to breathe!!!! Went to fridge and got lime juice out, put it on a cotton ball and WOW, I can bear the pain now. Going back to bed.
Thanks for all the advice. And yea Dentist are blood suckers, they will watch you wither in pain and give you a appt in 2 weeks and send you on your way!!!!!!

I’m having a major toothache now and just called my dentist.. the desk person tells me she can’t find my file and that I’LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE FINDS IT AND CALL ME BACK… CRAZY BUSSINESS.. FINDING ANOTHER DENTIST NOW… BUT I THANK YOU ALL FOR THE TIPS ON PAIN RELIEF GOD KNOWS WHEN I CAN GET THIS TOOTH FIXED

I have some of the best pain pills out there, although 3 advil liqui-gels have always worked best for me with tooth aches, takes about 30 min. I also have managed for 6 yrs now, the painful swelling of the gums,& aching of a tooth that needs a root canal, with tea tree oil applied to the gum, & most recently I started using myrhh gum powder applied directly to the gums, or sprinkled on the toothpaste when brushing teeth. Warning!!! At first the myrhh gum powder can intensify the pain, although once it subsides, it feels as if all the infection has been drawn out, & the pain is gone…..Makes your mouth squeeky clean!!! Tastes terrible….but it works….My thoughts & prayers, & blessings to all******
Kimberly

I have a tooth that hurts worse than childbirth!! I wanted to just blow my brains out!! I sent my hubs to the store for some peppermint extract after reading all of the tips on here. It did not work at first and I was so bummed as I had already tried everything else! I decided to put more on, and a couple times more, and eventually it did work. SO DON’T GET DISCOURAGED IF IT DOESN’T WORK FOR YOU INSTANTLY! I HAD TO TRY SEVERAL TIMES, AND BITE DOWN ON THE Q-TIP AND LEAVE IT IN MY MOUTH.

Thank’s to all who said use vanilla extract wife is now sleeping.

Hi i have been suffering from a toothache since last night(saturday).I have never been to a dentist in my life because my mom n dad never had dental coverage. and now as an adult i can’t afford it either! I have tried everything listed, from lime to vanilla, salt, heat, ice and cloves. nothing is working! if any one has a different idea i would be extremely grateful!!! and hey can we give the dentists a break? maybe the reason you have to wait two weeks for an appointment is because someone else has a toothache too? if we all got into the dentist right when we called what would the point of appointments be?

My boyfriend has been complaining of a toothache for a few weeks now, and we’ve tried everything, oragel, lime, vanilla, ect. But we found that Goody’s headache powder (powdered asprin) mixed with clove oil works nicely. Hope that helps someone. <3

I highly reccomend the salt+water getup. It really works, but it is not going to taste good at all! Earlier today, I couldn’t even smile all the way, now it feels much better. Brushing my tooth also helped a lot.

The ONLY 100% effective remedy!…. It’s probably the very most non-conventional one you’ll ever hear but it’s never fail. Ready for this….. Orgasm! Sometimes the relief only lasts for the course of the sex, but that is a great deal better than nothing. And sometimes its longer. Because as most of us who suffer from tooth pain know if you can get the pain to go away completely, it will usually stay gone for a while. Don’t be offended by this be honesty… It is pretty much impossible to think of anything else having an orgasm. If you don’t have partner available then do it yourself. Masturbation is a very small price to pay(if you even want to call it that) for relief from a toothache.

Toothaches are of the DEVIL! One of the most excruciating pains known to man. I have been suffering from abscessed and rotting teeth my whole life. I’ve lost sleep, missed work, been starving because eating was excruciating. I have layed in bed for hours at night sobbing untl my eyes were swollen. I know what you are going through!

I have medicaid insurance and there is not one dr. in my entire state that is “accepting new patients at this time”.

So, I have four teeth that are in dire need of root canals…I went to the dental clinic, spent all day there for them to tell me because I wasn’t “swollen” they didn’t consider me in immediate need and told me to make an appointment with a root canal specialist. I tried to tell them there weren’t any, they didn’t care to listen. The pain is so severe I cannot open my mouth or even move my tounge around, it’s horrible. I am not swollen but man, I pop two Motrin and 15 mins later I’m good to go…The reason I’m here is because the Motrin has been causing me to have heartburn and nausea..it’s getting worse.

When my Motrin wears off I’m going to try the Vanilla. Also, I read on another site that garlic clove pressed against the tooth is good, also chewing onions helps.

I am praying for everyone here…toothaches scare me but the Health Care System in our country scares me even more…I’m hoping I find the help I need soon.

A remedy that’s cheap and has always worked for me is: Iodized Salt (about 1 teaspoon) and warm water. It will relieve the toothache. Also, a shot of whiskey helps take your mind off the pain!

What finally did it for me is heavy brushing and lots and lots of mouthwash. If the pain comes back I plan on trying all of these. Not sure if Vodka would work in place of whiskey but we’ll see. Thanks a ton for the ideas!

Just tried the salty water… made me want to bang my head against the wall.. immediately got 20x worse

I tried Dee Dee’s and Ashara’s tips combined, I’m cured!!!!!

thank you thank you for the genius who made this website! tooth pain is the worst and i can say that after two babies. tylonel does not work. the peroxide and warm salt water works the best for instant relief but dont let it go long for severe achs you need antibiotics and most likely a root canal

These things do happen right before the weekend. I inherited bad teeth from my mothers side of the family and i have a molar on the left side of my mouth that has turned me into a infant!!! I tried salt water, mild relief, aspirin, mild relief.. then I decided to try the vanilla extract.. for the first time in over a week i can actually sit still without writhing in pain. not o menbtion it didnt taste the worst.. Amen to those who came up with that one!

For the past 2 years I’ve been having a bad toothache….(do I even have to mention BAD when I say toothache?), but anyway my pain sometimes goes away for months then weeks, but always comes back, but now my tooth has been hurting for the past 2 weeks I cant bare the pain! it sometimes feels like Im about to faint. I must admit the pain doesnt stay away but, vodka does take the pain away for about an hour or more and sometimes maybe a day its not all about the money when it comes to gettin this thing pulled Im just too scared!, but you know what I think Ive made up my mind to call a dentist someone scared me with an article on here mentioning an infected tooth can spread and lead to BLINDNESS!….ahhh who am I kidding Im gonna try the vanilla extract and the whiskey tomorrow…lol

oh yeah there’s no way toothpaste makes it better, Im not sure about all brands but when I brush my teeth every morning with Colgate It triggers pain! so please dont let tooth paste sit on the affected area as someone mentioned before and a heating pad or hot rag on works while its on your jaw not even a 5 minute relief…..

there’s this medication called “Red Cross” it comes in a little clear brown bottle, it works great(It has nothing to do with the red cross)I think it especially works if your toothache is cause by a hole it comes with cotton swabs and can be found at Wal-Mart, Walgreens, and CVS as I know and yes it is for tooth pain so u can find it in that area. Its about $7-$8….TRUST ME it works my pain has me in agony rolling around on the floor feeling like Im literally goin crazy!!!!!!!!!, anbesol nor oralgel does anything for me…if u ask me its makes it worst its like im immune to them….and remember who needs a dentist when u have “Red Cross”

Ok so I tried the vanilla extract…its does NOTHING for my tooth or honestly maybe it was the fact that my boyfriend brought me back the publix brand….anyways I have a suggestion if your tooth pain is like mine and is also in the gums and comes and goes until u decide to get it pulled then the best thing to do: When u feel a little pain, just a little pain if u trigger off a toothache IMMEDIATELY take 2 extra strength excedrin I havent had a toothace for 2 days now and thats what Ive been doing…of course I need to come up with something else cause I cant take excedrin forever….or can I.

i am 4 months pregnant and the state i live in, the medicaid does not cover adults over 21 for dental, sucks right? any ways i found this site to be very helpful. i tried the vanilla and it seems to be doing well, the pain is still there but not noticable, i also got some cheap oragel too just in case. i did the salt water thing, the peroxide thing, brush my teeth before doing all this, brushing the teeth seemed to be the only thng that really hurt.

but thanks alot for all the help.

i have been sitting here for 4 days now with a really bad tooth ache. Ive tried pills after pills and none seem to work. the only thing that actually works for me is brushing the tooth that is infected or hurts. brush it for 3 mins. with some potent tooth paste… i hope this help someone as much as it helped me.
-Charles

reading these quotes simply got my mind off of it, pain kinda subsided . thanx all of u, well except for the guy who suggested playing with yurself, uhh yeah…. nice remedy their .

I tried Oragel “extra powerful for intense pain” and Ambesol, both failed, they are a topical ointment. I felt like I had a spike driven though my kaw to my skull, it hurt so bad. I think I have a deep infection, my wife steered me towards salt (instead of a jar of moonshine my friend gave me a while back). I used a lot of Kosher salt and real hot water, probably >1 quart, several big glasses full and a lot of salt and so far so good. Did I say alot of salt???? My wife says the dentist will not work on this tooth until the infection is cleared up, so some dentists prescribe anti-biotics.
My heart goes out to my fellow sufferers, especially those with no insurance. Wish I could help…

Ok so its 3 in the am and of course my tooth hurts – thank god it monday morning! Love all the tips, my cure has been hot salt water rinses BC powders and vicks vapor rub with a warm compress. Believe it or not smoking a cigarette helps too. The whole heat thing. And please dont b afraid to try heat. I worked for a dr for many years and do know for a fact if you are dealing with inflammation as well as pain heat is the best route to go – it helps with circulation and will decrease the pain by helping the area to relax. but if you are having lots of swelling try using the ice pack until the swelling goes away then switch to heat if it is still hurting. And the red cross in the brown bottle works very well for toothaches and the main ingredient is cloves so if you cant find it just buy the clove oil. Can you tell I have alot of toothaches!

Well im at work at the moment and gotten this toothache outta nowhere, tried things i could find like the tea-bag thing,WHAT A WASTE… made it worse, lemon extract= RUBBISH….. i think outta all the positive remedy ideas i’ve read i’ll try the vanilla essance one when i leave work…… the best thing to do is GO TO THE DENTIST AND SEE TO IT!!!!! ASAP…. no excuses… NOW!!!

The vanilla extract didn’t work for me. But i found something that i guess nobody here tried. The Advil Gel pills..THEY ARE THE BEST, and they last for a really long time, specially for the ones that can’t sleep at night!! Hope it works for you guys!!

Ok so I have bad teeth and once every few months I get a new toothache, It is pure misery. Like many others I would rather give birth again than to suffer with mouth pain, it’s just the worst. After searching many different sites with home remedies I have found one that works great! I created my own concoction of table salt, Black pepper, Cheyenne Pepper, granulated garlic, and a splash of vanilla extract to make it all paste-like. Then I jam it all over the bad side and let it stay on for a few minutes. It isn’t the tastiest stuff but it works great for me, I follow with a cold compress and I’m good to go for a few hours. Of course there are 2 minor issues one is that it makes your breath stink and two is that it is kind of spicy which may just help take your mind off the pain. Goodluck sufferers!

The best toothache remedy is clove oil for sure! The pain instantly goes away and may not ever come back. Its great and it even makes your breath smell fresh! Try it out, you will not be disappointed.

Had very sore teeth on and off for a couple of years – it appeared after giving birth to youngest. I tell you I just spent the most sleep deprived night going through some very excruitiating moments thanks to a toothache – far worse than any one of my child births (I have five kids!!!) at least with those I could doze in-betweeen contractions if I was really really tired.

Any who – got up for youngest son after another night of pain and I was near the very end of my tether – hubby woke and proceeded to get me hot water and salt – I know it is all over this site but let me reinforce that belief – use lots of it – it took a full coffee cup and a half of swishing and spitting before I started feeling any relief but boy did it work.

I tried brushing continuously, “Difflam” (throat relief – it numbs your mouth, tongue and throat area but apparently not last night), it was great also took a couple of paracetamol – asprin like stuff for those who dont know what it is. EXCELLENT.

Also have used Tequilla in the past. It is fab – numbs pain nearly instantly – swish around mouth and swallow – dont need much – maybe a couple of shots. I think it must be not only the alcohol but the agave properties as well – cactus is a natural astringent. Vodka and Whiskey work too – alcohol will kill the germs and if pain persists – just drink alot more – preferably with good company. Salute

Ok so i suffer from toothaches a lot. I also have no insurance and am scared of the dentist. This is really gross but this is what i do when i have a toothache, i put warm compress on my jaw for about an hour then wait untill i can see where the absess is forming get a straight pin and poke a hole in my gum and all the nasty gross stuff comes out and my toothache is better within the next couple hours you have to be careful though and it only works if your jaw is swollen. I think it gets all the infection out of your mouth. And dont swallow the stuff that comes out rinse your mouth with salt water and or peroxide. No one will probably try this but it works for me. Im crazy and poor and have to come up with my own solutions to problems like this.

mix alittle bit of salt water with a little bit of Mt.Dew and gargle for about 2 minutes. then simply eat something extremely sour such as a lemon, sour warheads (if they still sell them), a pickle/pickle juice, or anything you can think of that gives you the sour face…. also…. try rubbing cinnimon on the area of the toothache and leave it be for about 3 minutes with your mouth open (to help not wash it away) it helps with the pain and tastes pretty good…. DO NOT EAT CHOCOLATE! trust me…. its worse than a broken arm.
good luck to you

-cloud

if you do not have clove oil you can use a small handful of ground cloves and about 3 drops of vanilla to make a paste and use a Q-Tip to rub it on the tooth and gum area. i hope it helps anybody and all.its helped me. and thank you for the vicks rub trick it has helped some.

