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(Summary description)Ofcourse,theanswertoa toothache isalways“seeyourdentist.”Butthisadviceisn’tallthathelpfulwhenyoucan’tseeyourdentistrightawayandthepainisunbearable.Inthispost,I’msharingmybestmethodforgettingoutofpainfromtoothachesorgumpain,techniquestoreducethepainwhileyouwaitforyourdentistappointment,andthecommonmistakespeoplemakethatactuallymakethepainworse.The3-3-3MethodforToothPainWhengettingoutoftoothpain,it’sallaboutcontrollingswelling.Reducetheswellingandyoureducethepain.Short-term,thebestwaytoreducethisinflammationiswiththe3-3-3method:that’sthreeAdvils(600mgtotal),threetimesaday,forthreedays.Whatnottodo:Don’ttaketheAdvilandthenstoponceyoustarttogetpainrelief.ThetrickwithAdvilistokeepthelevelsup,becauseifyoubackoff,ittakesawhilefortheAdvilkickinagainandreduceinflammation.Keepinmindthatthismethodcan’tdoanythingtoaddresstherootcauseofyourtoothpain.Youalsohavetocheckwithyourdoctorthatyoucantakeibuprofen.Toothpainalmostnevergoesawaybyitself—sodon’tusethismethodforanythingelseexceptforgettingoutofpaintotideyouoveruntilyourdentistappointment.NaturalToothache ReliefIfyoucan’ttakeAdvil(andmanypeoplecan’t,socheckwithyourdoctor)thereareseveralnaturalmethodsyoucanusetoreducethepain:SaltRinse:Rinse withmysupersaturatedsaltrinse.Pouraglassofwarmtohotwater(boilingtemperaturenotnecessary)andslowlystirineitherhimalayanordeadseasaltuntilyouseesaltcrystalsatthebottomthatarenolongerdissolving.Rinsewiththissolution4-5timesdailytoreduceinflammationandcontractthetissues(British Dental Journal).Thisrinseisespeciallyeffectivewithgumpainandforeignbodyresponsetoapoppyseedstuckinbetweenthegums.CloveOil:Cloveisanessentialoilthatmayprovidepainreliefasstrongasbenzocaine(TheJournalofDentistry,2006).Theactiveingredientiseugenol,which,althoughoccurringinnature,has safetyconcernsaccordingtotheEWG.Mosthealthfoodstoreshavecloveoilforafewdollarsabottle.Touseit,applyaverysmallamounttoacottonswaborpieceoftissueandapplygentlytotheaffectedarea.Thisworkswellifthereisanexposednerveduetoadeepcavity.Specificplacementofthecloveoiliscrucialforsuccess—itwillonlyworkifyouplacetheoilnearthepulpaltissue.GrabaPillow:Keepyourheadelevatedatalltimes.Forsleep,stayelevatedwithawedge-shapedpilloworbystackingseveralpillows.Whenyoudropyourheadtothelevelofyourheart,lyingdown,bloodsupplygradientstoyourheadchangemakingswellingworseandthepainworse.KeeptheAreaCold:Frozenpeasoraplasticziplocbagwithhalfwaterandhalficeworksgreataswell.WhatCausesToothPain?Insideeachofyourteeth,youhavelivingtissuewithanartery,vein,andnerve.Thesepartsofthetoothpartsgivethetoothsensationtopressure,hotandcold,butalsocangetinfected.Certainbacteriainyourmouthexcreteacidsandboretheirwaythroughtoothenamel(thehard,whiteoutercoatingofteeth).Oncebacteriagetthroughenamel,theygainaccesstotheinsidestructure,dentin—whichislikeaspongewithtubules,andtheinsideofthetoothrespondstotheseinvaderswithinflammation.Whenyoucutyourhand,there’sroomtoexpandandswellup—butinsidethehardenamelwallsofatooth,theswellingcan’texpand—andthatshouldgiveyouagoodsenseofwhytoothpainisexcruciating.It’sratherunique,asthere’snowhereelseinthebodythatthishappens.Thisiswhythe3-3-3methodworks—itreducestheswelling.Othercausesoftoothpain:Foodgettingstuckbetweenyourteeth,especiallyifyourteethhavespacesinbetweenthemTraumatothetooth,includinginjuryorgrindingyourteethAsinusinfectionthatcanbefeltaspainintheteethOnceYou’reattheDentistWhenyoumakeyourappointment,asktheofficeifthere’sanythingtheyrecommendtodealwithpaininthemeantime.Recordyourpain—whendiditstart?Howfrequentisit?Isitradiating?Recordpossiblerootcausesofthetoothpain,includingnewfoods,newactivities,oranythingnewinyourroutine.ShouldIGototheEmergencyRoomforMyToothache?Don’thesitatetogostraighttotheERifyouhave:PainthatpersistsformorethanadayortwoAfeverSignsandsymptomsofinfectionsuchasswellingYoureyesareswellingshutTroublebreathingorswallowingIfyou’reinpainrightnow,IhopethishelpsyougetoutofpainwhileyouwaittoseeyourdentistandIwishyouaspeedyrecovery!