Sometimes a toothache catches up at the most inopportune moment, when before going to the dentist you have to spend hours, or even days of painful waiting. In such cases, the best way to alleviate the suffering that toothache brings is folk remedies.
Toothache in a child
It should be taken into account that not all medications for eliminating toothache, used by adults, are suitable for a child's body. Even in the case of traditional medicine, the means must be selected carefully, taking into account the sensitivity of the growing organism to many components of home remedies. Many plants are able to cause allergy in children, and alcohol, which is the basis of most infusions, kids is completely contraindicated. Therefore instead of tinctures it is better to use decoctions of herbs successfully used for children's treatment. Here are some recipes of folk medicine that safely help to eliminate toothache in a child:
- Rinse with toothache can be carried out with a decoction of sage, chamomile, plantain, melissa. These remedies help to eliminate the inflammation of the dental tissues and gums, thereby reducing the intensity of the pain symptom.
- As an antiseptic, as well as to reduce edema, rinse with soda solution.
- Home remedy for toothache, which is suitable for adults and children, is rubbed garlic. It must be applied to the wrist at the place where the pulse is palpated. If the tooth hurts on the right side, the garlic compress is applied to the left arm, and vice versa.
- Another safe way of toothache is massage. It is carried out on the thumb of the hand opposite to the side of the onset of pain, at the very base of the nail.
- An excellent means to ease the condition can serve as cold. A piece of ice wrapped in a layer of fabric can be applied to the cheek.
- Tincture of propolis with toothache has a powerful stretch and anti-inflammatory effect.
- Despite the fact that the warming effect on the painful area brings some temporary relief, in no case is it possible to warm the place where the tooth or gum has become inflamed.
How to ease toothache for adults?
List of folk remedies for toothache for adults is much broader than "child":
- One of the most popular methods of anesthesia has long been considered food diluted alcohol. A vial of vodka, cognac, rum (all strong unsweetened drinks, available houses, will approach), it is necessary to hold some time in a mouth. Such an anesthetic and antiseptic will help "hold out" before a visit to the dentist.
- Excellent acting plant for relief of toothache - spicy cloves. One bud of a carnation it is necessary to grind to a consistence of a powder and to impose on a sick tooth. Essential oil from toothache "number one" is isolated from the same plant. A drop of oil helps to destroy the pathogenic bacteria that contribute to exacerbation of caries.
- Camphor alcohol has an effective effect on toothache. The cotton swab soaked in it is applied to a sick tooth. The short-term increase in pain will be followed by considerable relief.
- If there was a toothache after the filling, it is worth rinsing the mouth with a tincture of calendula or decoction of chamomile. But keep in mind that the increased pain can speak about the repeated inflammation of the tooth.
Toothache in lactation
The treatment of toothache by folk remedies during breastfeeding requires the same cautious approach as in the case of pain relief in children. You can try to use gentle methods: decoctions of herbs for rinsing, massage, cold attachments. It should be noted that the use of garlic, essential oils, spices can affect the sensitive sense of smell of the child when feeding. Therefore, this method should be abandoned. Also, you should not remove toothache with alcohol tinctures - alcohol is quickly absorbed from the oral mucosa into the bloodstream, and then penetrates into the mother's milk. To treat a toothache in such cases it is possible by applying a piece of raw beet, unsalted fat, propolis (in solid form).