I stumbled across this site trying to find relief for my tooth ache . I read where whisky on the tooth could help . I had none of that in the house and its 2 am but ontop of my fridge is a bottle of Bacardi gold rum and I pour me a cap full and let it set a min so it would be room temp and then I let it sit around the tooth . Burned like hell , but the pain was gone. It came back with in 2 minutes so I did it again . So far the pain is gone . I hope it stays gone because I really need to sleep .

for me a slice of garlic worked, then gargle with lukewarm water with salt,its hard for me to ease the pain because i’m pregnant, i’m not allowed to take any antibiotics or pain reliever

I started with tooth pain last nite. I took some Motrin before bed and again during the middle of the nite – and it didn’t even come close to touching it. Pain so bad I had an earache and a headache. I used some warm salt water and rinsed several times. My tooth pain is so minimal almost none existant and same for the earache – now hopefully the last dose of motrin will fight off the headache. I plan to repeat in 4-6 hrs to ward off pain if it doesn’t return sooner.

In the past, I’ve found myself saying, “Toothache? How bad can a toothache be?” Holy cow! I have been in misery for the past 9 hours now! This is the worst pain I have ever felt! My wife, God bless her, told me to gargle with hot water and salt…that was like hammering a nail into my tooth!

Thanks to everyone who has posted on this site! The Vicks has helped a little, Aleve and Tylenol did nothing, and the cold pack against my jaw helped too. Best of luck to y’all!

ive had a massive toothache since 2 tuesdays ago that was caused by an impacted wisdom tooth ya know i read on a poster pain is fear leaving the body well i might as well be fearless as bad as this hurts and the only thing ive found workes is tylenol arthritis pain relief.

I feel for everyone of you as I have had two teeth hurting for a week now and though I can find relief for awhile,it still comes back usually waking me from a dead sleep. I have gone through bottles of clove oil,garlic cloves,over the counter temporary filling and Ibuprophen 800 (which BTW I think is better than any of the other pain killers),perhaps because it is an anti-inflamatory. Sucks when you can’t even afford a Dentist since my husband lost our Buisness and can’t find work now for 3 months. A side job here and there but nothing to hold the Fort down thats for sure, I have gona as far as to actually call a few Dentist’s and asked if they would take me on as a “Charity Case” and write it off at the end of the year,just to help me out of this pain. Needless to say……..they denied me. I amost “Wished” a toothache on them so they could know the feeling ,but I don’t think I could actually “WISH” this on anyone. Not anyone! I’ll pray for all of you and PLEASE do the same for me THANKS!

i’m suffering an excruciating toothache (abscessed. two actually, 6th on bottom right and 6th on top right) as i type this. i have tried swishing vanilla extract around in my mouth; no luck. i stuck a heated pack of rice on my cheek, nothing. i used toothpaste, mouth wash, ice, the red cross medication kit, salt water, peroxide, tylenol, aleve, advil, everything. nothing works. i haven’t slept in 3 nights and luckily for myself, i HAD to go to the dentist. he immediately looked and said that i needed a root canal. i told him no, to take it. so he gave me antibiotics (penicilin) and some pain meds and i have to go back on dec. 2 to have it removed. yay for me! (BUT I’M STILL IN PAIN NOW, lol)

MIX A TEA SPOON OF SALT WITH HALF A CUP OF COLD WATER ( not the tastiest thing you’ll ever put in your mouth ) AND TAKE A MOUTH FULL OF THE SALTY WATER AND LET IT SIT AROUND THE TOOTH WITH TOOTHACHE === I KNOW MOST PEOPLE ARE SAYING USE HOT WATER === BUT === I THINK THE COLD WATER NUMBS THE PAIN BETTER AND THE SALT IS MEANT TO CLEAN YOUR MOUTH /TOOTH === THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE SUGGESTED REMEDIES === WITHOUT THE ” SALT HOT WATER REMEDY ” I WOULD NOT HAVE DISCOVERED MY OWN COLD VERSION OF IT === GOOD LUCK TO ALL YOU TOOTHACHE SUFFERERS === IT HURTS LIKE BUGGER AND IT MAKES GROWN MEN CRY === hitfactory1403 ( united kingdom )

I am just coming out of a scary tooth experience, like many I am reading about here. I had all my mercury removed about 15 yrs ago, and replaced with composite fillings. (PLEASE see my additional comments at the bottom re MERCURY FILLINGS!) These fillings have a shorter life than amalgams, at least back then, probably are more advanced by now. Anyway I had one of these break down, the filling came out a while back, and didn’t bother at first, just was a food trap. But recently it began to get my attention, if you know what I mean. It became sensitive to pressure. I was researching finding a holistic dentist to make subsequent repairs to my teeth, have all the fillings replaced with new ones. I also was looking for a dentist who uses Biocalex, which is a new (to the US) product that is APPARENTLY (??…DO you own due diligence!!! Ask more about this, I only mention it as an alternative, am researching it myself to learn more..) much safer to use for root canals, in that it seals the tooth much better than std. (gutta percha..which the std dental assn. defends ferociously!! just like mercury..) products, which CAN and DO lead to many problems! Many people get infections and abscesses in root canals, resulting in headaches that come and go, tenderness in the mouth, and much more serious issues i.e. heart weakening and cancer..

This weekend my tooth suddenly escalated into a full blown monster “whole-head” ache! I tried all the internet blog recommendations, e.g. vanilla extract (gave some initial numbing, not for long), ginger extract, ipe-roxo, salt rinse (gawd..that REALLY set it off!!), cloves and clove/olive oil, garlic, onion, didn’t use whiskey or brandy, the only thing that gave me any relief was ibuprofen. That did work. Let me get some rest. But then the infection started to make me feel really weird..I started to think about the heart implications, and system toxicity, etc.. My whole body started to ACHE…EVERY JOINT, I got a chill that caused my whole body to shake, with 4 layers of clothes, gloves on. The next morning could hardly sit in my chair, or grip anything, getting real scary. Basically sat in front of my computer (searching for answers) in a darkened room, much of the time with my eyes closed, and hugging myself to stay warm, and just enduring.

Well, to shorten the story, I suddenly last nite, recalled my COLLOIDAL SILVER kit. I hadn’t used it for months. It’s come to my rescue countless times for colds and flues, every time! I quickly brewed a batch, and drank down about 8 oz. of brew, and within hours after that, I began to feel some change. I have taken no pain killers or other of the above since then, except some ginger extract just to help out…but last nite I broke into a huge sweat..my tee shirt was just saturated, and the bedsheet was literally dark with persperation. BUT, today, a little shakey getting up and going, after moving about a bit, things have IMMENSELY changed, for the better. I am feeling almost “normal”, yes, some symptoms, but I’m on the fast track to mending. The toothache is almost GONE, the joint pain is at least 70% gone, my appetite has returned. I can even chew on the side where the toothache was, and it feels almost normal!!!! It’s close to miraculous. Thanksgiving is only 3 days away, and I was seriously faced with the prospect of not making the trip to family to share it with them, bummer! Turkey and gravy and pumpkin pie, here I come!!

Thank GOD for colloidal silver! I recommend everyone have their own colloidal silver DIY kit!

Blessings,
Jay

My dad died from mercury poisoning after a root canal combined with other dental work incl. mercury fillings, in Mexico while he was there for some unrelated therapy. He was in great health at that time, only 63 yrs. old. Just for your edification, and maybe help others, if you are on a DETOX program, the more vigorous and long standing, the more CRITICAL this is…DO NOT EVER GET ANY AMALGAM FILLINGS EITHER REMOVED OR PLACED IN YOUR MOUTH!!! The effects of the free mercury during that period have a devastating effect on your nervous system, and in my dad’s case, can be FATAL. Within 9 mo. after that event, we buried him! The symptoms began showing up within a week or two after the dental work, too long a story for here, but it was well documented. It was a painful lesson to learn, my dad was an organic farmer, and loved life, was youthful in appearance and mind. His cause of death was “respiratory failure”.
He just wasted away, no real pain…cancer free, but mercury poisoned!

I have just had a tooth filled by the dentist but i think it has been done wrong as the pain has got no better, Before i had the filling solphadine worked wanders but it has been making me sick recently as i think i have taken it for too long. My aunty suggested tiger balm. You rub it onto the outside of your cheek where the pain is and i creates a strong sensation that takes your mind of your tooth. Only temporary but works.

Holy Cow I am experiencing excruciating pain right now and I NEED A DENTIST!! PLEASE!! Well…The #1 at home remedy 4 toothache is to chew a raw onion 4 3 mins.. trust me- Your toothavhe will dissapear INSTANTLY!! You will 4get u ever had it

Hope this helps, Alevianna:P

As luck would have it, as mine always does, I am dealing with a triple issue. Supposed to have a double root canal in two weeks, but just for the fun of it, had an ovarian cyst rupture three days ago too. Thought the pain meds from that would knock out the horrible toothache pain, but did not even put a dent in it. Always swear by the clove oil, does work wonders, but pharmacy has to special order for me. Won’t be in for a few days. My hubbie reminded me that we had some left over J.B. from a summer party. Not as good as clove oil, but I think I can sleep now. You know it’s got to be good when even emergency room pain meds could not phase the pain. Swished & spit twice, by the way.

Okay, so I have a broken tooth after eating popcorn, grrr. But I have had pain now for a month. So I have learned a lot about what works. Everyone is writing about taking Tylenol, don’t! It won’t work. You should take ibuprofen. It blocks the pain recepters in your brain, and Tylenol only hides the pain. So it won’t last as long, also a good idea is to take benedryl with it, the antihistamin helps with any swelling, and helps with sleep issues. Anothe great idea is cold water between your thumb and pointer finger, what I do is take a small bottle with cold water or freeze it and just hold on 2 it. The pain will go away within a min. Also let ibuprofen sit on or near your tooth, don’t crush it, just sorts let melt on it and swoosh it around before swalling. Pain will go away quik! But go 2 the dr, its a serious thing, and it could end up killing ya. Hope this all helps, let me know how it does! Ps don’t use anbesol if its a broken tooth, cause it hurt my tooth 100 x more then normal. Sucks!

2 nights ago i noticed i was getting a little bit of pain in my tooth. but nothing an aleve or a couple of bayer back and body can’t help. last night i get home after work and my tooth explodes into a mind numbing pain. not sure how i’m typing this and ledgibly.

nothing that i’ve read online helps. well i don’t drink alcohol and i know your not drinking it your just using it as a topical solution. i just don’t want to try it.

vanilla extract was a bust. ice is a bust cause after you mouth thaws out the pain seems worse. when i get toothaches i have always used a hot/warm water and sale solution. it’s what the doctors usually say when you go to the emergency room. but for me this method takes too long days usually. and they recommend it with things like aspirin and penicillin.

well i noticed after my last toothache that penicillin starts making me feel funny and kinda sick. next time i go i need to see if they can give me something else.

i think i need to go to the emergency room. i haven’t slept all night. and i’m starting to have feelings that i want to kill myself just to get this pain to go away. on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the worst pain, i would say that i’m about a 15. not only does it throb when my heart beats but if feels like someone is taking a knife and jabbing it into my gum. it also feels like my sinus’s are bothering me on that side.

i have always had bad teeth. actually my family has always had bad teeth. i used to get yelled at a lot when i was a kid for not brushing or rinsing my teeth. funny thing is my sister who did all that stuff growing up has worse teeth than i do and i hardly ever brushed. i figured on my own that even when i brushed and did the things that i was told was right i still had problems with my teeth. so why waste all that time and effort. now i look like the rest of my family and have teeth that look like a hobo’s teeth.

can’t afford a dentist and can’t stand them. they are sadistic and just love to lecture and scream at you. got into an arguement at the emergency room with one once. i was in a lot of pain and he just kept going on about taking care of my teeth and yelling at me why i didn’t take care of them. i had to tell him to shut up that i was getting overly angry at him because the pain in my tooth was irritating me. at one point they needed orderlies to seperate us we were yelling at each other so loud. i almost punched the guy, he got so annoying.

sorry i’m rambling on. i just can’t sleep and the pain is so bad i’m trying to concentrate on anything else, but it’s been hard. i really think i need to just end this misery already. happens almost once a month and can last for over a week or longer. i start popping all kinds of pain relief pills like aleve, ibuprofen and bayer back and body. which makes my stomach hurt more than just the pain.

dentists need to be affordable. just to pull a tooth not including the visits prior it costs like $500. i have no dental insurance so they need the money up front. so instead all i do is try and get through the pain and move on. someone told me about dental schools and they will have students work on you and it costs nothing or next to nothing. well with all the economic problems they want you to pay for everything. and they make you wait months for an initial appointment. it costs nearly as much as a real dentist only your putting your life at risk with some inexperienced student.

damn all dentists and their sadistic-selves.

one tbls rum/or/ any liquor with salt.
keep it in tooth that aches for 10 minutes till numb them spit.
DONT RINSE!
good luck

this does seem to work for a few people but not all people my husband had a root canal done and had to go back a wk later for them to finish up fillin the tooth, we tried everything and nothing helped, red cross in the tiny brown bottle worked for a couple days off and on, but you cant get this on your gums at all, dont know why but thats what it says on the bottle, plus its very nasty and burns like hell and mostley it doesnt even work, i took him the next day they pulled it in 5 mins after the numbed it aand omg you wouldnt believe it it was so nasty looking, a complete hole all the way through to his gum from the middle of his tooth! the denist said he was lucky the red cross didnt start to peel away his gums!! thts why u cant get it on ur gums only on ur tooth! thts a waste of money and time…… just go to a denist and be finished with it!!!

