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TOOTHACHE |
No Toothache Now:
Salt Water:
Mix a heaping tablespoon full of salt in a
small glass of warm water; swirl around inside your mouth for as long as you
can, spit out. Repeat as needed.
Tea Tree Oil:
Just a drop or two will do the trick. You can also add some to a cotton swab
and hold in place or add a few drops of tea tree oil to a small glass of
lukewarm to warm water and rinse your mouth with it.
Oil Of Oregano:
Mix a few drops with a bit of olive oil, then saturate a
cotton ball with mixture. Can replace the olive oil with lukewarm water if
preferred.
Apple Cider Vinegar:
Soak a cotton ball with apple cider vinegar (ACV) and hold it
in place. Can also try regular household vinegar.
Ginger Root:
Take a fresh piece of ginger and chew it a
bit.
Garlic:
Take a clove of garlic, smash it and apply
(settle it inside cheek). You can also mash some garlic with salt.
Peppermint Leaves:
Chew on fresh peppermint leaves. You can
also dried leaves, just hold them in place.
Potato: Cut a fresh piece of potato (raw, skin off)
and hold in place. Can also pound a piece of raw potato, mix in a bit of salt
and use the mash.
Onion:
Slice a piece of fresh onion and hold it
inside your mouth. The onion needs to be freshly cut (so it provides a bit of
onion juice).
Cucumber:
Slice a fresh piece of cucumber and hold it
over the sore area. If refrigerated, you might want to bring the cucumber to
room temperature before using (if sensitive to cold) otherwise a cool piece can
be soothing.You can also mash a piece with a bit of salt and pack it around the
sore tooth.
Cayenne Pepper:
Make a paste with cayenne pepper and water and use on that area.
Black Pepper:
You can use this full strength or make a mix
of pepper and salt and use on that place
Cloves:
This is remedy from the old timers (my great
grandparents), rest a clove against the sore area until pain goes away. You can
also use a drop or two of clove oil (BE CAREFUL: too much can be toxic) or make
a thick paste of ground cloves and water or ground cloves and olive oil.
Tea:
Make a fresh cup of tea then take the used
tea bag (still warm) and stick it in your mouth. Careful not to tear the bag.
The tannins that are naturally in tea leaves can help numb things.