Natural/Herbal Toothache Medicines

Simple and Natural/Herbal Toothache Medicines or Home Remedies?

One can hardly think of a more inexpensive way to soothe a raging tooth than salty water (which as mentioned also seems to work well on tooth abscesses). As mentioned, painkillers, the widely recommended oil of clove and tea tree oil (placed directly onto the area affected by tooth decay) proved useless for me with serious toothaches (though I have never tried applying a fresh piece of clove which might possibly be more effective).

Additionally, salt and water are next to always immediately available (and as mentioned, even sea salt by itself directly placed on the bad tooth or general area of great discomfort works for me as well) while some of the herbal and other remedies listed in the following which I’ve seen variously recommended for aching/paining teeth may not be at hand or more difficult to procure.

Tea tree oil:

Tea tree essential oil is a potent antibacterial that is my second best choice as a tooth and gum pain remedy. It has worked extremely well for me with minor tooth and gum aches (applied straight). It has the additional advantage of being easily carried along in one’s pocket so it is always available in case of need.

Apparently rinsing the mouth with water plus tea tree oil can provide quick relief to inflamed gums. Caveat: use organic tea tree oil whenever possible. According to my information, tea tree oil made from conventionally grown (non-organic) crops retains high levels of toxic pesticide residues.

Laying on of hands:

ask a friend to put his or her hand on the painful spot with a healing intention. This once worked wonders for me, possibly triggering the tooth (the one the dentist wanted to “root canal”) to go into reparation mode (though the tooth concerned has meanwhile further degenerated without pain). Putting my own hand on the cheek with the aching tooth also worked very effectively for me with less intense pain, relieving it near-instantly (but only for a certain time, such as allowing me to sleep for several hours).

Exercise & increasing blood and lymph flow:

a friend told me that when he had a terrible toothache, moving (going out and riding his bike) made the pain less severe. Similarly hanging my head down as far as possible (increasing blood flow to the head and mouth) helped relieve me from the pain of a very bad toothache, temporarily stopping it (it resumed after I straightened myself). Another friend reported that chewing gum improved his toothache.

Sun exposure:

exposing my teeth and gums directly to the light of the sun (as mentioned above) helped me calm aching teeth or gums as well. The reason is (among other things) that UV light at wavelengths of 260-280 nm has bactericidal capabilities, i.e. kills bacteria (UV radiation is actually used as a sterilizing technique).

Strengthening your teeth:

When my teeth (or one of them) hurt(s), it can also be a sign that the tooth simply needs strengthening (remineralizing) or cleaning (for instance of food particles trapped between adjacent teeth).

Listerine:

Warm salt water followed by rinsing with Listerine Antiseptic Mouthwash is also reported extremely effective, taking the pain away in minutes. (Personally I would shun Listerine due to all the chemicals added to the formula.)

Ginger root available at grocery stores reportedly works very effectively and can provide instant toothache relief. Cut off a piece of the ginger root, remove the skin and apply the ginger piece directly to the painful tooth. Bite down on it if at all possible and chew it slowly to swill its juice around the aching tooth. Keep the rest of the ginger root in a container in your refrigerator. Use as needed in case you may have to renew the ginger treatment.

Echinacea:

The best toothache remedy reportedly would be fresh echinacea root (Echinacea tincture would be experimental).

Plantain leaves:

crush/chew the fresh leaves and place on the aching tooth, mix with some salt as available.

While colloidal silver to my knowledge is supposed to work with similar effectiveness as salt water, it is incomparably more expensive and may have other drawbacks.

Clove extract, pure food grade oil of cloves, fresh piece of clove: Clove oil is supposed to have a bactericidal and analgesic effect for both toothache and gum infections. As mentioned, I tried non-organic clove oil for a very serious toothache without getting any relief, but I think that applying a fresh piece of clove might possibly work better. Equally, using (if available) organic oil of cloves may make a big difference.

Also, just for the record, Viktoras Kulvinskas recommends in his “Survival Into The 21st Century” classic to use wheatgrass juice for toothaches and healing, which is certainly worth trying if you have it available (wheatgrass can be easily home grown).

Then there is of course homeopathy:

if you do a search for “toothache homeopathy”, “homeopathic toothache treatment” etc., you should find many suggestions such as Mercurius. [Merc] Chamomilla. [Cham], Belladonna [Bell], Coffea [Coff], Plantago major [Plan], Silicea [Sil], Calcarea fluorica [Calc-f], Calcarea phosphorica [Calc-p], Staphisagria [Staph], Kreosote [Kreos], Spigelia [Spig], Arnica [Arn] as well as personal reports on how people have reduced tooth pain and treated and found relief from various pains related to gums or teeth.

Food grade hydrogen peroxide:

a few drops in water as a mouth wash (not, as mentioned, if you have metal in your mouth) might help relieve toothache as well since hydrogen peroxide oxidises other substances.

Dental ozone treatment:

on a related subject, I have read of a person successfully healing cavities with ozone. In fact, ozone therapy is used in some German dental practices as a powerful antiseptic, disinfectant and painless germicidal treatment against caries and dental/gingival infections. This treatment without side effects kills off bacteria, viruses and fungi within seconds and generally makes antibiotics unnecessary. For general information on mode of operation and effects of ozone, (air and water purification of pathogenic germs & pollutants, treatment of viruses, cancer, Aids, Lyme, gangrene & many other illnesses and complaints).

EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique):

Basically I would have liked to list this option and DIY energy healing tool in first place. But since there aren’t yet enough powerful testimonials testifying to its potentially amazing healing effect and since I haven’t tried it yet much myself on dental issues I haven’t done so. Also unless you are already familiar with this technique (or have someone nearby who is) you will need a while to familiarize yourself with it (at least an hour to read the free basic EFT manual).

Generally:

I think it may sometimes be a good idea to alternate remedies. For example once I used sea salt water repeatedly with a more stubborn tooth/gum ache (relating to an infection that had developed under a bridge which had come loose, see below), and felt that the salt had at some point itself become an element of irritation to the nerve (noticeable from a strong initial increase in pain when taking the salt water in my mouth). When I switched to using organic tea tree oil in-between (applied topically), all was well, as far as toothaches from bridges.