Ouch!! I have a really bad toothache and can't get into see the dentist until next week. What can I do?

Question

It hurts so bad to where I can't sleep.

ok, I just tried the ice thing on my hand and it worked!! It's the only thing I had here at my house that was in the answers. But I'm not choosing a best answer yet, I'm going to write down everything and go to the store tomorrow when they are open and get some more stuff and see which ones work the best and last the longest! Thanks so much to all of you!

Answer 1

Anbesol

Answer 2

I have had some bad experiences with my teeth as well, so maybe I can help you out. First it depends why you have the toothache. If you have a cavity, the easiest thing to use is clove oil. It taste like crap, but it will help. When I had a tooth pulled, I got a dry socket, because the blood clot fell out and the nerve was exposed. It hurt like hell. I finally got back into the dentist and instead of telling me how to fix it myself, he made me wait 2 days and pay 60 bucks for another visit. Basically, all he did was cut a gauze pad down into a small strip, soak it in clove oil and stuff it into the hole in my gums, where the tooth used to be. The dentist has a stronger version of clove oil in his office, but store bought will work just fine. If you have a small cavity, I would just soak a small gauze pad in clove oil and bite down on it where it hurts. Change the pad when the ache comes back. Trust me on this, it is instant relief. Oral Gel Maximum Strength will help alot with this also. If you have an infection of the nerve inside the gums, then you are in trouble because not much will help with that until the infection is gone except narcotics. Visit your dentist office, or hospital, if it bad enough, and if you are lucky they will write you a script for enough to last until your appointment. If they won't you could always try and score some from a friend. I had to go this route once when my tooth was killing me and the dentist wouldn't write me a script for anything. Darvocet, vicodin,percocet, lorcet, lortab, oxycontin, roxycet, are ms contin are a few drugs considered narcotic and prescribed for pain. I am not advising you to hunt them out on your own because you could overdose or become addicted to them. I also know how bad a tooth ache can be and what it can drive you do. I have had everyone of mine pulled because in the course of a year or two they just went down hill, and I was gettin one cavity after another for no good reason. So if you do go this route be careful and always look at the amount of narcotic in the pill. You can tell this by the numbers on the pill container. The drugs mixed with tylenol or asprin will have two numbers, something like this 05/500. The smaller number is usually the narcotic and the larger is the tylenol. Some pills will only contain one number because they are strictly narcotic. Either way, never take anything over 2.5 of narcotic to start. If the narcotic is a 5 break it in half to see if that is enough. If not take a 5 next time. I have a long history of drug abuse when it comes to narcotics, because of some bad decisions when I was younger. So I have a pretty good idea of what I am talking about. Again though, I wouldn't advise you to go this route, but if you do I hope this will help to keep you safe.

Answer 3

This is not an instant fix but it is the best thing to do. It was recommended by a Pharmacist and it will work.

Take 800 milligrams (4 tablets) Ibuprophen every 4 hours for infection or absess and use Red Cross toothache drops. You usually have to get it at a pharmacy. You can use it as often as you need to.

You should have some relief within 12 hours which I know sounds like forever.

Lastly, I would find a new dentist. Any dentist who will let you suffer for a week is not a good one, in my opinion.

I feel for you. Get better soon.

Answer 4

Until you can see your dentist, try these self-care tips for a toothache:

Use dental floss to remove any food particles wedged between your teeth.
Take an over-the-counter (OTC) pain reliever to dull the ache.
Apply an OTC antiseptic containing benzocaine directly to the irritated tooth and gum to temporarily relieve pain. Direct application of oil of cloves (eugenol) also may help. Don't place aspirin or another painkiller directly against your gums, as it may burn your gum tissue.

Swelling, pain when you bite, a foul-tasting discharge and redness indicate infection. See your dentist as soon as possible.

Call your dentist if:
The pain persists for more than a day or two
You have fever with the toothache
You have trouble breathing or swallowing

Answer 5

Home remedy for toothache is as given below:-
# Hot water or a ice bag on either side of the face gives relief
# Clove oil is a great home remedies for a toothache. Apply 2-3 drops of clove oil on affected tooth 2-3 times a day.
# Mix 5 ml of clove oil, eucalyptus oil, menthol, and water. Use it for gargling.
# Paste prepared out of 1-2 clove of garlic and salt could be applied on affected tooth for fast relief.
# Onion piece could also be placed on the affected part.

OR...

For temporary relief of pain, you may try the following techniques.

Take acetaminophen (Tylenol®, Tempra® or a generic) or ibuprofen (Advil®, Nuprin® or a generic) to relieve the pain. Children and teenagers should not take aspirin due to the possibility of Reye's syndrome. Be sure to swallow the pill. Do not rub it on the sore area. This can cause acid burns to an already sore mouth.

Apply over-the-counter anesthetic gels with benzocaine to numb tooth pain.

Rinse your mouth with salt water.

If your gums become swollen, you may have an infection. Apply a cold pack on the outside of the cheek to reduce the swelling and pain. Ice cubes wrapped in a towel will work. If nothing else is available, hold a cold can of soda to your cheek. Swelling can mean a serious problem, so be sure to call your dentist

Answer 6

If you have a health food store near, you should purchase some liquid bentonite (it is an all natural detox) helps with toothaches......it is volcanic ash that has been hydrated and can be used on anything. My babysitter couldn't get in to see a dentist in a reasonable amount of time and she was in extreme pain. I soaked some cotton balls in the bentonite and had her pack her tooth with it. Her pain subsided with in 30 mins. Hope you will try it....it really works.

Answer 7

In addition to many good suggestions above for home remedies, sleep with your head elevated. An extra pillow may be all that you need, but you might even have to get into a recliner or sit almost upright on the sofa. This will help keep it from throbbing.

If you are a _regular_patient_ of the dentist and you have made an appointment, perhaps he would consider calling in a prescription for you.

Answer 8

Just rub ice on the back of your hand, on the V-shaped webbed area between your thumb and index finger. A Canadian study found that this technique reduces toothache pain by as much as 50 percent compared with using no ice. The nerve pathways at the base of that V stimulate an area of the brain that blocks pain signals from the face and hands.

Answer 9

Go to a pharmacy that is always aopen and get a gum numbing cream. Works for me. Or take a pill that gets rid of alll around pain. Like advil not the liquid capsuls the ones that are redish and have a coat on them.

Answer 10

See DENTIST ASAP!

Toothaches are a sign that there may be more to worry about then just a little pain. The causes of toothache are several but the major causes are, dental cavity, a cracked tooth, exposed tooth root, gum disease, disease of the jaw joint or spasms of the muscles used for chewing. It is possible for the cause of a toothache to originate from an entirely different problem such as heart attack or angina but this is quite rare. It can be noted however that some patients suffering angina will show toothache or jaw pain as the only symptoms so it is always best to let your dentist or doctor evaluate you.
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