12 Natural Toothache Remedies Your Dentist Doesn’t Want You to Know About
Have you ever wondered how people in the past dealt with toothaches?
Obviously they didn’t have the same dental care and technology and medicinal advancements that we do in this day and age. No one really talks about it, but there are actually some natural alternative remedies you can try to help ease your pain.
12 Natural Alternative Remedies For Toothaches
#1. Clove Oil
Clove oil is considered one of the top, most effective natural remedies against toothaches. It contains an element known as eugenol, which is capable of dulling or numbing pain, very similar to popular painkillers often prescribed for toothache pain.
How to use it: mix a few drops of the clove oil with some coconut oil, soak the mixture into a cotton ball and then apply it to the inflamed area. Once area feels numbed, clean and rinse well with water.
#2. Ginger-Cayenne Paste
This is a strong mixture that can help relieve your pain and also kill off any potentially threatening bacteria that might have contributed to the toothache.
How to use it: mix a bit of cayenne powder with some ginger and water to make a paste, then apply it to the infected tooth and let it sit until the pain starts to numb.
#3. Salt Water Gargle
Simply gargling some salt with water can help reduce pain and also help combat any inflammation or swelling.
How to use it: just put some salt in enough water to gargle and gargle the mixture for about 30 seconds several times a day.
#4. Peppermint Tea
Peppermint tea is a potent antibacterial drink that can help relieve toothaches.
How to use it: simply brew some basic peppermint tea and enjoy it a couple times a day to help remedy the toothache.
#5. Myrrh
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