What to do if you have a severe toothache

"Toothache is not a disease, but it can be fatal." This is a widely circulated saying among the people. It can be seen that the pain caused by toothache is quite strong. Toothache can be treated in many ways, such as: self-treatment with Chinese patent medicine, self-treatment with proven prescriptions, self-treatment with diet, self-treatment with external treatment and some other methods. Here are some treatments for toothache!

1. Self-treatment with Chinese patent medicine

(1) Metronidazole tablets, 0.2 g each time, 3 times a day.

(2) Niuhuang Jiedu Pills, 3 tablets each time, 3 times a day. This prescription has the effect of laxative and purging heat.

(3) Bushen Guchi Pills, 4g each time, twice a day. It is suitable for the elderly who suffer from loose teeth and dull pain, and should be taken for a long time.

2. Self-treatment with proven prescriptions

(1) Boil 12g of Cynanchum wilfordii in water twice, mix and take in two doses, 1 dose per day.

(2) Decoction of 30 grams of verbena in water, one dose per day.

(3) Boil 15g of Gallnut into a concentrated juice and gargle with it.

(4) Take 30g each of Heshi, Gypsum, and Rehmannia root, 12g of Ophiopogon japonicus, 20g of Cyathula capitata, and 9g of Anemarrhena asphodeloides. Boil them in water and take 3 times a day, 1 dose per day.

(5) Take 1 scallion and 15 grams of alum, mash them together and apply to the area where the tooth aches. Change the area every 5 hours. This prescription is suitable for toothache caused by various reasons, including toothache due to real fire, toothache due to false fire, toothache due to caries, etc. Toothache is a common symptom caused by various dental diseases and diseases such as periodontitis.

(6) 2 cloves of old garlic and 5 grams of talcum powder. Mash the two and apply them to the Jingqu acupoint, cover it with a small clam shell, or cover it with other objects, tie it up, and after a while you will feel a slight burning sensation, peel off the peel and there will be a blister inside. Prick it with a needle, and let the yellow water flow out and the acupoint will be healed. The Jingqu point is located at the base of the thumbs of both hands, in the small depression below the pulse.

(7) Take 6 grams of ginger, 6 grams of garlic, 12 grams of tea leaves, and 12 grams of Clematis chinensis. Mash the ingredients and mix with sesame oil and egg white. Apply externally on the Hegu and Yongquan acupoints. This prescription is mainly used to treat toothache caused by false fire and kidney yin deficiency.

(8) Peel 2-3 cloves of garlic and cook them on the stove until cooked. Cut them open while they are still hot and apply hot water to the painful area. Replace the garlic when it cools down. Repeat this process several times. This prescription is used to treat toothache and has the effects of sterilization and detoxification.

3. Dietary self-therapy

(1) Boil 100 grams of mung beans and 15 grams of licorice in water, remove the residue, eat the beans and drink the soup, twice a day, one dose per day.

(2) Boil 1 pig kidney, a little salt, and 15 grams of Drynaria fortunei in water, eat the meat and drink the soup, 1 dose per day. It is used for those suffering from kidney deficiency, floating teeth, hidden toothache, which is prone to occur after fatigue.

(3) Take an appropriate amount of brown sugar and a handful of buckwheat roots, decoct in water, and take it in several doses. Used to treat toothache in children.

(4) Boil appropriate amount of pork and 30 grams of fresh water celery root in water and take it in several doses.

(5) 100 grams of fresh ginger and 500 grams of loofah. Wash the fresh loofah and cut it into sections. Wash the fresh ginger and slice it. Add two leaves to water and boil for 3 hours. Drink soup twice a day. This prescription is used to treat swollen and painful gums, dry mouth and nose, and bleeding nasal membranes (nosebleeds). It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving pain.

4. External treatment and self-therapy

(1) Add Yunnan Baiyao powder to hot water and mix it into a thin paste. Apply it directly to the cavities and gums.

(2) Apply directly to the toothache area. The effect is immediate and can relieve pain immediately.

(2) Take a few Liushen Pills, place them in the cavity, and bite down on them to relieve the pain.

(3) Cut a piece of ginger and bite it on the painful area. Repeat if necessary to relieve the pain.

(4) Grind appropriate amounts of camphor and borneol into a fine powder, apply it to the area of ​​toothache, and ask the patient to inhale it to relieve the pain.

(5) Take 10 lychees, stuff a little salt into their flesh, simmer until dry, grind into powder, and rub on the painful area.

(6) Take 120 grams of aged vinegar and 30 grams of Sichuan peppercorns, boil for 10 minutes, and hold in your mouth for 3-5 minutes after it becomes moist and spit out (do not swallow). This can relieve toothache.

5. Other self-treatment

Teeth tapping method: After getting up every morning, close your mouth, tap your upper and lower teeth 300 times, and swallow the saliva in three times.

Tap 36 times before urinating each time, and then urinate. Practicing for 3 months can prevent toothache from recurring.