I had a toothache about 20 minutes ago, so bad I couldn't even concentrate on finding a remedy. When the pain started I took 3 TYLENOLS right away. I CRUSHED up BABY ASPRIN and put them in the cracks of my tooth (Super Cavity pinching my moler nerve). It helped a little. I was so desprate. Once the asprin desolved I put a little GARLIC CLOVE inside the crack, oh god, that helped so much. Yet, there was still pounding, and I need sleep. So I had some GRAPEFRUIT, juiced it, and swished it in my mouth. Completely gone, now. (: And I left some juice in the fridge just in case I wake up in the middle of the night.

WOW toothache pain again tonight.. First I tried asprin. Didnt work. Then I tried the salt water didnt work.Then I tried the rum, whiskey, whatever I had.. Didnt work..!! (May i suggest not to do this one before work either..) LOL your boss might send you home or fire you. LOL. I will keep trying. I pray for you all with toothache pain. I rather give birth. I have 4 kids, (1 c-section) I would rather give birth all 4 times again.!!!! before this damn toothache..!! I would not wish this on my worst enemy.

Well first off i tried none of these so i cant tell you how well they work but i can tell you to go buy you some "RED CROSS TOOTH RELIEF MEDICATION" you can find it at walmart or any drug store…it works Wonders but taste like crap.

Hope this was helpful

I used kanka it releived my pain instantly

if you have an abscess do not put anything hot on your cheek of mouth as it made mine really worse and lot more painful.. if its a wisdom tooth salt and pepper helps also clove oil and ive just got this gel stuff called Orajel..really helped for the pain and also ice to numb it helped as well..

I have to say when someone told me they were suffering from a bad toothache i couldnt really sympathise as i thought it was no big deal…..till i got one myself…i tell u what its worse than giving birth! I had natural births too! As far as remedies go i tried brushing my teeth and gums, tried hot and cold packs, salt water(very warm), i tried the redcross tooth medication wich is supposed to numb your tooth. Nothing worked. It was a broken tooth with hole in it to the nerve, my face was not swelled. but the pain was too unbearable it brought me to my knees, nearly making me passout. i wasnt any more time with remedies i went to the emergancy room and they gave me very strong pain relievers and alot of antibiotics. May i advise you the dentist will not work on a tooth untill you ave finished your antibiotics and the infection is gone. If all else fails.Go to the Er they will start you on antibiotics! Its better than going hundreds of remedies trying to find one that might work a little! remember having infection in your mouth causes problems i other parts of your body, so please go to the doctor asap!

I have been in total pain for two days. I tried salt water rinse/ hydrogen peroxide etc the mouthwash but all were very minor help. I then tried of all thinhs two sticks of wrigleys EXTRA peppermint gum. As hard as it was to chew after about 5 minutes half or more of the pain went away. I am now running to the store fo another pack of gun until I can get to the dentist. I live in a small town so unfortuantely I could get faster service if I were a horse since we have 5x as many vets as dentists in my town lol. I would also try POLAR ICE EXTRA wrigleys since it too has a strong peppermint like flavor.

yes it works thanks

Ive had a horrible pain in my tooth for the past week and its been killing me, ive been on ibufrofen as well as lately vicadin. Helped a little but made me feel sick and want to faint. Not to mention the fact that I have to study for an upcoming exam. Anyways, I tried everything…the vanilla extract, orajel, pain killers, chewing gum(made the pain worse…and yes it was sugarfree) i also tried the salt water mouthwash and that didnt do much. Then I was so desperate that I finally tried rubbing some onion on my tootht and gum, it helped but the pain came back again, then I tried rubbing garlic on my tooth, It burned for a little but then after that, it worked and I went to wrinse my mouth with saltwater and I was able to fall asleep. The relief lasted until morning, which is now and Im in pain agian. I GOT TO DO HW….UGHH!!!

apple cider vinegar. it hurts but definitely works

I just used some homemade apple brandy for my toothache.
Toothache = 0, 150 proof brandy =1000

Listen up because I have one of the most effective toothache pain remedies EVER for you….. Buy a cheap bottle of vodka and put it in your Water Pik and shoot a stream of vodka in in the cavity. The alcohol deadens the nerve and sterilizes the cavity. You will feel almost instant relief and it lasts a long time. I hopefully won't have to do this anymore as I saw an oral surgeon this morning and I'm all fixed

THANK YOU!!!! After trying this emergency red cross clove oil, brushing my teeth madly, vicodins!!!! And everything else….what finally worked??? VANILLA EXTRACT!!! Thank you sooooooo much for posting this!!!

Well its 910pm here and ive been pain free almost 40mins now. 1st of all i would like to thank everyone here who has taken the time to post these home remedies. I wouldnt be posting myself if my pain hadnt subsided bcuz i cant concentrate well when my tooth feels like its being jackhammered from the inside out. I have at 1 time or another tried almost all the remedies here. Sometimes they work, sometimes they dont. All day today ive kept cold water in my mouth on the infected tooth. Works well but only for a few mins. None of the tried and true remedies seem to be working this time. I havent eaten in a day and a half and i was so hungry so 45mins ago i decided to have a small bowl of icecream. And made sure i ate on the side with the infected tooth. I guess it just numbs it from the cold but this is the 1st time all day i feel absolutely no pain! I dont know how long it will last but as soon as i feel that faint throb again i will have some more. Dont know that this will work for everyone, on even for me again, but its worth a try. And you cant beat the taste. Anyway, before i submit this, id like to include a tip of my own. This is for people who may not have an infection but have a cavity and are having pain from cold or hot or just air when you breathe. You can buy a temparin product called DenTek at CVS or some other pharmacy. Its a temporary filling and its saved 1 of my teeth for well over a year now. It costs around $4.50 and lasts me 6mnths. You take a little and roll it in your fingers, and push it in the cavity. A dentist actually recomended this to me and let me tell you, it works fabulous! I will continue to use this product and try some more tips here until im in the workforce again and can get proper care. In the meantime, good luck to all of you sufferers and God bless…

this website is awesome, it’s 3:30 am my 15 year old daughter just fell asleep after an awful toothace. she took some ibuprofen and put oragel on her gums but it didn’t help. got on this website and decided to try the vanilla extract on a swab, she did it twice and is now sound asleep after crying for hours straight. thank you very much for this tip. i highly recommend it. GOOD Night.

this website is awesome, it’s 3:30 am my 15 year old daughter just fell asleep after an awful toothache. she took some ibuprofen and put oragel on her gums but it didn’t help. got on this website and decided to try the vanilla extract on a swab, she did it twice and is now sound asleep after crying for hours straight. thank you very much for this tip. i highly recommend it. GOOD Night.

For the past couple of months my teeth have been cracking because I grind in my sleep. I have a mouth guard, but don’t remember to wear it when I get to bed. I have been using clove oil on a cotton ball on the sore area and it works just fine for me. I also go to the emergency care clinic, as I travel for work, and the Dr. there usually gives me a perscription for an antibiotic and some kodine. I sleep through the night, but some say I start talking in my sleep when I am on Kodine. I have a low tollerance for drugs, so I usually just bite it into 4 and take 1/4 of the pill at a time. I hate Monarch Dental as they require a 2 visit minimum. As I travel, I don’t always have time to sit in a dental office for 2-4 hours for 2 days. I end up going to the dental college and have it pulled and then go to another dentist for a bridge. I have a great smile and I always get great comments on it. Take care of your teeth or you will look like those people in rural areas with 1 dark brown (almost black) tooth sticking out of your mouth… HAHAHAHAHA!. Dallas Finest!

Okay, I had an awful toothache about a month ago. This toothache caused me so much pain, I had to be admitted to the emergency room in the local hospital, simply because the pain was immense that it was literally driving me insane. It was almost like I was trippin’ on some bad weed. lol They gave me antibiotics and some low mg painkillers.

Anywho, I’m 17 years old and my teeth have been kept in great condition. However, my top right back moller had been giving me all kinds of Hell. I went to see my dentist to try and have him remove it, after the little hospital incident. He wouldn’t; instead he recommended a root canal. I immediately saw the “money racket” thing he was wanting me to accept, and I left. I bought some clove oil on my way home. I dabbed a cotton swab in the clove oil, then I bit down on it. Of course my bottom teeth were affected, but within a few hours my pain was gone. I swear to this, GET THE CLOVE OIL!!! It really does wonders. Just don’t swallow it and BEWARE!! IT DOES BURN!!!! BUT! It is VERY effective!

This has helped for me. I have definately bad teeth on both sides top and bottom and i found that if you take an excedrine migraine. and go buy the generic versions of oragel and anbelole. both the liquid and the gel and get a plastic lid and mix the gels of both kinds together and take a q-tip and put it on the teeth it will help then wait 10 min and use both of the liquids one right after another this has really helped me and i have been doing it for 8 yrs cause the denist will not take me.

Chewing good herb will help for a couple of days.HOPE ITHELPS!!!

the vanilla is nasty at first but it helps very much. You take a swig and hold it in your mouth for about two minutes. Put the vapor rub on the side of your mouth that is hurting. Hold an ice pack between your thumb and fore finger on the opposite hand from your pain site. Then go to bed. Take two tylenol too. Be at the dentist office when they open the door the next morning. good luck

garlic with sea salt (no rock salt here) daughter is in pain and no date so what the heck! It’s releaved the pain in her ear and the tooth! Cool_Beans

I have had bad teeth since I was born, its genetics and I have always suffered from teeth pain. It wasnt until i started having kids that they got worse and I have NO INSURANCE to get them fixed or any kind of medical care. So I have been living my life off of these kind of REMEDIES and I have never had anything work except AMOXICILLIAN, CODEINE AND IBUPHROPHEN. The only thing that comes close to helping is saltwater rinses but it has to be warm and that only helps for a second. People, if you have bad teeth and insurance, get it taken care of. I am 21 years old and getting ready to have to pay to get FALSE TEETH. Dont let this happen to you. Please

OH MY GOD!!! I have had the WORST tooth pain of my life for the last couple of weeks and I have bad teeth, I was cursed…runs in the family. Anyhoo…I have tried everything to ease the pain and nothing helped, I have been bawling my eyes out tonight and seeking remedies that will help. I laughed when I read the pepper thing BUT since I am willing to try anything, I did and it worked! I mixed a little ground pepper with some salt and I few drops of olive oil and put it directly on my tooth (In the cavity) even though it scared me to do that for fear I wouldn’t be able to get it out. Try it, I’m serious, it really worked. i also put a little bit of baby aspirin on it and that helped too. Hoping you all get some relief like I did. I will be using this a lot since I dont have insurance at the moment (or money to do to the dentist) Take care and feel better!

Its 4 in the morning and my tooth has been hurting all day took 800 ibruprofen didnt work tylenol didnt work and advil didnt work someone recommended putting alcohol on a swab and holding it on the affected area it worked! just dont know for how long thanks to who comes up with the remedies havent tried all of them but will if the pain comes back

Thank you so much for all the tips – great sense of community! I recently had a sensitive molar looked at, and now a week after a filling, my whole left side of my face hurts like hell. I am scheduled in to get two wisdom teeth out next week (thankfully simple), and my dentist will look at this newer toothache then. I cannot tell if it is the molar or if it’s the wisdoms moving around too much that is causing the pain… anyway, like you all, it hurts like blazes. I have taken ibuprofen but I don’t have pure vanilla extract so I’ve commandeered my husband’s whiskey. The pain is still there, but hopefully subsided enough to sleep (it’s 12.15am here in New Zealand). So thanks again to everyone who has contributed to this website. I wish we had those red cross kits here… sounds interesting. Good night – warm wishes X

I used the Vapor Rub and swishing with Listerine and that worked great!! I tell you I would rather be in labor than to have tooth pain. I am going to try vanilla extract next and I’ll let you know how that works. I am a nursing mom so I can only do non-medicinal remedies right now. Can’t see the dentist until May 1st!

