i have had 16 teeth removed in 2011 and ever since have had no problems with my teeth, its now may 2014 and after stopping wearing my dentures i am now in pain almost everyday. i normally just smoke cannabis and slowly the pain goes away but this is not a long term solution.. i today visited my dentist (NHS) and she gave me some Amoxicillin. I also went and bought some paracetamol that contains codeine so they were very strong. I am just coming up to 25 and am hoping to get implanted teeth soon, the pain of toothache and abcess pain is way to much to handle and ive decided that having the rest of my broken teeth out and getting full dentures will be better for me in the long run


Always visit a dentist... i didnt when i was younger and basically dont have teeth left to eat with so visit that dentist no matter how expensive/scared they are.

Haven't found the right remedy yet. Been almost 24 hours and after a long afternoon finally got some Antibiotics. You should be able to buy OTC but you have to make calls around, asking if people are good for Antibiotics. Feel stupid duing it but tooth pain is the worst. I am not some person who has a little tooth ache, you see my teeth with partial out and yikes! You need antibiotics cause no pain pill helps with tooth pain like antibiotics. Every second feels like an hour and I get an adrenaline rush with anger when its throbbing. I get mad and nasty and can't calm down. I give props to people trying all this stuff but I am a bit more drastic than most. I want the nearest wall to knock myself unconscious on. I really don't like some people but wishing tooth infection-nerve ending pain I wouldn't wish on anybody. Honestly outside of antibiotics the only thing that works is brushing teeth and washing with Listerine. I have fallen asleep many nights with the Listerine on the tooth and my mouth full of it. Pain Pills no, all that other b.s no, Listerine and antibiotics YES!

Same exact thing is happening to me on my bottom right back most molar. I had a filling fall out over a year ago. I would get minor throbbing pain (minor compared to the pain I'm in now) like in November. January rolls around and I started to get this shooting sharp pain coming from the broken tooth. All I do is pop about 12 ibuprofens a day. I don't really have dental insurance as of now so I haven't been to a dentist. 12 200mg ibuprofens a day helps me so much. I know it's extremely bad but it's all that works for me. (I've tried the garlic pills/tea bags/ all that other home remedy junk. When I forget to take the ibuprofens or lower the dose, the pain comes back 10 fold. I have no blisters or much swelling. All I have is a huge hole in my molar and it ruins my day when the pain arises.

I have a half way broken tooth on bottom L side, 2nd to last tooth. I was eating bacon yesterday, when I bit down, a small piece of bacon went straight down! Talk about some pain! Well now my gum around the tooth is swollen. I got on amoxicillin today. I was taking extra strength excedrin today, it helped but the pain is back:( So I rolled up a piece of cotton, dipped it in eugonel/clove oil, ambesol, and put sensodyne pronanel of tooth with brush. Put cottonball in and it took pain away for about 10 mins.

Tried everything I could for an abscess on my gum to relieve pain and pressure until I can get into the dentist, which thanks to a previous dental issue, I can't afford to do for another 3 weeks. I have a large abscess that was very painful and wouldn't drain. I didn't dare lance it as I have no idea where nerves in there run. What finally worked for me to opening it up was to soak a green tea bag in hot salt water. After a few minutes I squeezed the bag out and rolled it up, cutting the string off and tucking the staple side inside the roll. Then sprinkle a little more salt on the exterior of the damp bag before tucking it in between my lip and gum overnight. Had it in 1 night before being awakened by a sharp ripping sensation in the area of the abscess. I got up and took the bag out and checked the mirror only to see a large amount of drainage. I rinsed out with salt water followed by peroxide. It hasn't puffed back up yet, but I'm sure it will. Happy to be out of pain even if it's short lived until I can get it fixed professionally. If you're in a lot of pain from an abscess that won't drain: Try a salted green tea bag overnight. It's the only thing that has helped me.

