Toothache (દાંતમાં દુખાવો) is normal in adults and children and there can be different reasons behind having a toothache. If you are having an acute toothache, the best thing to do is visit the best dentist in Ranip, Ahmedabad like dentist Khushbu Modi. However, if the pain is due to reasons like something stuck in a tooth or braces, gum swelling, biting something really hard and hurting teeth or gum, etc. In kids, a toothache can be the cause of development and growth. For this kind of toothache, you can try some homemade remedies before visiting the best dentist in Ranip, Ahmedabad.
- Clove oil (લવિંગનું તેલ)
- Mix two to three drops of clove oil with a half tsp olive oil to make an effective homemade remedy to pacify toothache. You can also replace olive oil with coconut oil.
- Take a cotton ball or dropper to apply the oil mixture on the affected tooth.
- Let it work for some time. It may make you feel that the area has got numb, but it will be fine in some time. In some minutes, you will feel that the pain is relieved from the tooth.
- Once the pain is pacified, you can gargle with clean water.
- Onions
- Take a fresh onion and slice it.
- Take one slice of the onion and put it on the tooth that is giving you a hard time. Onion has an antibacterial effect, which can help in healing pain in teeth.
- You must get the juice of the onion and for that, you can press the onion gently with other teeth. Do not eat it though. Keep it pressed for five to ten minutes, so you can get the onion juice to work on relaxing your toothache.
- After five to ten minutes, you can remove the slice of onion and gargle with fresh water.
- Garlic
- Garlic is used in dealing with different types of pain and toothache is one of them.
- Take three to four garlic pods. Add a pinch of salt and pepper and crush it well to make a paste.
- Apply the paste on the affected tooth and leave it until you feel the pain is gone or at least for 10 to 20 minutes.
- Once you feel healed, you can remove the garlic and gargle.
Please be cautious while using these homemade remedies to deal with toothache and using them for kids as they are likely to eat them or may feel them spicy. For kids, it is always recommended to see the best dentist in Ranip to get toothache treatment for kids.
Adults can try homemade remedies to subside the toothache and if you still feel the same, you must visit the top dentist in Ahmedabad. The reason behind toothache can be something serious like tooth decay, wisdom tooth, crack in the tooth, gum disease, etc.
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