OMG I tried the vanilla extract, it tasted horrible and while it was in my mouth it burned…BUT it was the most amazing cure ever. I have a broken tooth, I slept on that side of my face so my cheek was touching that tooth, my mouth hurt sooo bad when I was sleeping, I woke up and all I could do was cry, I didnt know what I was going to do. I found this site, saw the comment about vanilla extract, thought there was no way it was going to work, took a swig, spit it out and instantly gone!!! Amazing and the pain hasn’t come back since. I have tried orajel, that works for a few minutes then the pain is back..all I am saying is absolutely use vanilla extract….amazing that’s all I can say just amazing!!!!

im 53 years old and i swish and gargle with peroxide once a week and iv never had a tooth ache and i still have all my naturals.

so i dont know any remadies.

well you see…. i have this gaping hole in my tooth i went to the dentist it was free yay!!!!! well im pregnant so they couldnt do much for me well i came home and jumped online and saw the idea GARLIC so i cut a little piece of garlic off and shoved it in the gaping hole and WHAM! INSTANT RELIEF.. that was a dream come true after months of pain

OMG OMG OMG….i totally feel all or you guys pain…its like 1:50am in chicago and its a friday night…sighhhhhhhhhhh …;i was out and about and i had temporary toothaches this week for like 5 min then they would go away but today whooooooooo…it would not go away …i have hella tattoos and ear gauges…had broken thumb before…but this um um i cannot take it…i literally almost passed out….so i tied orajel…if sucks didnt wrk but for like 3 mins lol…so i just googled toothache remedies which brought me here..and let me tell u the salt and pepper thing works like a charm…i mean i still fill it now and then pain level like a 1 out of 10…when b4 that i was on 10 so im happy…im getting some kind of medical help tomorrow though lol

Do everything you can to save a tooth because extracting it may cause the jaw to shrink and all your other teeth to move. Implants are expensive and can get infected.
I have been to three dentists about one tooth. They were all money-grubbing morons. No wonder they advocate fluoride–they’re all stupid. I hate dentists. They want you to start a mortgage with them so they can drive big SUVs and live in mansions. They absolutely refuse to do anything you ask. The only option you have is to walk out and use home remedies.

i have had the worst toothache for the last 3 days. i mean the kind of toothache that had me balled up in the middle of the bed crying like a 2 year old (mean while my 2 year old is asking me whats wrong). I was miserable and desperate for help (like so many others reading this page) so i googled home remedies for toothaches and stumbled on this site. This is my first time dealing with a toothache like this so i would try anything. i did the ice between the thumb and index and it does kinda redirect your attention. but what really worked was the hot water and salt (lots of salt)!! believe me it burns and hurts so damn bad when you first start the process but u just have to make it through those first 5 mins of letting the hot salt water sit on the side where the tooth is. the pain miraculously disappears and stays gone for hours at a time. when it comes back just do it again!!! Remember…just make it through the first 5 minutes and u will be SOOOO happy you did.

I have tried numerous remedies to try to get rid of a toothache. I can say that it depends on whats causing the toothache, some help some take it away. there have been times that I have rubbed vicks vapor rub onto my cheek and it has worked wonders. other times it barely helps.

I have had terrible teeth problems all my life (39 years) it is a family inherited soft teeth problem. I have spent over $20,000 getting root canals,fillings,teeth pulled, teeth rebuilt that litterally just crumble at any giving time.well last week a tooth that I was told needed a root canal crumbled while I was at work. The nerve is exposed and the pain is like im being electricuted. I went to the dentist and they told me that I have a massive bone infection and they all have to come out.They also told me the 2 root canals I had 2 years ago for $2000 are dead and that my teeth are too thin and bones too small for any root canal to ever last. So the dentist that have took my money all these years where ripping me off. For $18000 they can save my teeth with all root canals that might last 2 years. Then they all would need out. So I have to pay $8026 which $5626 I had to finace and the insurance will cover the rest.This is just for the bottom teeth that will be a lower denture for 10 months then 2 screw like implants added to hold them in place. Yesterday I took 30mg of percocet,1600mg of ibruprophin,several applications of red cross tooth ache relief, clove on tooth,lemon juice on it nothing helps I feel like Im dying.I got the percocets from a local that a friend knows that sells them the dentist gave me no pain meds just antibiotics and 800mg ibriprophin (motrin)WTF.I called them told them I needed the pain gone so I could work and pay them there 1000’s of dollars they say after a few days of antibiotics it will be better they dont give pain meds.They arent working anyway but I figure after a couple days antibiotics they might and I shouldnt have to pay a fortune for a street dealer I should have legal insurance covered ones. I hope when they pull all my teeth they give me something. I will be giving my teeth that same day. Im scared to death but please go to the dentist because many people die every year from bone infections that they think is a toothache and dont waste tons of money on root canals get it pulled get a partial or a implant for the same money that you will pay later. rotten teeth are ugly repaired teeth are temporary. motrin,advil, ibriprophen usually will work because most tooth aches are caused by swelling and those pills are anti-inflamitories. I tryed blackberry prandy on it no help Im going to try the vanilla extract after I go buy some,I am calling the dr now not the dentist. I hope these remidies work for the rest of you but they arent helping me. Usually red cross relief is the best.

Well, I have this toothache for 4 days now and my dentist can finally fit me in tomorrow. All I can say that these NIFLAMOL pills I’ve been taking lately are really efficient. Drink one in the morning and you’re good to go for the rest of the day

The left side of my face is swollen and I have to sleep sitting up. I tried the vanilla extract and it worked like a charm. I’m able to eat, just can’t chew on the side withe the toothache. A million thank yous to whoever came up wih the vanilla extract remedy.

I have had HORRID pain in my left side of my mouth….. I tried the salt water, and it didn’t do a darn thing. Tried the Salt/Pepper, and it worked like a charm!!!!

take a cotton swap and dip it in hydrogen peroxide…rub the swab over the infected tooth and around the gum of the tooth and pain will go away in about 1 minute….the peroxide cleans away the bacteria that makes the tooth hurt,,,this has been an excellent home remedy for me

I’ve had a tooth slowly getting worse over the last several weeks and it is now a full-blown toothache. Holy Crap it hurts!! Never believed people before when they said how a toothace can consume your life. I got on this website in the middle of the night last night after not sleeping for two days and found the vanilla remedy (it has to be real vanilla extract, with alcohol in it). I first put it on with q-tip with not a lot of change, but then swished it in my mouth for about two minutes, and my tooth feels better than it has for weeks. That was hours ago and my tooth still has a little pain, but I am sure I will be able to sleep tonight.

My wife and kids might even like me again.

Thanks to all who take the time to post on these sites!!

hey everyone, i have had a tooth ache for the last 5 day’s hoping that it will go away. i have tryed just about everthing that people have tryed and nothing was working. I read the one about the sea salt and since i don’t have any i used rock salt and water. just held it in my mouth on the side with the bad tooth and it was like instant relief.

I broke a filling,and I had been taking ibuprofen and using severe pain formula oragel (the others don’t work) but tonight it got so bad I was shaking and in tears. Took some percocet left over from my 4th back surgery (yes, my tooth hurts worse than 4 back surgeries!!), nothing helping. Was reading these tips with a tea bag sticking out of my mouth, then an onion. nothing. tried rinsing with warm salt water then put vanilla extract to soak on the tooth- FINALLY relief!! Our health care system in the states sucks!! I am disabled from back surgeries, on medicare, but no one cares if my teeth are going bad from too many IV antibiotics!!! There is no help if you are on a limited income and have no dental insurance!

OK listen up u have to have to try this toothache medicine call “Red Cross” it has nothing to do with the real red cross, this is the best thing on the market for instant relief believe me!!!! I have had a toothache for 4 hours now I even took a perconset about 2 hours ago to get rid of the pain it didnt help at all! I finally made up my mind at 1:00 am to go to CVS and get this medicine because I remember a friend of mine tellin me about it in the past even the cashier at the store said “oh I heard this is the best for a toothache” as he saw me holding my jaw in agony u can also get this at wal greens and wal-mart and probably any other drug store u know trust me it works!!!!!!! if u are reading this in pain right now stop and got buy it for about $7 bucks your pain will be gone!!!!!!!

DO NOT Waste your time with everything else-
GET the Red Cross Toothache Pain Relief!!!!

For the past three hours I tried: everyone’s suggestions:
garlic, vicks vapo rub, salt water, tea bag-
finally went and bought the Red Cross Toothache Pain Relief-

Supposedly works for about 6 hours- works INSTANTLY!
I had a root canal on this tooth last month- it must be infected!
We are at a motorhome rally and tomorrow is Memorial Day.
It did cost $8.00 at RiteAid here in Michigan.

Hey People in Major pain! I so know what you are going through !
SO PLEASE TAKE MY ADVICE i have a root canal and whatever filling they stuck n there fell out plus my back wisdom tooth on the same side is roating out! And yes I dont have alot of money to go to the dentist.
It got so bad i went to the ER they dont know Jack!
The temorary cure to STOP THE PAIN is to go to a health food store and buy Pure Clove Oil and no it wont say to use on ur teeth alot of people use it to make there home smell good. But take it from me I went through two bottles they cost around $5.00 .
What I did was i went to the sinkin the restroom or kitchen turned on warm water and then put my finger over the bottle got some on my finger and stuck it in my mouth on my gums and where the tooth was hurting.
Hence i said the sink because you will need to lean over the sink and basically you are going to drool! You are going to want to take some of that water running and wipe your lips because when it gets on ur lips it doesnt feel great! Repeat this till its numb.
I personally tried the vanilla extract and really didnt see and improvement in the pain! Which was Horrible.
After i did the clove oil I went and laid down with a heating pad on the side of my face for a little bit.
might I also suggest go Spend the extra money and buy a Water Pik and a big bottle of Listerene ! This also helps so much because it is getting out and killing the bacteria which is why you are hurting!
Once you buy the water pik put luke warm water in it and two caps of listerene then use the most pressure you can stand, if you do this it will help. And yes using Peroxide helps kill the infection as well.So you can rotate with the listerene and peroxide.
Use Aleve that is what helped me but remember ur body will get immune to one pain killer so rotate with advil.
Please if at all possible even if you have to just go to a family doctor get a Atibotic such as Penicillin take it all the time> start with two pills then go to one once you get your antibotic!
Thisaway it gets in your system quicker!
Please beleive me my pain was so bad it went into my ear!
These will help but you need an Antibiotic that is what will CURE it! Then go to the dentist when you can!
Also let me add alot of Colleges where they practice denistry will help you for cheap or free and the students are supervised by the Professer a DENTIST that is licensed!
Good luck now Go get the WATER PIK, CLOVE OIL, LISTERENE, AND PEROXIDE( DONT SWALLOW ANY OF THESE)!!!!!!
GOOD LUCK AND I HOPE I HAVE HELPED YOU GET SOME SLEEP!

I have been having a toothache for a while. I know I need a root canal but cannot afford it. We have insurance but the dentist wants his 1,000 up front. I have tried everything from swishing with warm salt water, taking motrin and tylenol and swishing with rum and no results. I agree with some of the other ladies I would rather go into labor than have a toothache. The pain is not subsiding at all. I am going to try the vanilla, red cross and garlic and see what works. I will let you know what works for me. The suggestions are wonderful and I had no idea there were some many of us out there.

Please do not gargle with peroxide, it strips the bacteria fighting agent out of your throat, and the shots required to fix is not fun.
I mean use your head, they put it in hair dye, would you gargle with that?

ive got ten, thats right ten impacted rotten/broken teeth. I was supposed to have them pulled a year ago but due to money isues they havent been. only three are pain now but i have been up since 2 am and 7:44 now i have tried tylenol, alchohol, ice and salt water ive looked on 3 or 4 different sites and they most common remedies have been chew on ice olive oil and salt water, i just tried salt water using sea salt left over from an old piercing and it works great gargle some every 2 to 5 minuets for about half hour 45 minuets and you should be good .you can get sea salt from a piercing parlor for about 2 bucks

P.S. Ill be callin the dentist the moment they open

I have been in extreme pain all day. I have been taking antibiotics, motrin 800 mg and vicadin all day. Still much pain. An ice pack seemed to relieve the pain until I ate a banana (opposite side of mouth) I then took my meds and waited for four and a half hours, before pain subsided. I think it was the hot wash cloth that helped with a lot of the pain, but the best remedy was the tea bag. GOOD NIGHT ALL, and I pray or relief from your pain.

