Home Remedies for Wisdom Teeth
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Wisdom Teeth Home Remedies:
Submitted by Alex S at 2012-05-08 13:43:16
I have a ridiculously high pain tolerance.I've had my wisdom teeth ache once in a while over the past 3 years.Never bothered me too much until recently.Crushing up a cough drop and packing it loosely around where the pain is works a temporary fix until your appointment.I've been on the couch holding my head for a week now,but the cough drop around the gums a letting it dissolve actually worked out.
rating: 10 (1 votes)
Submitted by Felicia at 2010-04-19 12:41:59
I had a wisdom tooth that has been coming in for the past year. 2 nights ago my tooth hurt so bad it was unbearable. I tried clove oil (kinda worked), salt water and peroxide did nothing. I found some goody powder, dipped it on my finger and put it on and around the tooth, less than 30 minutes, no more pain!
rating: 7 (7 votes)
Submitted by Ruben at 2010-01-24 18:16:08
These past couple of days I've been in so much pain because of one wisdom tooth coming in. Ive been taking pain relieving pills to subdue the pain. Theres this stuff called KANKA its an ointment for helping any sores in the mouth so i tried for my tooth i just swabbed it around the gums of my tooth coming in and now the pain is gone. The only bad thing about this stuff is it only last about 25 minutes but if you need the pain away fast i would recommend you buy this stuff. KANKA look it up it really does work.
rating: 6 (6 votes)
Submitted by Afton at 2010-06-09 20:02:11
I seen on this page that a woman used mydol and it helped. I prefer pamprin to mydol and had some multi strength in my purse. I took it for my infected wisdom tooth. Within 30 minutes pain had went from 8.5 to 2 on the scale. 20 minutes later it was a zero. I would have never thought of this on my own. It worked so well that I felt the need to post on a board for the first time to help others. I take pamprin for lots of things including sleep aid but never thought it would help mouth.
rating: 5 (15 votes)
Submitted by Robert at 2009-04-16 02:52:56
Well i have had a a wisdom tooth come in, and pure pain tonight I my self tried the vanilla extract it didn't work for me, yet i looked over and found our Pure pepperment extract. Omg that burned like hell, but it nocked out about 98% of my pain. took tylnol 8 and wrote this up. I have no pain once oh ever. Hope it helps
rating: 5 (7 votes)
Submitted by AmyR at 2011-12-21 15:00:22
I was sitting here with tears coming down my cheeks with this terrible pain. I have these wisdom teeth all coming out at the same time. I tried the toothpaste with the pain killer and OH MY GOD!! Instant pain reliever. I mean I can feel a small tingle but far from what I had. I was starting to get ear aches from the pain. Thanks guys I really appreciate it. I'm having them all pulled out soon.
rating: 5 (20 votes)
Submitted by Danielle at 2012-04-11 03:14:26
My wisdom teeth have been coming in for years and usually only ache every once in a while. I have excellent teeth and never once have had a cavity. Yesterday my half impacted wisdom tooth started hurting like hell. Vicodin and ibuprofen weren't cutting it so I switched to Percocet. I finally figured out my jaw was hurting and my wisdom tooth had slimy yuck on it. I took baking soda and made a paste with water. I then used a qtip to rub the baking soda paste onto my tooth. I really got in there good and scrubbed the entire surrounding gum area. Then I took a cotton ball and dipped it in water and then baking soda and wedged it back between my cheek and tooth/ gum area. I left that on for a couple hours and the excrusiating pain was almost gone. Now I've swapped the baking soda wad for a black tea bag. I'm hoping this and another round of baking soda gets rid of my gum infection. After this exciting day I will be sure to swab my impacted teeth with baking soda daily until I break the bank and decide to get them removed.
rating: 5 (6 votes)
Submitted by Jason at 2010-03-29 17:40:00
I had 2 wisdom teeth extracted on Monday, March 22nd. Contrary to others, Hydrocodone has worked for me. But you have to chase it with 4 Motrin. The 7.5 mil. is what I have been taking. I, too, have dry sockets. The Friday after my surgery they packed the sockets with clove dressing. It help the pain a lot, but slows down the healing process. Having foreign objects in the sockets keeps them open. The quicker they close, the quicker you heal. I'm glad to know about the clove oil. But i'm gonna stick with treating the condition and not the symptom.
rating: 5 (5 votes)
Submitted at 2011-09-11 08:52:05
For the whole weedend i was in pain with a wisdom tooth problem and taking paracetamol seemed to be working but only for like 1-3 hrs. I went to my fridge and i saw my childrens amoxycillin and i decided to take some of that, knowing that its a antibiotic, and i took 10 mils..after taking that the pain started to die down from a 9 to a 4 on the pain scale..then come monday i went to the dentist, got a quote, went to WINZ to get it paid for, went back and the seceptionist gave me a appointment for monday the following week, but also put me on the cancellation list, if someone cancelled then i can take that spot..they also gave me a prescription for Ibruprofen(pain killer) and Amoxycillin(antibiotic..they both worked for me and come monday i was pain free until after getting my wisdom tooth pulled..
rating: 5 (15 votes)
Submitted by Marie at 2011-04-19 01:33:50
Pure Vanilla Extract cured my toothache several months ago. I found the idea on this website. This evening my child woke up with pain from a molar growing in. After using a Q-tip with the Pure Vanilla Extract on the tooth the pain stopped. My child is back to sleep now.
Make sure it is the 100% Pure Vanilla Extract. A small bottle costs about $5.00. I bought a large one for $7.50. This was and is a wonderful remedy.
