How to Ease Toothaches Naturally

My coworker’s molar recently broke under pressure from a crowding wisdom tooth.  Not having dental insurance, he treated the area gingerly for a while and then forgot about it.  The pain kept increasing until he had to rely on vicodin.  He was worried the tooth would easily become decayed or infected, yet he didn’t schedule with a dentist right away.  When the tooth completely fell apart, he told me he could "tickle his nerve" with his tongue.  That’s when I stood over him until he made his appointment with the dentist.

Not all maladies can be cured naturally.  Yes, he needed traditional dental care, but in the meantime, he discovered some effective, natural methods of pain control:

• Tea tree oil mouthwash.  Link to other blog about tea tree oil.  This product can be found in natural food stores.  I do not recommend trying to blend tea tree oil yourself.  The tea tree oil extract I have is extremely potent.
• Black tea leaves packed around the sore area.  Whole tea leaves work best.  Just briefly soak a pinch or two of dried tea leaves in some tepid water to get them to uncurl and expand.  Pack them around your sore tooth.  You can use a tea bag, too, but the loose leaves can get into smaller areas.  The key is not to soak the tea too long, or otherwise you’ll diffuse all the healing properties of the tea in the soak water and not on the targeted, painful site.
• Feverfew tea.  I have used this for a variety of maladies.  My coworker claimed that the infusion I made him helped to dull the pain.
• Warm salt water.  Salt water has healing and disinfectant properties.  The warm water helps ease pain, too.  Just be careful not to swish too vigorously.
• Tobacco.  DO NOT START smoking if you are in pain.  Smoking causes a wealth of other problems.  However, my coworker, already a smoker, got much relief from smoking.  He had to be cautious, especially after he had the tooth and the wisdom tooth surgically removed, not to suck on the cigarettes and aggravate the wound.  Tobacco itself is a pain reliever and staunches blood.  I read once about some fishermen who shoved mounds of cigarettes in their friend’s shark wounds, and he survived.  No doubt about it, tobacco is bad for oral health.  My coworker’s dentist said that his smoking to relieve pain was okay because he was already a smoker and because he had to wait a day or two to get treated.

Our mouths are the gateways to our bodies.  Having a problematic tooth can take a major toll on the rest of our systems.  Hopefully some of these natural remedies will help you.
 

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