Friday night my upper right wisdom tooth began aching and throbbing quite severely. I had experienced mild pain in that tooth before, but this time it was searing. After two hours or tossing around in bed and holding back tears from the excruciating misery, I pulled up this website. The vanilla extract worked wonders! After taking a small swig and swishing it around the affected area for a minute, the pain was lessened tremendously and I actually got some sleep. The pain did return next morning, so this time I tried Listerine. It worked for a very brief time, but the searing throbs reappeared. Finally, I went back to the vanilla extract and this time I would take a swig every hour until the pain finally vanished altogether. I highly recommend using vanilla extract (make sure it has alcohol) because it works and is cheaper than OTC remedies.

Rinsing with Chloraseptic sore throat spray around the tooth helps me. Also rotate between Tylenol and Motrin seems to work better than using only one of them. Good Luck!

i used all of these home remedies so nothing worked, i went 2 the doctor and the dentist gave me ibprofen,thats the best meds and i have a dentist appointment in two weeks to get my tooth pulled.Thanks for the website,atleast i tried them all.

I tried over the counter pain medicines max dosage. I called the doctor and was prescibed antibiotics and darvacet. Nothing worked only minimized the pain. At 2AM I decided to try whiskey and started sipping and holding the Wild Turkey in my mouth. By 3AM I am finally getting some relief. Whiskey is my suggested pain reliever for the type toothache I have.

I ain’t got no tips but i do have a wisdom tooth stuck in my jaw which has started bulldozing one of my molars. My dentist said that I got to go to the hospital. They will have to take out the molar and leave the wisdom tooth in because it is too close to the main nerve. I went to the hospital but they just looked at it and told me they would put me on the waiting list….which is 3 months! I don’t have the cash to go to a private dentist who does all for the right amount of cash. What a bummer… I think my head is about to exblode from too many painkillers but the pain is still there.

I have been using the freezing methods which don’t work for long but i just had a swig of Zambuka, the only alcohol I have in the house and then had a ice cold drink of water and that seems to kill the pain for a couple of mins at least…

my toothache had been killing me for two weeks, i tried various attempt on how to subside the pain but to no avail. first i used clove oil, then crushed garlic, i also used ice even pain killers. i actually drink 4-5 pain killers a day just to stop the pain. what should i do? plz help me

I have had a horrible toothache for weeks. No insurance so my boss offered to pay for it just to get some relief. Had infection so bad in one of my teeth I would have wound up in the hospital by the end of the week. The dentist drilled out that tooth to drain the infection but now I have to wait a week to get the root canal done. I am in so much pain since the “temp” he put in didn’t work. It feels like I am chewing on tin-foil! I am on penicillin and have been living on ibprophren since I can’t bare to eat. I am going to try the vanilla extract tonight when I get home and HOPE it works. Thanks for all the great tips.

red cross clove oil and very hot compress and a lot of pain tolerance…the clove oil already stings when you add the hot compresses is freaking burns however do not get oil on your face or you will have steam burns but it totally subsides the pain…swear…

i was in agony w/zapping pain. Of course on the weekend….I did some research and the feedback on Red Cross Toothache meds was very positive. They sell it at CVS and W’Greens. I tried it and it works along w/150mg of Naprosyn. So great to have that shooting, zapping pain at bay. I recommend it and it’s inexpensive…around $5.00. I would pay $20.00 for it! I’ll be at my dentist on Monday, but until then Thank God I found something that is working thus far. Peace and Blessings to you all.

I have a toothache and I tried chewing on ginger. It burns but after a few minutes, the pain starts to go away. I also put vicks vapor rub on my face. I am not sure if it helped but thank everyone for all the suggestions. I have received dental treatment and the freaking tooth still hurts and the dentist doesn’t know why. I agree that dentist are about money. They generally don’t care what your situation is, they don’t budge. Anyway, I hope these remedies work for someone.

Oh, in the past I have mixed peroxide with listerine and gargle with it. The longer it sits in your mouth, the better it is. It helped to relieve the pain almost immediately.

Donna I did not read anyone suggesting you GARGLE with the peroxide – just swish or rinse the mouth and or tooth. The hydrogen peroxide for use in the mouth is 3% H2O2 and is used medically for cleaning wounds, removing dead tissue, and as an ORAL debriding agent. Peroxide also stops slow (small vessel) wound bleeding/oozing, The bleach for your hair has ammonia added and the chemical combination results in the strong bleaching. Neither should be SWALLOWED but swishing IS perfectly safe and acceptable . Most oral surgeons prescribe that and many medical offices also use it to wipe their counter surfaces as well. I hope this clarifies for anyone unclear about the use of the hydrogen peroxide solution usually bought in the brown bottle at your local drugstore etc. in the antiseptic/first aid areas as opposed to hair bleach(peroxide and ammonia) purchased in the hair product section

Thanks so much for these tips. I have an impacted wisdom tooth that has been killing me for the last three days. I’ve used Cepacol sore throat lozenges wedged into my cheek, extra strength Orajel, swishing hot salt water, and Tequila on a Q-tip. Nothing helped.

I just tried making a paste of salt, pepper, and olive oil and used a Q-tip to get into the aching wisdom tooth. I let it sit there for about two minutes and it’s actually helping! I don’t have any Vicks so I have a Salon Pas patch stuck on my cheek to get some heat/cool through as well.

I might actually sleep tonight.

I have a hole in my tooth so the nerve is exposed. I really do need to go to the dentist, but seeing that I never had a toothache in my life before I set foot in a dentist office, I am kinda scared to go back. currently i use the crushed up tylenol and stick that sucker right in the hole, and then I wait and use a hot compress. It works temporarily. Why toothaches always come when you’re trying to get some rest? I am currently trying some cognac resting it on my tooth. Oh god I hope this works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the best that ive tried of these so far is the red cross same as the clove oil lasts for about 3 or four hours then the vanilla swig and swish method about 2 hours of 50 to 60 percent relief . brushed with biotene sensitive and dry mouth relief at krogers then rinsed with a diluted original listerene then reapply either red cross or vanilla extract qu tip head can sleep most of the night too bad work bounces the hell outta me . Tree jockey – harnessed and loud chainsaws – can u imagine the pain here . good luck to all and where is americas heath care reform that was supposed to be here ?

God bless

Green tea is good for a lot of things including toothaches. If you have a mild or painful toothache, I suggest drinking A LOT of green tea. The first couple of days drink a lot to get it into your system. It kills the bacteria that causes tooth decay. Chamomile tea is great for inflammation. If you manage to get your toothache to go away, keep drinking green tea as it will help to keep the infection away. This is a cheap remedy.

For those of you who are scared of dentists, I understand. If you simply can’t afford a dentist, check with your local dental schools in your area. Once you are accepted, you can get some really inexpensive dental work done. Also, check with your community clinics. They also cater to people with little money.

Another good remedy is chewing on wheatgrass, if you can find it. It will completely cure a toothache. Hope this helps somebody.

This message is for Donna: Peroxide may not be good for you but when people get desperate, they will try almost anything. I read that some people actually put Clorox in their mouth for toothaches. How crazy is that?? Dentist uses bleach to kill the nerve in your tooth when you get a root canal, but it’s better left to the experts.

during my unbearable experience known as a tooth ache, I found that if you mix baking soda, peroxide, and salt together into a paste and brush the sore area of the mouth it eases the pain a great deal. Take heed my friends and good luck cause your gonna need it.

the ice REALLY helped!

The back tooth is growing in side-ways, so it is extremely hard to brush and of coarse got a cavity and now a hole… and mother of god I was in so much pain last night I was about to have my husband knock me out. I have insurance but like someone else said, I can not afford the co-pay and the extra because it has to be oral surgery. I have 2 kids and child birth is a walk in the park compared to a tooth ache. I ate so much medicine that my heart started to flutter and I’m only 21. We shouldn’t have to hear about these home remedies if Insurance wasn’t so outrages!

hello people let me tell you what iv had toothach after toothach it hurts bad. if someone says eating cat poop cured it you would. but best thing iv done is put a bad of ice on my face where it was hurting and try to sleep but i havent tried much

I’ve tried everything, whiskey seemed to work best, then I ended up with D.U.I. on way to the dentist, no one said how much whiskey to use….

ok…ive been up since yesterday 5am. and its now…531am the next day. ive been hysterical crying and in so so so much pain. i have to wait till wed (todays tues) so i came on this site to try and find some help.the pain is so bad that it literally feels like its hissing(sorta like a carbonated drink when ya pour it in a glass)nasty. and throbbing at the same time. i have a 4 yr old and i can hardly function to do my reg motherly duties due to this evil tooth, this is my 5th worse toothasche ever!!!!ive had so many teeth pulled out its crazy. so anyways 2 yrs ago my dentist filled in a tooth and told me that it might start to hurt cos the cavity is HUGE and did i listen NOOOO. now im dyyying in pain. she gave me penacillin and 800 mils of motrin and nada. its awful. its the whoel left side of my face. my throat my ear everything. it hurts to cry even,. omg i cant think of it. ANYWHO____i tried the vanilla extract,gargles a lilbit in my cheek for a lilbit and it feels ok. no pain as of now. wow. so cool. let me not count my chics before they hatch though. (im petrofied) im delirious and soooooooo sleepy. this sucks. everytime i fall asleep like 40 minutes later (like clock work) boomboomboom its baaack…so im gonna try and lye down now. wish me luck till wed whe they RIP this motha flower outta my head, RIP IT OUTTTTTT. ide rather push a 10 lb baby out! serious. well thanks everyone for your remedies. oh except for the guy who says hes 50somethin and never had a toohache (get outta here then) shooooo….lol…thanks again fellow toothers. i hope my daughter NNNNEEEVVVEEERRRR goes through this pain ever.

I’ve been up half the night with a toothache, most of my very back teeth are continually chipping away. A few days ago I noticed a pus pocket behind one of my teeth, and I’m pretty sure it’s abcessed. My whole jaw hurts, and I beleive I’ve become immune to migraine pills, or the pain is just too bad one. I’m glad I found this site, I still have over three weeks till my dentist can see me. Hopefully some of these remedies will help, also gonna call my dentist, hopefully they will take pity on me,lol! (Just thinking about putting cold stuff on my tooth is killing me, I guess I just have sensitive teeth I don’t know.)

I had an excruciating toothache to the point where I wasn’t sleeping or eating for 2 days! I had tried so many remedies such as maximum strength orajel, ice cubes, vanilla extract, mouth wash, salt water and so on. The ice cubes actually made the pain worse when I stopped using them. Obviously none of these home remedies are permanent fixes. More than likely if you’re suffering from the toothache I had, you have an infection. The only thing that controlled the pain for a decent amount of time was amoxicillin and ibuprofen which my mom had on hand from a previous prescription. My advice is to see the dentist A.S.A.P. because trust me, the at home remedies don’t work!

I have a tooth that needs a root canal and i am allergic to the caine drugs!! I have to see an allergist who can test me and find out what topical anesthetic the dentist can use first. . meanwhile they act like (the dentist office and the doctors office) that i can just live with the pain and no big deal on not eating, drinking, or sleeping and can live on doped up pain pills! NOT!! i have found that the red cross stuff helps best. .it has saved my life the last couple of days.!!! i am on penicillin plus eating Advil… liked the suggestion of the Listerine and Advil gel capsules that get into your system faster … the water pik thing was another good suggestion.. man.. i told my boyfriend that amputating my foot again ( i am an amputee below the knee) was more pleasant than toothache misery… guess per the other comments on here i was right

Anbasol is not good for your gums. My dentist said it will eat away at your gums snd cause even more pain.

I had sensitive teeth almost all my teenage years but when i went to a local family dentist they could not do the surgery do to insurance reasons so they sent me two hours away and two hours back to Butler PA within a week of getting my teeth filled my fillings fell out an my mouth began to get infected when i called the dentist he began to tell me that was impossible my fillings had already falling out and there is no way i could be in pain with a tooth that had no nerve i beg to differ when i am dropping to my knees with pain i wouldnt wish upon my worst of enemies so he told me in order for me to get an appt i would have to come down there and pay my six dollar co payment in order to get an appt within 2 weeks of me going all the way there to pay that i was outraged and very disappointed in all the Pennsylvania dental association there idea of making me travel 4hrs for a backyard dentist who made my mouth 10000000000000000000 worst than it did when i first went there so PLEASE IF THEY SEND YOU TO BUTLER PENNSYLVANIA DONT SEE THERE QUACK DENTIST !!!!!!!
SOOOO TO BE ALL HONEST VOUCHING FOR ONE OF THE WORLDS MOST HAD TOOTHACHE SUFFERS THE REAL REMEDY THAT WORKS BOILING A TEA BAG PUTTING THE NOT OPEN TEABAG INTO A clean WASH CLOTH AND BITTING DOWN FOR SEVERAL MINS AND YOUR PAIN WILL HEAL gaurentted

ok i am sitting here at 1:53 in the morning and i have a tooth that is causeing my whole left side to hurt, even my ear is hurting. i am trying the peroxide mouth wash and heating pad to pull the infection out. and then for the pain i have tried anything and every thing. and nothing has worked. so i went to HEB and found a numbing agent that works really well. it burns like fire but it kills the pain fast and then last for at least 5 hours. its called Red Cross. now before i use this i make sure to take some pain meds (any kind works) and then use the red cross. that way it numbs the mouth and by the time it wears off the pain meds are all ready kicking in….but i love reading every ones remedy…a lot of them work.. but its different for every one of us. but its funny the read some of the stories cause we have all been there and understand there pain….well i hope that all sleeps well. have a good night to every one.

