Stop Wisdom Tooth Pain With These 11 Super Effective Techniques

Nov 27, 2018

The pain from your wisdom teeth can be excruciating until you can get your teeth pulled. Fortunately, there are a few effective treatments that you can try at home until you're able to get to a dentist who can professionally help by extracting your wisdom teeth.

You've probably rinsed your mouth with warm salt water after pulling a tooth. Warm salt water can also be used to clean your mouth and remove some of the bacteria near your wisdom teeth to help prevent an infection from developing while helping with the pain felt from your teeth coming through. Rinse your mouth for a few minutes at a time using water that is as warm as you can stand it so that it disinfects your mouth as much as possible. Try this remedy a few times during the day for relief.

When wisdom teeth begin coming in, there is usually swelling associated with the pain. Make a paste of baking soda and water to rub on your gums. You can also add a small amount of baking soda to the toothpaste that you use each day for relief as well. After a few minutes, the swelling and pain will begin to subside.

Although ice might seem like it's too cold for your mouth, it can help with the swelling associated with wisdom teeth. Use an ice pack or ice in a plastic bag wrapped in a towel instead of putting ice directly on your skin. Alternate keeping the ice pack on your mouth for 15 minutes and taking it off for 15 minutes until you begin to feel relief.

Aside from making cakes and other foods taste good, there are a few benefits of using vanilla extract. Put a few drops of vanilla extract on a cotton ball or a cotton swab, gently rubbing the liquid on your gums for pain relief. As you relax for a few moments, you'll begin to feel that the pain is going away. Make sure you use extract instead of vanilla flavorings that are often sold in stores.

This is a gel that can be applied to your gums or your wisdom teeth if they have erupted. Clean your mouth before applying the gel so that it has the maximum impact for the pain that you experience.

Instead of putting tea bags in water to make a beverage for your family to drink, you can use tea bags to get relief for your wisdom teeth. The best option is black tea. Warm tea can help to relieve the swelling while the warm tea bag itself can help to relieve pain when it's placed on your tooth.

This is an oil that has a very strong fragrance and that can be very spicy when you put it on your tooth, but you will get almost instant pain relief when the oil is used. Only a few drops on a cotton swab are needed for relief. The oil numbs your tooth and any other area that the oil comes in contact with. Combine the oil with olive oil if it's too strong to taste in your mouth.

Add a small amount of turmeric in water or to your toothpaste for its antiseptic qualities. It's also known for its numbing qualities to provide relief for toothaches. The powder can be used as a mouthwash as well.

Although peppermint is often used for nausea and stomach issues, it can also be used for pain relief. The aroma is relaxing as well, which can help in dealing with the pain associated with a toothache. Peppermint oil can be applied to your wisdom tooth for a soothing relief.

Have you tried any of these methods before? Let us know in the comments and show this article to your friends and family who still haven't had their wisdom teeth come in!

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