Pain indicate problems in the body, which suggests the presence of any disease. The same applies to toothache, which can be caused by various reasons. In our material, we will look at why there is discomfort, how to cope with pain with medical drugs and traditional medicine.
The main causes of toothache
Before you start taking pills or get rid of pain with the help of popular methods, you should understand what causes discomfort.
Pain may occur for the following reasons:
- Caries. Is the most common cause. At the initial stage, the tissues start to break down, and during this period there are almost no symptoms - only when you press or the temperature, you can feel a little discomfort.
- Periodontitis In this case, the gum tissue becomes inflamed. Moreover, the disease can be caused by several reasons: poor oral hygiene, damage after a visit to the dentist, a complex form of pulpitis. In this case, the pain is very acute - it is almost impossible to touch the tooth.
- Pulpitis. It occurs in case of late visits to the dentist in the presence of caries. The pain is long, intense.
In addition, the causes of toothache can be damage to the tooth, such as chips, cracks. In this case, the dentin is exposed, which is distinguished by a high degree of sensitivity, which causes unpleasant sensations.
Many people have discomfort teething wisdom, and this process is quite long - it can last for a year.
During this period, the gums become inflamed, which causes pain. It is important to remember that in this case it is strictly forbidden to warm the sore spot.
What medications will help if a tooth ache
Pharmacies today have a wide range of medicines available to help you cope with discomfort. Among the variety of the following drugs are highlighted:
- Analgin;
- Paracetamol;
- Citramon;
- Ketorol.
But do not immediately rush to take painkillers. First read the possible side effects. For example, do not drink Paracetamol in the case of kidney or liver disease during pregnancy. Citramon is also very effective, but it also has contraindications: it should not be taken for ulcers, gastritis, or kidney disease.
If we talk about the above list, the most powerful of the drugs is Ketorol. But it, for example, cannot be taken by pregnant, nursing mothers, those who suffer from an ulcer or shortness of breath. Also remember that a day should not be taken more than three tablets of this tool, as the drug is washed down with plenty of water.
In addition, with a toothache, you can help drugs such as: Nise, Ketanov, Dexalgin. It would be nice to keep in the first-aid kit Lidocaine or Ultracain, these are the strongest painkillers, but they should not be pounded. Just soak a piece of cotton wool in the solution, attach it to the sore spot.
It is not advisable to take antibiotics without a prescription, as this can only aggravate the problem.
We turn for help to traditional medicine.
But besides the use of traditional medicine, you can use quite effective painkillers that have been used for many generations before us. The most famous means of traditional medicine include:
Pork lard (not salty). Just put a piece between the cheek and the tooth for 20-30 minutes. Instead of fat, you can take a piece of raw beets.- Salt or soda solution. To cope with unpleasant sensations, you need to prepare a solution of 200 ml of warm water and any means and rinse your mouth during the day at least 5 times.
- Rinsing with infusions of herbs such as sage or chamomile will also help. To prepare an anesthetic solution, you should take two tablespoons of dried herbs, pour 200 ml of boiling water and keep the liquid in a water bath for 20 minutes. When the infusion has cooled slightly, you need to rinse their mouth for at least 15 minutes. As a prevention, repeat the procedure in half an hour.
- Alcohol will also help you - they need to rinse a bad tooth (it is better to use brandy or vodka).
- Propolis tincture copes with discomfort. Dampen a piece of cotton or gauze in it, attach it to the tooth and hold it for about 10 minutes.
- Finely chop the onion, wrap the resulting gruel in cheesecloth and attach to the ear on the opposite side of the aching tooth.
- In this case, the foliage of valerian, which you just need to chew on a little, will help. Instead, you can take a few mint leaves.
- Hydrogen peroxide. To get rid of unpleasant taste, it must be diluted in water in a ratio of 1: 1. This method should be used at least three times a day.
Pork lard (not salty). Just put a piece between the cheek and the tooth for 20-30 minutes. Instead of fat, you can take a piece of raw beets.What to do when pain occurs during pregnancy
The appearance of unpleasant sensations during this period is not uncommon, because it is caused by changes in hormonal levels, which can provoke inflammatory processes, the teeth themselves become more vulnerable. In addition, the lack of calcium, which is especially strongly observed in the third trimester, can lead to pain.
Naturally, in this period, take strong painkillers should not be, because you can harm the child. Best of all, of course, go to the doctor immediately, but if you do not have such an opportunity, you need to do the following:
- Brush teeth thoroughly to remove food residue.
- Make a compress of tooth drops (harmless during pregnancy) or rinse the mouth with extract of propolis. In addition, you can make a solution for rinsing from other herbs.
If the pain is strong enough and rinsing does not help, you can drink No-shpu. And do not worry, going to the doctor, because modern medicine offers hundreds of drugs and techniques that will be 100% safe for the child.
What else can you do at home
Often the pain happens with growing wisdom teeth, which are at the very end of the dentition. They usually erupt after 24 years, but they can and much later, it even happens that they do not grow at all. Most often, their appearance is characterized by swelling of the gums, the appearance of discomfort, and various complications.
Severe pain can be caused by:
- Wrong growth of the "eight".
- Inflammation of the gums.
It should be remembered that discomfort in this period is quite a frequent phenomenon, which is easy to explain. Wisdom teeth begin to appear after the jaw is fully formed, there is no such good preparation, as with the growth of other teeth, the “way” for which milk teeth were prepared. And the eight grows for quite a long time, in some cases up to a year.
But if the pain is acute and constant, it is best to consult a doctor. Most likely, you will spend a small and quick operation to remove the "hood", that is, part of the gums, which interferes with growth. Also, to cope with unpleasant sensations, you can rinse the mouth cavity with saline.
Often the pain is felt after the removal of the tooth, especially in the lower jaw. This is a rather painful procedure, which leads to the violation of the integrity of bone tissue. In this case, the discomfort is completely natural. But it happens that after the procedure, inflammation begins, which can be caused by poor oral hygiene.
To facilitate this, it is advisable to gently rinse your mouth with an extract of chamomile or oak bark, and you should not make too sharp movements so as not to provoke a new “wave”: just add liquid to your mouth and hold for a couple of minutes. If the pain is too strong, you can drink one of the analgesics that we talked about above.
But also remember that most of the problems associated with improper hygiene, sparse brushing of teeth, late visits to the dentist, to which you need to go at least once every six months.