I’ve read alotof the rememdies and tried alot of them from brushing the tooth, swishing salt water,listerine,ice pack, took 1200mg of motrin, and the last thing I tried was peppermint extract and BINGO it worked instantly, stings a little but works great Thank you lord..I called the dentist the cheapest was $161 to $251 which is rediciouls.

Omg i tried everything and nothing works help it hurts so bad omg …

USE RUBBING ALCOHOL!! TRUST ME “IT WORKS” I HAVE A TOOTH THAT IS VERY VERY BAD BROKEN ALL THE WAY DOWN THE THE GUM,I CANNOT GET IT FIXED NOW I HAVE NO MONEY,I TRIED ALL OTHER REMEDIES AND THIS ONE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT KILLS THE PAIN. TAKE LID FROM A LISTERINE BOTTLE FILL IT HALF WAY WITH ALCOHOL,TAKE A SWIG AND SWISH IT AROUND THE AFFECTED AREA. WARNING THIS IS GOING TO TASTE BAD AND BURN, BUT JUST DO IT, SWISH AROUND,SPIT AND RINSE,DO THIS 3 TIMES!!!!!! IT WILL TAKE THE PAIN AWAY GUARANTEED!

All,
Tried 3% hydrogen Peroxide with some success, more for cleaning and lowering bacterial counts. I have some vanilla butter extract without alcohol main ingredient was propylene glycol, besides some colorings. Worked so I could sleep. Daravcet did not work nor did 3 extra-strength pain relievers. I wil have to try the Ibuprofen and Redcross next, but the flavoring extract seems right on target.
Hot coffee was a huge mistake for my case, sent me to the roof and bottle of extract. ALways remember the driver it is you and not the pain, everything has its limits.
I wish the FDA would release the use of Ozone to treat dental caries, which is non-invasive and has the ability to let our teeth live, while being repaired as in Europe and Canada. Our dental pulp has adult stem cells and I believe the means to recover and thicken our tooth walls and still remain alive without having to kill the nerve as in root canals.

Carry around a bottle of High powered Mouthwash, use as needs ever 15 min! Numbs the pain!

hey the vanilla extract has my wife asleep. wow thanks goodness.

I went to the most extreme route which work perfectly i got a needle and pricked my extremely painful abcess and squeezed the abcess then put the tea bag in to draw out the rest of the infection which was too painful for me to keeping squeezing i swear within a hour my swelling was gone and mind you the swelling had been there for months i was just bearing with the pain till it got where i couldn’t even swallow this works wonder i never would have thought that i got all this information from sites like this it works thank you!!!!!1

I am a veteran of tooth ache and of all the remedies, garlic seems to do the trick. i was skeptical but now I am believer. Garlic all the way!

I know this sounds really awful but take a cigarette, take about 1/2 off the end of it *not the filter* get it just a lil wet just barely damp and place it on the abcess, or the tooth that is bothering you, this has a nasty taste and menthol cigarettes this will draw the infection out make sure u spit the infection out or u will get a horrible stomach ache, this tastes nasty but i have used it many, many times hold on tooth for about 15 minutes every couple hours it will work!!!!!!!!!!!

Clove oil works the best, tastes like crap, burns a lil, but worth the burn for the end result

Ok so I started out with just a little bit of a toothache but thanks to trying different remedies on here which of all made the pain worse it progressed to a monsterous tootheache, I had my hubby stop on his way home from work and get vanilla extract and now its just a dulling pain but at least I can get some sleep.

Hi, My toothaches have been excruciating. I first used the Red Cross toothache kit. Minimally decreased pain for a very short time. Then I tried Maximum Strength Orajel. That was a joke. Hydrogen peroxide and salt water rinse helped to keep the pain at bay as long as I constantly did it. Vanilla extract helped instantly along with a frozen steak on the side of my face but I’m not sure if it’s long lasting because I finally passed out due to lack of sleep from the past few days. When I woke up the steak was thawed so I fried it for the dog. Olive oil, salt, and pepper decreased pain but again not long lasting. Today I brushed my teeth with baking soda and the pain disappeared instantly for hours until I ate again. So I brushed my teeth with baking soda and the pain instantly disappeared and I know it’s going to last, so try brushing with baking soda. Hope this solves it for you.

Where did my tip go. Anyway, brushing my teeth with baking soda worked instantly for me.

I tried the garlic, works wonders. Thanks all

I have had a sever toothache all day..I’ve scrolled down the list tried, salt water, vanilla extract, hydrogen peroxide, mouth wash, ice, bologna, cucumbers, Oragel, Anbesol..Everything i could find at the house pretty much without going out to get anything…OK WELL…NONE worked at all..not even some relief for me just made the pain intensify..So when my hubby was getting off work i told him (desperately) to go by the drug store and pick me up some RED CROSS TOOTHACHE and OMG OMG it WORKED INSTANTLY when i put it on…I was very shocked b/c i figured if the anbesol and oragel which numbs didnt work this wouldnt either but i was willing to try absolutely anything after all day with this pain…Hope this helps anyone that has a toothache rly saved my day and i could sleep peacefully

A hammer always helps. Hit yourself on the foot with a hammer and you’ll forget all about the toothache.

Ibuprofen; take an ibuprofen caplet and chew on it with the infected tooth…the numbing agent in the caplet will ease the pain. Although the best thing I ever used was Vanilla Extract…just make sure it’s pure extract and not the imitation stuff, cause that won’t work..
And if all else fails, it never hurts to take pain pills if you have any on hand. As I mentioned before, Ibuprofen helps. Just swallow a couple and chew on another.

I am a tooth pain sufferer and after reading these tips tonight I have found that salt water works for a bit and i didn’t have any whiskey but had 80 proof rum that i put on a qtip to my tooth and that helped a bit. I go to the dentist tomorrow thank god! But, as a nurse, I need to tell you all that infected teeth, if you let them go untreated, can lead to an inflammation of the heart called baterical endocarditis and can be deadly. A girl i went to nursing school with, her mother died of this. Also, the infected tooth can also cause meningitis. I don’t want to scare people, but these are the facts. So please get treated with antibiotics if you think you have an infection. And thanks for all the tips for dealing with the pain. I seriously wanted to knock all my teeth out or blow my brains out it was so bad tonight. good luck all!!

i was in agonizing pain for 2 days. read some of the commants here. went to the grocery store and bought some vanilla extract. swished it around for two minutes.

pain = GONE!!!!!!!!!! i cant believe it!

Hi all, of course it’s the weekend and of COURSE I have a horrible toothache. My back tooth is completely broken and I think a nerve is exposed or something, it’s absolutely killing me!! I tried the Red Cross stuff with no avail, I even went to the ER and they gave me Penicillin and Tylenol 3. I’m due to have the tooth removed in like 5 days.. 5 days to long if you ask me!

Anyway brushing the tooth really well and rinsing well with warm salt water gave me mild relief. I’m hoping the penicillin will kick in because I’m sure it’s infected and that’s what’s causing the pain. I haven’t slept in like 2 days ugh I feel like I’m going to explode or scream or something!

My prayers are with anyone up and reading this right now with tooth pain. Hopefully we can all get some relief and rest! Stay strong! ( I’m trying. *cries!!* )

OK. I have tried the salt thing. IT does work. Just swish some warm saltwater around for a minute. Then pop a aspirin. After that you should start feeling less pain. I recommend going to sleep.

Peroxide works too. and helps get rid of infection. Not a permanent solution but it helps me.

I have tried EVERYTHING from clove oil to salt water. The Best thing that I have found to take the pain away is ” EXCEDERIN: SEVERE SINUS”!! Take it as soon as you start to fill any little pain and it takes and keeps the pain from getting any worse. Also, I never have believed in the whole ice pack deal. I have toothaches so bad that tears pour down my face and its not from crying. Get a washrags and fill your bathroom sink with HOT water. As soon as the water turns hot ball the washrag, get it wet then put it on your cheek and push in and up. when that w.r. starts to get warm, switch off with the one you have in the hot water. If you want to, you can sit down and kind of tilt your held down so that your blood will flow towards the top of your help. TRUST ME!!! I have tried everything and out of it all, pushing the hot washrag in and up against the pain, IS THE BEST!!!!!

Whisky or brandy or Ouzo (that type of thing) rinsed in the mouth around the effected tooth REALLY works. It stops the toothache. Dont waste money on other expensive alternatives.

I honestly tried all of these and they didnt work not to knock anyones ideas but try some fresh mint leaves with some salt and put it on the affected area or in the hole then see a dentist asap

Hay all some great idea’s .. i have been dealling with an abcess for the last two days.. went to the er and got antibiotics and pain pills… .. wanted to see if any one here has ever had an abcess change sides of the tooth from outer to inner under neath the tounge.. mine did and when it did.. man I was balling like a new born baby… any ways some how it made it’s way to a vain under my tounge.. and can’t get to a dentist… tryied the proxide and salt water.. the only thing that provides temperary relief is coffee … Why is that..? it is hot and i have to add some sugar.. can’t stand black…. if any one else has this effect please help find a out why this works for a soothing pian.. also tried squezing out the abcess but only bleeds. no puss.. .. . woke me up this morning at 5 am.. gonna be along day. of job hunting..

I’ve had toothaches for quite some time due to decaying wisdom teeth. I don’t have insurance, and the procedure to get all the problems resolved would be way too much for me to handle, so I kinda deal with the pain. A few things I’ve done that have worked:

1] Laying with a hot water bottle on the side of my face. I got a little scalded, but I can deal with a little red splotch on my face better than a toothache! It took the pain right away after about 10 minutes or so.

2] Warm sea salt water.

3] Peroxide/warm water mixture.

4] Clove oil.

5] A cinnamon/water paste.

6] Tobacco.

7] Vanilla extract.

These may work for some people, for some problems. But, I believe my teeth are getting too far gone to where nothing is helping. I just tried the vanilla extract. It helped a little bit, but still not enough for me to be able to sleep. I need insurance. And I need to get over my fear of dentists. Ahhhhh!!!

I was addicted to Gutka & Tobacco, apart from this I use to open a beer bottle with my tooth, my teeths were very healthy.
But my girlfriend wanted me to quit gutka and all other addictions before marriage.
And and I did that for my loving wife…..
But I dont understand wy my tooths are paining now,,The pain sometimes gives me feeling that, this all was preplaned by my wife…
Few days back at 2:00 pm I felt like somebody wants to break my tooth with a hammer.. I swere I was not crying but my tears were just comming out automatically..
But at the same time my wife was crying..
Yesterday also same thing was repeated
My dentist gives me pain killers and asks me to remove the tooth,,,
And I am against both this remedies…
Now today I’ve found this website, I am gonna try garlic clove method,,,,,Will defenitely thank grandama tomorrow..

Thank you Grandma, ur tips worked.
But I do not know what worked for me actually, yesterday in morning twice I applied turmeric powder at the infected area. Than afternoon I twice chewed Guava leaf, and also boiled the guava leaf and added a spoon of salt according to the taste, I gargled with this at the infected area and also drank it but only two sips. Before sleeping I chewed the clove (lavang) and resumed the chewed clove at the infected area.
And than I slept with relief..Now again in morning I have started with turmeric powder, and also planning to put ginger with a pinch of salt at the infected area…
I am planning to continue chewing guava leaf, turmeric powder and ginger leaf for atleast a month…
OFFCORSE BYE BYE DENTIST WHO WILL ONLY EAT UR POCKET BY GIVING U PAIN KILLERS, ADVICE TO PULL OUT UR TEETHS OR GIVE U A NICE CLEAN MASSAGE.

Okay so I havent always had the best luck with teeth but when I got pregnant that was it!!!! My wisdom teeth made me miserable and since I apparently didnt get enough calcium when I was pregnant little pieces of my teeth started falling out! and ofcourse I dont have insurance! Needless to say at times I am in a WHOLE lot of pain. Now usually it just comes and goes but when it comes I cant sleep I get sick to my stomach with earaches and I am just miserable……. I quickly learned that if your in enough pain orajel doesnt work…First get the rapid tylenol liquid..Works FAST then get some peppermint extract…The taste isnt bad and it numbs the whole side of your face..I also put a bottle of hot water on my face to help and it did! Also warm water with salt helps!

The root problem here seems to be a basic lack of compassion in the so called “health care” system. My few experiences in 51 years with this abomination have been mostly negative. I avoid the greedy swine.

The bottom line seems to be that somehow taking care of people has become a fast track to the american nightmare.

