12 Quick Home Remedies For Toothache!

Is your stubborn toothache depriving you of your night's sleep? Then check out below the 12 quick home remedies for toothache!

• Use the right brushing tools

Brush your teeth daily with a herbal toothpaste. Use a toothbrush with soft bristles to protect your gum tissue and prevent it from shrinking to expose the dentin beneath the teeth enamel.

• Rinse with salt water

Rinse your mouth with salt water few times a day. It acts as a natural disinfectant, drawing out food particles and germs between your teeth. It even heals teeth injuries and inflammation.

• Use raw garlic

Did you know that besides being a great spice, garlic has wonderful medicinal properties? Just chew a fresh garlic clove slowly or apply its paste on the problem area. It will heal your toothache by fighting the bacteria.

• Try raw ginger

Besides being a savory spice, raw ginger can also cure toothache! Chew some fresh raw ginger or apply ginger paste on the affected area. It acts as an effective antiseptic with active ingredients, like gingerols, gingerols and shogoals. Thus, it prevents further bacterial infection.

• Compress with an ice pack

Compress the swollen parts of your cheek with an ice pack. The ice will remarkably reduce the swelling with its cold temperature.

• Use peppermint oil

Peppermint has menthol with powerful anti-bacterial properties. You may apply peppermint oil on the affected area. You may also use peppermint tea bags by letting a used tea bag cool down retaining slight warmth.

• Apply vanilla extract

Did you know that besides flavouring cakes, vanilla extract can cure toothache too? Its great antioxidant properties heal pain. The alcohol it contains, numbs pain. Apply a small quantity of vanilla extract on the affected area few times a day.

• Try some clove oil

Clove oil has been used traditionally to heal toothache. Why? It contains a natural antiseptic, eugenol which helps cure inflammation and numbs pain. Apply some clove oil on the affected area or prepare a mouthwash by stirring a drop of clove oil in a cup of water.

• Smear a little turmeric powder or paste

Turmeric is rich in antiseptic and antibacterial properties. Turmeric has curcumin which cures dental infections and abscesses. Apply turmeric powder or paste on your dental area few times a day.

• Apply thyme essential oil

Thyme is rich in antibacterial and antioxidant properties. Apply thyme essential oil on the sore area few times a day and see how it works!

• Use raw onions

Raw onion possesses great antimicrobial properties that cure bacterial infection. Chew on some raw onions or apply it as a paste on the affected region few times. Bear with its little odour in your mouth for good!

• Rinse with myrrh

Myrrh acts as an astringent, cures inflammation and destroys bacteria. So rinse with a slight trace of myrrh few times to have wonderful results.

If your toothache turns critical, consult your dentist immediately. Also, let me know in the comments section below how these home remedies help you relieve your toothache!