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Garlic, Oil Pulling
Posted by Laura (VA) on 03/16/2025
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By now, I know that when a lot of people are extolling certain remedies on Earth Clinic, I need to listen to them. I had a terrible tooth ache during the night, and finally got up and oil pulled for about 5 or 10 minutes. By the time I woke up, my toothache was minimal! Tonight, I decided to try the garlic treatment on my tooth. It also helped a lot - I think even a bit more than the oil pulling. Thanks so much for all of the people who you have helped, including me!
Cloves
Posted by JonNewham (Hollis, New Hampshire) on 11/24/2024
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My wife suggested it, so I read about using clove oil for toothache on healthline.com. I have it try, and it works very well. Two drops of clove oil to a teaspoon of olive oil.
Whiskey
Posted by Rob (Kentucky) on 05/20/2024
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Toothache pain will be gone in minutes if you hold a large swallow of whiskey in the mouth for 5 minutes.
Whiskey
Posted by Rob (Kentucky) on 10/04/2024
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ALCOHOL (ethyl alcohol). – Decay of the Teeth Prevented . – Use dilute alcohol as a tooth wash. Swish with alcohol and water mixed, 1 part to 4 part. From the Book: The Medical Genius 4th Ed., page 12,1894 by Stacy Jones M.D.
The old man I got this remedy from said this to me: When I get a bad toothache. I rinse the area with Jack Daniels, hold it in my mouth by the sore tooth for about a minute than spit it out. This works for me 9 times out of 10.
Listerine works for me just as well. I believe it's the alcohol that does the trick. Most of the time I get instant relief with out having to repeat this method. Rarely I'll have to do it more than once.
Cell Salts #12 Silicea 6x
Posted by Becky (Laporte, Tx) on 07/22/2021 2 posts
Update: the swelling has come back a little, but it is still so much better. Still using all supplements listed plus the cell salts.
Onion
Posted by Deirdre (CT) on 11/19/2020
Hi David,
When I had extreme tooth nerve sensitivity last summer, it was from detoxing too much too fast. I took a potassium supplement and within half an hour, completely better. I continued to take one tablet a day for the next few days.
Hydrogen Peroxide
Posted by Karen (Florida) on 08/20/2017
Using goldenseal liquid is also excellent in healing oral issues. Put 2-5 drops in 4oz water and swish until gone. It works great. You may use it 2-6 times daily, but not over 10 days. We have healed abcessed tooth infections with this. The tooth still needs dental assistance from a dentist, but it does end the infection.
Silver Nanoparticles
Posted by Art (California ) on 11/04/2018 2870 posts
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Kellie (Usa) on 10/12/2016
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I had a horrible toothache and I mixed about 2 Tbsp ACV with the Mother and about 1 tsp of raw honey with about 1/4 cup of lukewarm water and I swished it around my teeth and then swallowed it. that was about 30 minutes ago and the pain was GONE within 15 minutes. Completely gone. I don't know how long the pain will be gone, but I am amazed and so grateful. I am concerned about the enamel damage possible by ACV so I might just swallow the mixture next time and see if that works as well. I am so amazed that this worked.
Hydrogen Peroxide
Posted by Coregon (Tennessee) on 09/06/2016
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For toothache when you can't get in to dentist right away, I swish 3% peroxide in mouth, hold for 30 seconds..then SPIT OUT. Repeat until you no longer see lots of bubbles or toothache relieved. See dentist if toothache is persistent.
Hypericum
Posted by Gaiamuse (Massachusetts) on 05/22/2016
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Homeopathic Hypericum can be a great remedy for a toothache. It's the homeopathic version of St. John's Wort. I have hypersensitivity -- particularly in the tooth area -- so if there is even a minor irritation it can blossom into a lot of pain. Once when my dentist packed a cavity too tight the nerve was throbbing until I tried hypericum. I would have had to have a root canal or an extraction otherwise! Try hypericum 30c every 3 hours until the pain goes away. If it doesn't after a couple of days then another remedy is called for.
Green Tea
Posted by Dennis (Texas, US) on 11/29/2014
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I used the acv, but I also tried green tea unsweetened and then sucked on the tea bags over the tooth and within an hour toothache was gone, then I drank the warm tea and that helped better than any over the counter pain meds. Hope this helps someone it did me.
Oil Pulling
Posted by T Huck (Frederick, Md) on 11/23/2014
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I did a combination of oil pulling and a clove of finely chopped garlic and pulled the combo for ten min. I did this three times day one and 95% of the pain and swelling was gone. Today I woke up and plan on doing it two more times just to make sure that I knock out the balance oc any infection that may be left. I was shocked at how effective this was and really excited to share with all of you. So next time you have a tooth ache try this method to see if it is as effective for you as it was for me. Not only did my pain go away but my teeth are cleaner and my breath could knock a buzzard off a sh-- wagon
Alum
Posted by Cecilia (Craftsbury, Vt) on 07/02/2015
I would strongly suggest not using alum, it is an aluminum salt and toxic to injest.