If any of you greedy so called dentists are reading this:

We see you NOW. I feel you shaking in your guccis you sub-human abcess. You feel your time is up now dontcha?

To those of you in pain.

Reading this forum has brought this to my attention. I fix problems like this and I’m on it. I’m not alone. Help is on the way!

Rock salt/baking soda in a paste. Swab with alcohol or peppermint oil. Rinse mouth with 50/50 Listerene peroxide solution at 4-6 hour intervals.

Visualize any dental person you have had bad experiences with realizing how the poor choice will come around to clamp onto his ass like a karmic attack doberman. See the person crying tears of remorse and dropping the greed instantly.

We can change this.

FIRST THING- CALL A DENTIST BECAUSE YOUR GONNA NEED ONE.
MAKE SURE TO TELL THEM OF YOUR INTENSE PAIN AS THEY WILL GET YOU IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
TAKE A BAYER ASPRIN AND PUT A FEW DROPS OF WATER ON IT TO GET IT SOFT. PUT THE ASPRIN RIGHT ON THE SORE TOOTH. LET IT SIT FOR AWHILE AND THEN RINSE OUT THE ASPRIN WITH WATER. YOU CAN ALSO USE ANY OF THE TOPICS USED FOR BABIES GUMS WHEN THEY ARE TEETHING. THESE TOTALLY NUMB THE AREA AND WORK GREAT. PUT IT AROUND THE GUM LINE OF THE TOOTH SO IT GET IN GOOD.
I ALSO TOOK A COTTON BALL AND SOAKED IT IN WHISKEY. YES, WHISKEY. PUT IN RIGHT ON THE AREA AND TOOTH AND IT TOTALLY BROUGHT RELIEF!!
THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO GET THE TOOTH FIXED. REMEMBER, IF YOU PULL THE TOOTH OUT YOUR GONNA HAVE A PERMANENT SPACE WITH NO TOOTH. GOOD LUCK! MY APPOINTMENT FOR A NEW CROWN IS TOMORROW AT A PRICE OF $1050.00 NO WONDER DENTISTS DO SO WELL

Another thing I’ve found works pretty well is dipping a little piece of a cotton ball in rubbing alcohol, squeezing the excess out, and placing it on the tooth that is killing me. It burns like hell for a minute or two, but then it starts numbing up. It also helps if there’s infection in your gums, because alcohol kills bacteria. It doesn’t taste the best, but if your teeth are killing you as mine are, you’ll try practically anything!

I had a really bad toothache at work,it almost put me into tears it hurt like hell.A co worker told me to eat a bananna on the side of your mouth thats hurts and I hate banannas.The pain went away instanly.I feel for anybody with a toothache.It is not a joke.Eat a Bananna.

I’ve had a toothache for last year. Nothing would work and it would keep me up at night so I took a swig of Nyquil, but before you either spit it out or swallow it, swish it around the tooth that hurts like normal mouth wash, give it about 2 minutes and the pain goes away… Well it does for me.

well i’m at work right now. i thought ice would hit the nerve and make it worse but it has stopped hurting just from chewing ice. thank goodness. i already called my wife and asked her nicely to pick up some vanilla extract today. thanks for all the help.

Rain Waters, it is not a health care system. In America, what we have is a health care business. The dentist is in business to make a profit, not to make my tooth feel better.

We also have a free market, and the value it places on my labor is below the purchase price of dental treatment.

That’s just the way it is, and it is that way either because it is what the American people want, or the US is in need of immediate liberation by a coalition of other nations, take your pick.

It was wonderful to read of the person whose boss bought the treatment for him!

Please, people, if you have some kind of safety net, somebody with the money to buy your way out of the pain, don’t let pride keep you in it. Be grateful that you have that, there are lots of people who are not so lucky, especially as you get older.

I think everyone here would gladly buy treatment for everyone else, if we could. It is good to see people trying to help each other.

OK enough of that. My tip is this. What works for your neighbor may not work for you. When we are in pain we get a little crazy, but try to hang onto common sense. If the tooth is sensitive to cold, then things like chewing ice, or rinsing with cold water, are probably not your best choice.

If your tooth is helped by vanilla, it is probably because of the alcohol.

The peroxide the other person mentioned is not the hair kind, but the cheap big brown bottles, 3% or volume or something, and even then you dilute it with water. This is often recommended as a mouth rinse for people with gum disease. It will help kill some of the germs, and might even kill more than alcohol. Everybody’s teeth, everybody’s germs, are different.

If you can get ahold of some kind of pain pill, and grind it up and put it on the affected tooth, that might also help.

I wish I could help all of you more. I wish I could help me more, but there is nothing to be gained by saying that what we all need are dollars in order to purchase what is, in our culture, a luxury product for rich people.

The positive thing to hang onto is all these people on this page alone, who even though we are in so much pain, care enough to try to help each other in any small way we can.

LOL I guess you can tell I was lucky enough to get a pain pill, and the part that didnt go on the tooth I just swallowed. Chatty. sorry about that.

I use clove oil usually. Recently i have a tooth infection and the pain is unbearable. And i don’t know what to do about it. Someone recommended the asprin and crushing it and putting it on the troubled tooth but i heard that is bad for your gums. But if anyone knows of anything that can kill the pain long enouph for me to get some sleep, you will be my new best friend. Seriously i have not slept in two days.

I have awful teeth thanks to awful genetics and from high school on, I have dealt with my fair share of toothaches! My pain threshold is pretty high, but when it comes to an awful, throbbing toothache, I am usually curled in a ball and in tears!

I have tried everything, and I mean everything, but the older I’ve gotten, the less the old standbys work for me. Today was day 3 of a horrible, face throbbing toothache and I think I tried everything on this page.

Vanilla extract just made my mouth tingle.

Salt water rinse made my mouth pound even more!

Shots of booze didn’t help… But on the bright side, who DOESN’T like shots!?

Finally, when I thought I was going to die, I found orajel pm cream at the grocery store. That and three advil liqui-gels and my pain is down to a very, very dull throb. The warm compresses also help a GREAT deal, but good luck getting them to stay warm for more than a few minutes at a time!!

Hope this helps some- I don’t wish this pain on ANYBODY!!!

Ground cloves didn’t touch it. Vanilla extract did.. along with 3 Naproxen and 800 mg Motrin. It’s the first relief I have had all day. I went to an oral surgeon to remove my wisdom teeth on the right side 3 years ago, and the refused to remove the left side. I told him they hurt too and he didn’t care saying they weren’t crowded.. Now I’m in agony because a Doctor wouldn’t listen to me. It just gets worse over time. Make sure that the Vanilla is pure, not imitation. I’m finally able to see straight! I am going to finally going to get rest… Thank you for the pointers!

Hy my name is Milutin, and I have a big cavity “crater”(thanks to the unexpirienced dentist!!!) and 1 “wall” of my tooth now hurts and when i touch it it feels like the pain before extracting a baby tooth, but it’s weird because i don’t have pain from sweet’s and cold water, only from the physycal touch, and I am a have a big fobia of going to the dentist now , because I know that I have to extract that tooth and my tooth will probably break, and i don’t know what to do. PLEASE mail me your suggestions. PLEASE I am REALLY afraid. milutin9444@hotmail.com

i never have tooth problems, i go to the dentist every three months, i brush, floss and use listerine daily. i dont think my pain is a cavity, i think it might be my wisdom tooth coming out. it is reeeeally painful, dont know what to do, i recently swithced jobs and my dental coverage does not kick in until oct 1st… i need something!!! my right side of the lower jaw hurts from the back to the middle. it hurts when i smile, or swallow saliva….HELP!

Vanilla Extract. Thanks to the internet and all those who have sufferd toothaches before me.

I was recently hit by an 18 wheeler, I’d rather re-live that then a toothace.

Godbless!

Do it cowboy style!!! take the whiskey, apply it to the tooth, gargle with it, drink it…But please be responsible.It helped me till i was able to see the dentist.

You guys are lifesavers. I’ve never had a toothache before, so when this one came on suddenly today, I wanted to rip my jaw out. I did the vanilla in the mouth when warm salt water didn’t work. The pain isn’t all gone, but it’s bearable now and the best I can do at 2am.

Been having one tooth bother me off and on for awhile now. I cant handle the pain of a toothache. Ive had two kids and it dont hurt as BAD AS MY TOOTHACHE. Ive dont have insurance so its hard to afford to go to the dentist so i got on here. The jim beam whiskey works pretty good and a cold ice pack on your jaw. It made my pain go away for awhile but just like anything i will still have to see a dentist sometime.just take a cap full and swish it around the tooth. Thanks for all the advice.

you can go to cvs and get like a cap its in a little tube its like clay and you stick it inside the cavity hole and it hardens. what it does is protect the nerve that has been exposed and its instant pain releif and it stays in for around a mounth and you have enough to put it in your touth 3 times its around 8$

I have tried all of these remedies the ice does work directly on the tooth. The whiskey works as well, but be careful it caused an ulcer on the gum and inside of my cheek.

Thank all of you. I’m pretty much in the same boat, broken molar, exposed nerve, pain started in Friday night with no emergency dentists anywhere and no insurance. Vanilla extract was nice, giving me some relief for a few minutes. Goody’s Headache Powder brought it down to a dull throb (didn’t put directly on the tooth, but I might give that a shot next time). It also helps that I take aspirin only once a year or so, so I have no tolerance to it. Advil probably would have helped if I didn’t take it daily for various aches and pains.

Right now I have some hot green tea, and that’s helping a bit too.

Ok so its 2 am and naturally i have a tooth ache that wont let me sleep… i had a wisdom tooth (unrelated) taken out about a week ago and that had been bothering me for about 2 weeks before i got it out… so not only have i been taking alot of over the counter tylenol and perscription pain killers and im starting to get really sick to my stomache which i think is due to an over-use of pain medicines ive been too three differnt dentists and non can seem to pinpoint a cause of my tooth ache

so ive been trying to find another way to deal with the pain. I live in a university dorm so naturally i dont have vanilla extract clove oil baking soda or other “house-hold ingredients” around… but there is one thing university students have an abundance of…. Booze… and all kinds of it…. ive found the most effective has been Vodka… maybe because its not very sweet… i just damped some toillet paper or face cloths(depending what i can find… again its a university dorm) soak it in the vodka and bite down on it. instant relief… just be carefull if u have any sores or cuts on your lips or mouth the vodka will let you know! Good luck everyone…

I tried peppermint extract soaked a a 2×2 gauze pad.Held it on my tooth for 5 min. Everything is numb for the moment. Salt water and halls cough drop also worked.

surprised no one came up with this…… take Throat spray, and spray it right on the tooth, then swish the excess over the tooth & gum, depending how deep the pain or infection is, it should numb it for a bit, also u can use ground cloves, make a paste out of it with water and rub q-tip around gum with paste on it.

It seems that all the remedies boil down to a few that seem to work for most. Its amazing that not any one works perfectly in all cases. When the pain is there i didnt care which one or what combo just needed relief.

Garlic Clove- (peeled) and placed on gum or held in place or pressed in place in a cavity hole or socket.

Swedish Bitters- Discover the wonders of Swedish Bitters (38% alcohol) apply with Q-Tip (soaked) to affected area. Also add 2 teaspoons to hot tea with lemon and you might need small amount of sugar or Splenda for taste. All the remedies like mouthwash listerine or brandy.. even the bitters is all about the alcohol. Please don’t use rubbing alcohol it can cause possible blindness if taken internally.

Mild anesthetic can be… Cloraseptic spray or soak a Q-tip in the solution and apply. When the pain subsides get 3% peroxide going in the effected area.(kills bacteria) Swish and spit out 4-5 times. Follow up with mouth wash or chloraseptic. warm water with salt and Baking soda is soothing an healing. Use Ibuprophin or Aleve (NSAIDS) to reduce swelling. Ibuprophin seems to work better but Aleve (Naproxin Sodium) requires less and lasts longer.

Thats a lot of stuff and you will need to see what works for you. Any single item or combo will be great…If the Pain goes or subsides. get broken or rotted teeth looked at ! They will continue to be problems down the road. Im just another dummie sharing what worked for me. God Bless and Pray < and Feel Better !

BTW…The aspirin stuff (applied can cause burning to the Gums)as mentioned earlier in the thread from a dentist.

I filled my tooth with bread it helped me it gave me some pain relief

The clove oil is a great one, because my dentist used some kind of clove paste on me when I had a dry socket. That was EXTREMELY intense pain and the clove stuff he used took the pain away completely.