Thank you again for this website.
rating: 5 (8 votes)
Submitted by kim at 2010-12-31 23:04:41
i find that one of the best remedies for wisdom teeth pain is simply taking naproxen sodium or another anti-imflammatory pill and using an ice pack on my face. one of the main causes of wisdom teeth pain is swelling as it irritates the facial nerves. keeping the swelling down is key to controlling the pain.
rating: 5 (14 votes)
Submitted by amber r at 2009-04-14 01:55:11
ive tried the vanilla extract and it really worked i was suprised. also if the pain isint to bad take an asprin and put it between your cheek and gum then let it desolve as it does the asprin goes through the gums strait to the pain
rating: 5 (6 votes)
Submitted by jess at 2011-11-08 08:04:16
I had major tooth pain in the entire left side of my jaw that left me awake crying for hours of a night, it was that painful. I tried a few home remedies and some of them were quite helpful.
Salt water works well to clean out your mouth and get rid of bacteria. Listerine mouthwash also works really well.
Sensodyne toothpaste help with some of the pain.
Throat lozenges held against the tooth while they dissolve let the anaesthetic into the gums, numbing it slightly.
If you can get to a shop like ASDA, ask for either clove oil (A herb that relieves tooth pain) or Orajel. Orajel is a anaesthetic that numbs the area (really well) and gets rid of the pain quite fast.
The best advice I can give though is go to a dentist ASAP. I'm terrified of them and thought I could deal with the pain, but eventually I went to one and now I'm pain free.
rating: 4 (15 votes)
Submitted at 2011-09-06 03:47:00
So a couple weeks ago i noticed a huge hole in one of my bottom wisom teeth. Pain was not too bad at first, but of course there were nights where they would get pretty bad. At first some anbesol and ibuprofin would kick it for the night. Now, of course, this is not working worth a D***. It is 2:30a and i have not been able to go to sleep. I have been crying due to the pain of this tooth. I have taken so much pain medicine, i wouldn't be surprised if i needed my stomached pumped. I have been using the technique of swishing cold water ever 10 minutes, and i love going to the bathroom every 15 minutes...not. However, i am beginning to find this website sooo helpful (my husband gets toothaches alot too, so i will share all these with him). For me i was not able to try the vanilla exract, which i am gonna buy so i can see how it works when this happens again, or cloves. I tried the paste with the crackers, did not work for me. I tried gargeling salt water many times, never really worked. I tried peanut butter, didn't really work. I tried the tea bag two different ways and it wasn't working. I tried crest with scope directly on my tooth and i thought it was going to work but didn't, i think brushing made my tooth more sensitive and more aggitated. I tried baking soda and water, didn't work. I seen some liquar, rum, vodka, and whiskey techniques. All i had was bacardi rum, i dabbed a qtip in the bacardi. I placed in on my tooth, in the hole, and around the tooth on the gum. At first it began to hurt worse, but felt a little different, so i waited, after about 10 minutes the pained dulled quite a bit, hopefully enough i can sleep. My pain went from a 9 to about a 2. Pretty nice! i will probably continue to post what i find out for temporary curesbas this tooth continues to hurt me... until i can get to the dentist! Good luck all, and sorry about ur teeth or tooth, i know the feeling!
rating: 4 (12 votes)
Submitted by Kristen G. at 2011-05-06 01:59:23
Two paper towels folded and soaked under the coldest you can get out of your tap. Fold it four times...or however many so it keeps your mouth open when you bite down on it. ice pack on outside of mouth, on jaw where it hurts. Two Excedrin extra strength. Place paper towel over top and in front of sore gums/tooth. Keep taking out paper towel and rotating to new areas as to keep it cool & clear of your saliva. Not totally pain free but I'm not crying anymore.
rating: 4 (15 votes)
Submitted at 2012-03-11 09:45:21
Hey guys well is'ts been very cold here in South Texas and my wisdom teeth have been comming out so its been very painful... The only reason why i havnt removes them is because im getting married in less than a week and i dont want to be all swollen so i have to deal with the pain somthing that help me is mouth wash to numb my gums and then i drink 2 advil or Tyenol and go to bed... The next morning i wake up and i feel pretty good... Try it hope that helps
rating: 4 (12 votes)
Submitted by Blythe at 2011-11-07 17:03:19
Impacted Wisdom Severe Tooth Pain Relief
I am 8 weeks pregnant and could not see my OB to sign off for dentistry work, including to get a prescription for anti-biotics. Walgreens/CVS Pharmacy has a product that INSTANTLY relieved my toothache. It's called 'Red Cross Toothache Complete Medication Kit'. While my tooth is very severely decayed, this has dulled the pain to where I can function, including write this.
I hope this helps especially for any other pregnant women out there.
rating: 4 (21 votes)
Submitted by southern gal at 2011-04-11 18:48:14
ok so i have never been to the dentist in my life so that was out of the question... im 18 for any one who is wondering....ok i LITERALLY tried every single remedy in the book.... i cut a piece of onion put it on my tooth with a piece of gauze and bit down as hard as i could... i could only hold it for like 2 minutes... well almost instantly it stopped hurting that was 30 min ago... hope this helps
rating: 4 (10 votes)
Submitted by karisma at 2010-12-06 16:14:58
I have been suffering from pain because my wisdom teeth are growing in, all 4 at the same time! plus I have an abcess on one of my teeth. I've tries everything ib profen, tea bags, vanilla extract, garlic, Oragel Nothing and I mean nothing worked. My whole mouth is swollen cheeks, gums, lips and so much pain. I brushed my teeth like every 10 mins brushing them gently and continuasly for 2 mins exactly. this helped a little. then I took some aleve followed by drinking a slushie. by the time I finished by slushie the pain was gone and stood away the rest of the day. but came back in the morning. so I repeated the routine and it worked again! So now I cn deal with the pain until my appointment!
rating: 1 (6 votes)
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