Natural remedy for tooth

Home measures may briefly ease tooth pain, but only dental treatment can remove decay, infection, a crack, or another underlying cause.

Rinsing with lukewarm water, cleaning gently, and using a suitable labelled pain medicine may provide temporary relief. Clove, alcohol, aspirin on the gum, and undiluted oils can injure tissue or delay diagnosis.

Tooth pain is a symptom, not a diagnosis. Decay can expose dentine or pulp; a crack, gum inflammation, food impaction, or abscess can also cause pain.

Arrange dental assessment when pain lasts, returns, or affects sleep, eating, or function. Swelling, fever, or swallowing and breathing difficulty needs urgent care.

Ask what structure hurts, whether an X-ray is needed, and whether the tooth needs a filling, root canal treatment, drainage, or extraction.