I found that if I soaked some bread in whiskey and put it in my tooth it helped. This is particularly good at bed time because if you take a little drink of it as well it helps you sleep.

my mom is hurting!her tooth has been hurting for four days now and nothing works & one side of her face is swelling up along with her gum. sometimes she has burning attacks from her tooth and gum.SHE SERIOUSLY HURTING HERE CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP (and i know this is for people who has had help but i need help!)!?

hello all i have a very simple remedy that has worked twice for me over the years, a steamy hot shower. the very first time i tried it my toothache was past the nightly visits i had come to expect and was staying with me the whole day so just to releive the pain i was intending to burn my whole body just to give my mind something else to think about. yet after the shower the toothache was gone. i think i teared up with joy . so if nothing else seems to work take a hot hot hot shower

Hi Karen, your mom needs antibiotics, urgently, the dentist cannot remove or repair the tooth until the infection/abscess has gone. Take two paracetamol and then an hour or so later take two ibuprofen, every four hours. Whiskey will work too but not along without the over the counter pain relief.

I highly recomend the Hydrogen Peroxide rinsing. The other pain remedies are fine to use also, BUT YOU HAVE TO GET RID OF THE INFECTION!!!

Some years back my tooth got really infected fast & I made a dentist appointment, but they couldn’t see me right away. Meanwhile the right side of my mouth swelled up so bad, I got lockjaw. Only then did they bump up the appointment. (I didn’t know about the Hydrogen rinse at that time)

I had to get on antibiotics & then had to have surgery to remove the tooth. The infection had gotten so bad, that it started to travel close to my windpipe!! The surgeon said I was very lucky becuse I could have died.

If you can’t get to a dentist for whatever reason, you have to rinse continuously with the Hydrogen Peroxide. At least every hour for at least 24 hours, maybe more depending on how severe the infection is. It may hurt (that’s where the ibprophren & other remedies for pain come in) & it may seem like it’s not working at first, but KEEP AT IT & you will see that the pain will go away because the infection will be gone. After that you should keep a bottle in the house at all times & rinse after eating.

I have really sensitive teeth so I can’t chew ANYTHING on my left side. I have been having a toothache from hell all day and all night last night, I have tried holding a ziplock bag full of ice-cubes and I’ve tried a scalding hot washcloth; so far, nothing. I got on this site, tried some of these remedies, none really worked, I even tried one of my sister’s pain killers, so you know I have to be hurting pretty bad! This sounds crazy, but it worked, tabacco. I tore up one of my cigarettes and put some tabacco on my tooth, held it there, and it really helped! So, if you guys can’t get any relief, try it. You’ll be suprised.

Ok, I have tried everything and anything and NOTHING has worked. Here is what I found. All of these remedies ARE ONLY temporary. NOTHING will cure the ache without seeing a dentist and have it taken care of properly. Sadly, I have to live with my pain due to not being able to see a dentist at all thanks to no insurance, but I will keep using the ice pack, vanilla extract, advil, and anbesol. I’m going on day #4 with this pain and an hour of sleep if I am lucky. Good luck to all of you out there. These things only work for awhile. Fact of the matter is YOU NEED to be seen by a dentist ASAP or even get to an ER and let them give you some antibiotics and some pain meds until you can get to a dentist. There is NOTHING in this world that is more painfull than a toothache.

Woot been driven mad all day with toothache and just found the best cure!!! Olbas oil… just pour a little on a cotton bud and apply to the affected area it hurts for a sec and doesnt taste great but its working now… finally can sleep :):)

Well, i just started getting these buggers out of no where, a week ago i think it is. Night after night i’ve been losing more and more sleep. It’s even driven me so mad that i’ve actually punched myself in the opposite side of the face so that i focus on THAT pain instead. It doesnt work. so tonight i took about 12 ibuprofen (weak stuff) and about 4 equaline aspirin. Nothing, i still have these horrible pains. so i came on here and tried the salt water and vanilla crap. neither of them really did much. but i just went in the fridge and got a drink of milk swished that around the tooth for a bit and now i barely notice it. Soooo kids, drink your damn milk.

The best home remedy for tooth ache : paste of rock salt and mustard oil, apply on gums and tooth …work wonders !!!

I have a broken and decaying tooth that has been giving me trouble for a couple years now. I have no problem admitting that I have a fear of dentists and this has played a major part in my tooth pain. Over the years I have tried just about anything to get the pain to subside. (when you’re in the fetal position on the floor you’ll try standing on your head if you think it will help) I have found that 800mg of ibuprofen is the best over the counter pain medicine to help with toothaches. The problem is if the pain is too intense the ibuprofen will not really provide much relief. However if you can get the pain to stop with warm salt water, real vanilla extract, clove oil, lime juice, or orajel then take the 800mg of ibuprofen you should be golden for 3-4 hours. Once you feel the slightest twinge of pain coming back it is important to start your selected remedies as soon as possible. The more it hurts the harder it is too get under control. A previous dentist told me that I could take 800mg of ibuprofen every 4-6 hours to stay ontop of the pain. (there are lots of prescription pain drugs out there that will help I just personally cannot take them and function so I choose ibuprofin) my personal selection for pain relief is warm salt water rinse, followed 10min later by pure vanilla extract, followed immediately by 800mg ibuprofen.
Hope this helps. And thanks for all the suggestions I have found on this site. I would never known about the vanilla extract and that great tip has saved me from many long nights in the fetal position on the floor.
good luck

This site is a blessing. for about the last 2 days i’ve had a toothace so bad the pain wentall the way to my temples. tonight the pain had me inbed almost in tears ina fetal position! so i went on my laptop found this site. first i tryed vanilla extract worked for 5 nibutes pain came back, same with jack daniels lol! so i tryed the salt with hot water: i did one coffee cup swish waited 2 minutes did another coffee cup swish meanwhile still in pain, went back on puter reading otherremedies and out of the blue10 minutes later the pain instatly dissappeared! i dont know about you but i think that is a little wierd that the pain vanished that fast. i mean i can even touch my tooth and no pain. so i will se a dentist asap, maybe even go to my doc for penicillan to keep infection away till i can remove my tooth. the worst partabout my tooth is i broke it and the hole goes right down to the exposed nerve, an that tooth actuallywiggles around pretty good so the dr. should be able topull it outwith ease.

Good Luck to everyone!

after i tried everything the best remedy was to put a naproxen pill on my tooth, and the pain was gone, and yesterday i have my tooth removed for $15.00 in the County Dental Clinic, i hope this helps

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It’s been six days for me since the nerve pain of an upper molar became excruciating. I have tried many solutions. Most are just distractions and short lived.
Surprisingly one of the easiest methods to soothe your pain is to SWISH SALTY WATER in your mouth.
CLOVE OIL was the most effective. It can be found in health food stores. I found some at Fred Meyers/Krogers, it was in the aroma therapy section and is called an Essential Oil of Clove. There are 3 types of clove oil, ALL help soothe tooth pain. It is a natural analgesic and antiseptic used primarily in dentistry for its main ingredient eugenol.
* Bud oil is derived from the flower-buds of S.aromaticum. It consists of 60-90% eugenol, eugenyl acetate, caryophyllene and other minor constituents.
* Leaf oil is derived from the leaves of S.aromaticum. It consists of 82-88% eugenol with little or no eugenyl acetate, and minor constituents.
* Stem oil is derived from the twigs of S.aromaticum. It consists of 90-95% eugenol, with other minor constituents.
I used a cotton swab to hold inside the hole in my molar.
Try not to use too much, it tastes like turpentine and any excess will drip down the back of your throat and make your throat sore.
For me, the more I used it the less effective it became.
Finally I tried Grapefruit Seed Extract (GSE). The directions were to add 5-10 drops to 4-5 ounces of water. Sip into mouth, swish and spit. Repeat till all of the solution is gone.
GSE IS effective in subduing tooth pain, however, use with caution, it is VERY potent stuff.
I added 15 drops to 5 ounces of water and swished and spit. I also put a drop onto a wet cotton swab and applied it directly on my tooth. It immediately reduced the agony, then I went to bed. I slept through the night and was not awoken by any tooth discomfort (finally),HOWEVER when I woke up my tongue felt as if it had a SEVERE sunburn. I could barely taste anything. After about 14 hours only about the front 1/3 of my tongue still felt sunburned. The whole of my mouth is sore and burned. The area where I placed the cotton swab with the full strength Grapefruit Seed Extract is tender and sore. I thought that an infection had taken hold, but no swelling. Now I can see that I have CHEMICAL BURNS on my tongue and gums.
I would still recommend GSE, but start with a very diluted solution, maybe 2 drops for 4 ounces of water, and I would recommend rinsing afterwards with water or saline.
Now it has been 24 hours since I used too much GSE, and my tongue still hurts and is sensitive, the skin of my gum on the side where I applied the full strength GSE is sloughing off and bleeds if rubbed or brushed.

I have also tried aspirin, acetaminophen (Tylenol), Ibuprofen (Advil), and Naproxen Sodium (Aleve).
I have found that these pain relievers are more effective if you alternate them, say take aspirin, then in a few hours take Tylenol…etc.
I also had several hydrocodone (Lortab or Vicodin) left over from a prior dental visit. A couple of those worked the best to relieve pain, but they are available by prescription only.
In the past I have had maddening tooth pain that I actually used pliers on. It is nearly impossible to pull your own tooth. The tooth will splinter and crumble in shards and pieces, and it will take a long time to excavate from your own mouth. Plus it is much harder to ever repair if you DO eventually get to a dentist. I would advise AGAINST self tooth extraction. BUT, I did learn that from intense, ridiculous pain, your body’s natural pain killers, ENDORPHINS, will kick in and the pain will subside.
I truly wish I did not know so much about the different kinds of tooth pain and how there are so few ways to reduce that pain, but I hope I can help somebody soothe their own pain. Good Luck.

I recommend swallowing about 3 garlic cloves or as many as you can handle through out the day (this serves as an antibiotic and helps kill the infection) brush the affected area with tooth paste and rinse with mouth wash. Take 2 Excedrin extra strength. Put a clove of garlic over the affected area. Take a hot shower and let the water hit your head and the affected side of your face (THIS FEELS SO GOOD). Make Love (This helps get your mind of the pain). And when you go to sleep try to keep you head as elevated as you can (The less blood flow there is to the tooth the less painful it becomes) Hope this helps you. Toothaches SUCK!!!

i suffered terrible toothache a while ago almost daily with no relief until i was told this recipe for the best remedy ever in my opinion…
you take 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon and 5 teaspoons of honey….mix into a paste and apply to the painful tooth….believe me it works!! and being everyday ingredients you can use whenever pain flares up….hope it works

I have a killer toothache. Can’t sleep and solphadeine has stopped working. I’m trying the garlic between my teeth and it seems to be working. I don’t have any vanilla extract but i intend to try it tomorrow

I have a major toothache so bad I’d rather give birth to twins!! I tried the garlic with salt remedey and I tell ya IT BURNS!! like hell
it seemed to help for just 20 min. Then I tried the onion remedy that did NOT help it only gave me BAD dragon breath… the Oregel is only a releif for a few minutes for me. the ICE REMEDY WILL MAKE IT WORSE!! I am going to try the vallina extract since there are so many good reviews on it.. but I will also try the oil clove and the Red Cross medication for back ups..hey I need all the back up I can get.. I don’t have dental ins. but will apply to be approve for the first of Dec. but until then I need emergency releif before I die from the pain… tooth pain is the worst physical pain the human suffers!!

I had a severe tooth ache that no over the counter pain medication would cure, I tried everything from, orajel, salt water, peroxide, and nothing worked, until I got on the internet and goggled tooth ache remedies and to my surprise I saw a TEA BAG,a I was desperate so I tried in I place it on the inside of my mouth near the bad tooth and it took a few hours( I recommend using doing it overnight) and the pain was gone, and never came back it worked like a charm!!!!

jack daniels is a cure all..when nothing else was drawing away my pain i took some whiskey n dabbed it around the area that hurts n it has ceased pain for now..

This will not help for this toothache but will help for other ones in the future.
I grow my own catnip for my cats and for me.
Once you have it growing(it can be grown in a pot with a special grow light for plants)you can pick the leaves and clean them.
If you chew them on the tooth that hurts it takes the pain away.
You can make also make a tincture by pouring some boiled water over the leaves and letting it steep.(just enough water to cover some leaves) Use it to swish and spit.
You can also make a tea from the leaves and drink it to relax you to help you sleep. I add a little honey to help make it more palatable.
Cat nip also works great for upset stomach.
Its an all natural, cheap alternative and it works.
Do an internet search for its other uses. It makes cats “high” but works the opposite on humans..it helps relax and calm.
Hope it helps someone out there ~nanaK

If it’s an infected tooth, after using any one of the subscribed pain remedies, soak your mouth in cinnamon and warm water to help heal the infection.

Open mouth insert barrel, pull trigger. I have tried the clove oil, along with the salt and pepper, along with the garlic and rock salt. So far so good, Take crushed cloves along with vanilla extract make a paste and use a q-tip and apply on tooth and area around tooth. Good luck I know no worse pain then a tooth ache.

The garlic-salt mix worked wanders! as did the vanilla. if you’re at home on a Saturday or Sunday night, can’t make the dentist for a couple days, or just need a quick temporary fix, then try some of these remedies out, they really work!!!

Hi Tami- here are some tips for major tooth pain. Hope it helps. L.