Why does salt water relieve toothache?

Toothache is a common phenomenon in life. People often say that toothache is not a disease, but it can be fatal. It can be seen that toothache is really torturous. Generally, there are many reasons for toothache. Sometimes we don’t pay attention when eating, and food residues can’t come out of the teeth, which can also cause discomfort. Getting angry can also cause toothache. No matter what the cause is, if the toothache is severe, you must go to the hospital for treatment in time.

Salt water can relieve toothache

Everyone knows that salt is a kind of condiment in the household, but salt water also has the function of disinfection and pain relief. Generally speaking, toothache is caused by getting angry and inflammation, and salt contains trace amounts of mineral elements. Sometimes toothache is caused by lack of these mineral elements. Moreover, the method of making light salt water is very simple, so many people choose to use light salt water to relieve the pain of toothache. How to make light salt water: first take 100 grams of distilled water, that is, boiling water, then take 5 grams of table salt and stir evenly. This can be drunk, but do not swallow it, but soak the affected area.

Other Ways to Treat Toothache

1. Use garlic to treat toothache. Mash the garlic into a paste and apply it to the affected area to treat toothache.

2. When you have a toothache, you can cut the ginger into slices and apply it to the painful area. Don’t bite it into pieces, just hold it in your mouth.

3. Massage acupoints: Use ice cubes to massage the Hegu point for a few minutes and you will see the effect.

4. You can take Liushen Pills, crush them and apply them to the affected area, which can effectively relieve toothache.

5. Sichuan peppercorns can also relieve toothache. Place the peppercorns on the affected area without chewing them. Let your saliva absorb the peppercorns.

Emergency toothache relief

1. Rubbing the Hegu point (near the base of the hand) with water or massaging and pressing with your fingers can relieve pain.

2. If your teeth hurt when exposed to heat, it is mostly caused by pus accumulation. You can use an ice pack to cool your cheeks to relieve the pain.

3. Use a piece of Sichuan pepper and hold it on the decayed tooth to relieve the pain.

4. Rinsing your mouth several times with salt water or wine can also relieve or stop toothache.

5. Bite a lilac flower into pieces with your teeth and fill the gaps in the decayed teeth. The toothache will disappear in a few hours and will last for a long time (lilac flowers can be purchased at Chinese medicine stores).

6. Take 120 grams of aged vinegar and 30 grams of peppercorns, boil for 10 minutes, hold them in your mouth for 3-5 minutes after they become wet, and spit them out (do not swallow them), which can relieve toothache.

7. Take an appropriate amount of garlic, mash it, and apply it to the painful area after warming it to relieve symptoms such as pulpitis, periodontitis and toothache.

8. Take 10 grams of white pepper, grind it into powder, add white wine to make it into a paste, and put it into the tooth cavity 4 times.

9. Take an appropriate amount of beehive, add an appropriate amount of pure alcohol, light it on fire, and when the beehive burns into black ash, dip your finger in the ash and apply it to the affected tooth. It usually takes 4 to 5 minutes to relieve the pain.

10. Dissolve MSG in warm water at a concentration of 1:50, hold the solution in your mouth for a while and then spit it out. Do this several times in a row, and after two days the toothache will be cured.

11. Put 100 grams of ordinary white wine into a teacup and add 10 grams of salt; stir, and after the salt is dissolved, put it on the stove and boil it. Hold a mouthful of it at the painful area, be careful not to swallow it, and the toothache will stop immediately.

When a toothache occurs, emergency pain relief measures should be taken. When we have a toothache, we can use the above methods to relieve the toothache. In this way, we can go to the hospital for treatment in time, and the toothache will not bring us more trouble and torture.