Author Topic: please tell me a home remedy for a toothache? (Read 4257 times)

gunsmith · « **on:** January 30, 2011, 02:49:20 AM »

No dam insurance, no drugs other then aspirin & no money to see a dentist - 300 mile round trip to see dentist even if I had the dough... I'm freaking hurting!

BridgeRunner · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2011, 02:54:46 AM »

Clove oil. Probably also not handy. :/

Typhoon · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2011, 02:57:51 AM »

Agreed. Sorry...

BridgeRunner · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2011, 03:04:32 AM »

Honestly, I got through a year of needing a bad tooth fixed by just holding warm water in my mouth around it and not putting pressure on it 'til the worst of the pain subsided. No idea if this would work for anyone else, though. I just kind of figured it out on my own.

Declaration Day · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2011, 03:31:51 AM »

Whiskey?

Viking · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2011, 03:44:46 AM »

Dentist school the next time you are near one? Otherwise, dunno. I've seen books on survival/emergency medicine & dentistry, but I have no idea how good they are...

ETA: No welfare or something that you're eligible for?

White Horseradish · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2011, 12:18:03 PM »

Quote from: BridgeRunner on January 30, 2011, 02:54:46 AM

Clove oil. Probably also not handy. :/

Cloves tossed in hot water for a bit also work. It makes a sorta tea-like thing you can rinse with.

Waitone · « **Reply #7 on:** January 30, 2011, 12:19:46 PM »

Some things will never get better without medical intervention. A bum tooth is the top of the list. You can delay the inevitable but you will end up in a dentists chair.

gunsmith · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2011, 12:39:14 PM »

some one gave me a tablespoon of cloves, I will try that, got an old canker sore brush in a box with some stuff left on it-that and aspirin has been working a little. this sucks.

cassandra and sara's daddy · « **Reply #9 on:** January 30, 2011, 12:49:45 PM »

http://www.atsu.edu/asdoh/

man i feel for you had a bad one for one year was brutal

Gowen · « **Reply #10 on:** January 30, 2011, 12:54:08 PM »

Aspirin or ibuprofen work on tooth aches. Acetaminophen doesn't work at all.

41magsnub · « **Reply #11 on:** January 30, 2011, 12:58:13 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPhRiaNW4UQ

BlueStarLizzard · « **Reply #12 on:** January 30, 2011, 01:03:19 PM »

Have you called the local health department? The local one does very basic stuff on emergency basis, for free.

Its not much, just yank the tooth and antibotics, but it solves the hurt.

If its a throbing pain, try to get a hold of some antibotics. And fyi, antibotics are antibotics are antibotics. I've taken the doggy stuff before.

Gowen · « **Reply #13 on:** January 30, 2011, 01:05:05 PM »

Just a thought, TMCC dental school does dental work on the cheap or free. Doesn't hurt to call.

BlueStarLizzard · « **Reply #14 on:** January 30, 2011, 01:07:09 PM »

Quote from: scanr on January 30, 2011, 12:54:08 PM

Aspirin or ibuprofen work on tooth aches. Acetaminophen doesn't work at all.

Be careful on how much...

That was a rough night...

Triphammer · « **Reply #15 on:** January 30, 2011, 01:08:52 PM »

#1; clove oil
  2; whole clove placed on the tooth, leave it st there.
  3; sliver of a clove of garlic.
  4; chewing tobacco; redman, beechnut. skoal & copehagen might work but not as well.It's why I started 30+ plus years ago & still can't quit.

lee n. field · « **Reply #16 on:** January 30, 2011, 01:22:34 PM »

Quote from: gunsmith on January 30, 2011, 02:49:20 AM

No dam insurance, no drugs other then aspirin & no money to see a dentist - 300 mile round trip to see dentist even if I had the dough... I'm freaking hurting!

I've been told, cloves.

You need to see a dentist. Now or soon. I know, I know about the money and insurance thing. Believe me, I know.

Battle Monkey of Zardoz · « **Reply #17 on:** January 30, 2011, 01:38:46 PM »

Get yourself to a dentist post haste. Dont wait, it will just be painful longer.

I was on a rig years ago and my left lower wisdom tooth started acting up. Pain that would drop me to my knees. I tried the different remedies folks told me to no avail. I was lucky, no infection. Pain meds would not work. Finally got to a dentist, he knocked my arse out, pulled all wisdom teeth. The pain I had after the teeth were pulled was a walk in the park.

Tallpine · « **Reply #18 on:** January 30, 2011, 02:07:16 PM »

Ice skate and a rock ...

Doggy Daddy · « **Reply #19 on:** January 30, 2011, 04:35:47 PM »

If it works the same in your part of NV as it does in mine...

I took someone to the county hospital for the same thing. They told him they would help him out ONE time and one time only for tooth problems since this was a hospital and not a dentistry. He got a shot and scrips for pain and antibiotics. No actual dental work was done. They just treated the infection/swelling and the pain. The scrips were filled by the hospital pharmacy. All was no cash on the spot, bills sent later.

It got him over the rough spots. He's due to have work done by an actual dentist starting next month. It ain't free, but he's managed to get some dental insurance so that he can afford it now.

Good luck, Gunsmith. Obama can't/won't help you with this one!

DD

Scout26 · « **Reply #20 on:** January 30, 2011, 08:31:27 PM »

Home remedy for a toothache ?

Remove offending tooth. A dentist is generally recommended.

geronimotwo · « **Reply #21 on:** January 30, 2011, 08:40:35 PM »

you could take up hockey!

http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/photos/25-toothless-hockey-players

Bogie · « **Reply #22 on:** January 30, 2011, 08:59:47 PM »

Most drug stores (walgreens, eckerds, etc...) sell oil of cloves. It works.

Ibuprofen is the best of the non-prescription pills.

Dental school is something I've been considering.

never_retreat · « **Reply #23 on:** January 30, 2011, 09:55:35 PM »

Chew on the side that don't hurt.

Can you see whats going on? Get a small mirror and a flashlight and take a look around.
I have very sensitive teeth and almost no teeth problems my whole life.
I was in major pain one time, took a peek around and found a hunk of something hard jammed in my gum by the tooth. Pulled it out pain gone.

go_bang · « **Reply #24 on:** January 30, 2011, 10:03:32 PM »

A bottle of Jack Daniels and a good friend with a pair of pliers is the best home remedy I can think of.

Just suck it up and go to the dentist.

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