Cloves
Posted by Davina (Los Angeles) on 02/22/2014
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I have a toothache. Been going off and on for a few weeks. I am waiting until the dentist can see me. I read about the clove oil and ground cloves. All I had was ground cloves. I put some ground clove around the tooth and the pain is quite diminished. Tastes nasty though but anything to stop the pain.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Michelle (Melbourne Australia ) on 03/09/2018
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Omg this works! I was in excruciating pain and over the counter medication wasn't working, a few mouthfuls of this held in my mouth and then spat out and the pain went away. Thank you
Cloves
Posted by Wexcellent (Oregon City, Oregon, Usa) on 05/15/2011
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About 2 months ago I started developing a toothache in a tooth I already have had a root canal and crown on. It was very sensitive to pressure (not to cold - which tells me the nerves inside are dead) and was starting to throb and ache more and more. I had almost resigned myself to go to the dentist where the solution would likely have been to pull it - what else would they do? Maybe they would have tried to treat it first with antibiotics. Anyway, I got on Earth Link looking for advice on temporary relief. After reading through a bunch of what people said I decided to synthesize a couple of the solutions. I spent about $18 on activated charcoal capsules and clove oil and mixed the two with a little olive oil into a paste. I put it in an emptied tea bag and used it as a compress between my cheek and gum next to the affected tooth. I left it there about an hour in the evening. I also put a couple of drops of clove oil on a cotton ball and held it against the area on the with my tongue for awhile at the same time. I just spit the nasty saliva in a cup because I didn't want to swallow it and I was worried the cloves might upset my stomach. That night it provided temporary relief, though I could still tell something was wrong and I still had the referred pain in my cheek and lower teeth on the same side.
However, in the morning I woke up early and went out to breakfast with someone. It wasn't until I got home that I realized my tooth not only didn't hurt anymore but that I'd been chewing on that side of mouth without even thinking about it. I was expecting the pain to return but it hasnt yet - there has been no recurrence at all in the last two months.
Since then I provided this information to a friends wife who was suffering with a temporary crown and she had similar results, she treated the area twice.
NOTE: My local store didn't have clove oil so the first try I just put ground cloves in with the activated charcoal. It might have provided some relief but it was negligible.
Wexcellent
Cloves
Posted by MTCO (Brisbane, Australia) on 05/20/2023
True Tine. Usually only temporary relief from clove remedy. Colloidal silver works deeper and permanently removes the problem. I have used teeth trays with CS in them and got rid of sensitivity in teeth / pain permanently.
Cloves
Posted by Sarah (Yellow Springs, Oh) on 06/03/2010
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I had a really bad toothache with throbbing pain radiating out from my tooth and taking over half of my head. I tried the clove essential oil on a cotton swab rubbed on and around my tooth. My pain is gone. I have to reapply it every 4-6 hours when it starts hurting just a little again. It is really strong tasting, so I have a glass of juice ready to get the taste out after I apply it. Thanks for the good advice, Earth Clinic!
Green Tea
Posted by Tucson_arizona (Tucson, Arizona, U.s.a.) on 06/03/2010
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I started having a toothache a week ago, I read before that green tea is suppose to help with gum disease, so I bought a bottle of green tea pills (I don't like the taste of the tea). They are 250 mg, and 95% polyphenols. I have been taking 4 of those a day, and mouth washing with peroxide and my toothache pain has reduced to almost no pain at all.
Tea Tree Oil
Posted by Katie (Wrexham, Wales) on 01/14/2009
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The other comments here look excellent.
I also just wanted to add that a few drops of tea tree oil and/or witchhazel, as helpful too- straight onto the gum with a finger or toothbrush (diluted in some oil or straight on seems fine for me too). It has helped me a lot- the pain had been unbearable, it took a couple of days both times I tried it. I'm not sure if its totally healed now this time, so I will continue this for a bit longer, and may try clove oil and/or garlic, cayenne, or oil pulling remedies too to compare their efficiency.
Vitamin C
Posted by Lawrence S (North Charleston,SC)
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if you have a tooth ache and don't want to go to the dentist, here is a cure: take 1000 mg of vitamin C plus one capsule of Echinacea Root. Make sure it has 450 mg of Echinacea and take it twice a day for about 2 weeks. The pain will go away and then you don't have to take anything. One more thing -- don't take them all at once, take them like 9 am and 9 pm or some like that. if you can't take the pain take some pain pills with it. I have a bad tooth and no pain and i don't take any thing for it.
Oil Pulling
Posted by Jeri (Colorado) on 09/16/2016
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I also tried oil pulling with garlic. However, I was getting too burned by chopped up garlic and being the wussy I am, I opted for some organic garlic powder instead. I used coconut oil (enough to swish around in your mouth) and just poured some garlic powder on it and mixed it together until the oil was the yellow garlic color. I oil pull for at least 20 minutes at a time. The more often I do it, the more effective. I really just need to get this cavity fixed, but in the meantime, this has brought much relief.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Rita (Somewhere In Tx) on 12/22/2015
Stephanie - I hope by now u got into the dentist and took care of the problems.
There are plenty of us out here that have that problem of simply getting into that chair-speaking for myself, I simply can't take it anymore.
My blood pressure agrees with ME and spikes incredibly HIGH leading to even the dentist refusing to work-upper number greater than 210--and yeah this is even w/the antihypertensives-
Finally 1 dentist witnessed me taking the medications, waited for a workable reading and continued working even though it started to rise AND GOT THEM OUT and then of course the blood pressure came down--you're not the only one having difficulties and you will find a dentist that YOU can work with.
See if there is someone to get you home after the office visit and then the dentist can give you a little "something" besides the nitrous that will RELAX YOU and get you through the visit nice and easy.