I wanted to edit my post below but thought it might be better to add this remedy. Ive been doing more and more research on general health. Ive had 3 abcesses. I also have candida which I believe is intertwined into most of my own health issues including these infections and others I've been dealing with. Ive added a clove of raw garlic a day to my diet. Not fun to eat because it burns. Very next day Ive got die off issues and excess mucus. I lost 5lbs in about a week and a half after starting. Also this completely cleared up my recurrent bacterial infection in just a few days and I was absolutely shocked bc antibiotics only worked for a week. Try it or research it!

SOMETHING THAT WORKED- !!
Wolk up in the middle of the night in excruciating pain …in my jaw where I once had a root canal. Had been told by my dentisit that I had the beginnings of an abcess and should take antibiotics . Not my style so I ignored it. I now had to deal with it my self. I immediately did some oil pulling using pure sesame oil for about 20 mins (that is squishing about 1-2Tablespoons around the mouth) to draw out any toxins, bacteria . While i was doing that i externally applied a castor oil massaging it over that area…. After 20 mins I rinsed out my mouth really well and swallowed an oregano oil capsule (natural antibiotic. I then used clove powder to massage over the painful spot inside my mouth till it felt numb. Before I went back to bed I tucked between my teeth and gums in that spot a small clove of garlic with the thin layer of its skin still intact (otherwise it would burn)… got into bed and slept like a baby. YAY!

Head down on hands and knees with smallest diameter possible garden hose (hard threaded end cut off for softness) in mouth behind tooth facing outward (do not choke - do not attempt alone) so warm water goes out, cold hits gum behind tooth from within mouth. Can make gross sounds to vibrate and resonate pain away and reduce swelling with carrying heat away

So I have had 3 abcesses/infections so far. I found the best treatment to start with is to water fast. Drink only water. Absolutely no sugar as this is what feeds bacteria. I know its hard, but the longest you can go without eating is best because the bacteria need food. Starve it and the infection can't spread very far. If you can get antibiotics that is great. If you are absolutely desperate and do not have the money to go to a Dr. Go to a vet supply store and buy fish mox or fish antibiotic pills (buying online may take too long). These are essentially the same pills just packaged differently. Please do the research and you will see. They are the same thing without a prescription. Google for dosages. I took a stong enzyme supplement (got mine from vitamin shoppe) that included a lot of protease enzymes (don't take with food and may cause nausea if you take too much) This works synergistically with antibiotics. I found hot salt water worked very well to bring the abcess to a head or at least to where I could lance/puncture it to drain. I would also soak a cotton ball in it and put it between my cheek and infected tooth. I tried a lot of other remedies on this site, but didnt find they helped very much at all. For pain, I took 400mg of ibuprofen/advil every 2 and half hours when it was at its worst. I tried not to use too much as its bad for the liver and stomach. I don't recommend alcohol as this kills your beneficial bacteria that can help you get over the infection.

Be patient. It will pass. If it really swells up to the size of a baseball don't wait to go to ER. I highly recommend epsom salt baths just to relieve the stress this causes. I know the pain is hard to handle.


Remember to take probiotics after or during antibiotic use to replenish beneficial bacteria. I use VSL #3, kefir and eat yogurt on a daily basis. This will help if you experience recurrent infections like I did. Can't stress enough to stop eating sugar and brush and floss teeth well. Carb specific diet or GAPS diet is something you could look into afterward as well.

I bit down 5 days ago on hard piece of candy and 2 days later my face swollen and my tooth was infected....I didn't want to spend the money for the ER...So the first day and 2nd day I took Aleve and an IB proprhene...(not together) and but by 3rd day pain was gone but swelling still hadn't went away completely so I looked up home rememedies....so I bought ordorless Garlic pills once an hour for the about 4 hours and then I also opened one of the pills and spread it on the infected tooth. I also took some Echinacea 1 an hour for 4 hours and I also spread one of the pills on infected tooth and drunk detox tea and by the end of the 4 hours it was gone.