[Closed] Relief from unbearable toothache?

If it's an abcess then rinsing your mouth out with warm salt water can help to draw any crap out and help to relieve the pain a little.

Clove oil.

there will be an emergency dentist available - check your local NHS site. Probably just pull the tooth tho although you might get antibiotics. Pharmacists will have better pain relief available as well. Ibuprofen can be taken alongside paracetomol IIRC and maybe codine as well ( I ain't a doctor and medical advice off the internet is worth what yo paid for it 😉

At a minimum get to a pharmacist and get their advice. they have stronger painkillers available than over the counter stuff

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Clove Oil +1

Works like magic, but go easy on it, think I read somewhere that it damages gums. But IANAD.

Or just an actual clove will work.

Anti biotics, co-codamol and ibuprofen cured my tooth ache. The tooth is coming out on Monday 😯

NHS 111 will probably get you in somewhere.

1+ for clove oil

Completely eased pain I had that paracetamol, ibuprofen and even tramadol(was desperate by then) didn't touch.

Worth a try

Thanks everyone.
Went to the emergency NHS dentist this morning who drilled a massive filling out to see what the tooth looked like underneath it? X-ray was no help so he re filled it and told me to go back to my dentist if the pain didn't go away where the answer would be root canal (not really sure what that entails?) or removal. The service from the NHS was pretty great to be fair and they only charged me £19.70. Just a shame it didn't sort it out.

I know that hurt bud and it is not nice. For temporary relief swill warm or cold water around it, whichever is more effective for you.

Not good! Half a bottle of Vodka and a couple of bongs! Won't do much for the pain, but you'll get some sleep!

Root canal isnt so bad, if I told you what they do it sounds really bad

No idea if it will kill you but when I had issues I used bonjela and TCP as I would for a bad mouth ulcer.

I also think you can mix ibuprofen and paracetamol as one is bad for the stomach and the other the liver? But I'm not a doctor...

Co-codamol but be careful they are addictive.

jambourgie - Member

Or just an actual clove will work.

Clove oil. Really.

Paracetamol every four hours and neurofen plus every four hours. You can stagger this so that you are taking something every two hours. Make sure you don't exceed the recommended dose of either, this can lead to irreversible liver damage.

Another vote for clove oil (they sell it in bigger Boots) and the staggered paracetamol/ibuprofen.

Fwiw, I've had a couple of root canals due to trauma, and they were both fine, just like a normal filling. Don't believe the horror stories. And don't read about what it involves.

co-codamol every 4 hours and ibuprofen every 6 hours really helped for me.
Also smearing Oragel helped a lot too.

If there is an abscess, really cold water numbs it for a bit. Then you have another mouthful. Keep a bucket handy or you will be peeing all night.

If it's an abcess the dentist won't be able to do much as the anesthetic won't work. You'd need to have a course of antibiotics first.

I had root canal a few weeks ago, the thought of the needle was worse than the actual surgery ( although i am a woose when it comes to injections) clove oil does seem to numb the area well, just dont overdo it though (and as a word of warning it tastes horrid)

Tramadol, codine and a couple of strong ciders. Probably not recommended by NHS direct but worked for me last week.

You're not wrong about the clove oil tasting horrid, but at this moment I'd swill a mouthful of petrol if it'd make this pain go away!
Saturday bloody night, and all I can do is walk round the house groaning. Surprised no one's told me to man up yet.

Man up princess.

Teething gel, for babies...
Seriously!
AS well as the heavy duty painkileers from under the counter.

Oragel worker for my acute tooth ache last month. Rub on the gum and the tooth. Doesn't need much but works instantly. I'm in the middle of a series of root canal surgeries.

You have my sympathy. A few years ago one of my teeth hurt constantly and anything warm or cold caused an excruciating sharp pain (even inhaling air outside). Got that bad I didn't want to eat or drink anything. Nothing touched the pain. I had to wait over week for an 'emergency' appointment to get root canal done. Best thing ever. Total instant pain relief (apart from during the procedure when the anesthetic injections he gave me weren't enough - but I only found that out [i]after[/i] he started drilling 😯 - still worth it though)

go to the nearest pharmacy buy some clove oil, roll up small ball of tissue dip in the clove oil with tweezers, then place on or around the pain hold it there and repeat as required. it won't remove the pain totally but will dull enough that you can actually think of other things. Warning it's taste very foul at first but you will get used to it.

Sitting up at 3am and just don't know what to do with myself?
Feels like I've been kicked in the jaw repeatedly.
Just had more painkillers so now waiting for them to kick in.
At least it gives me the chance to check in with the Singletrack nightshift crew.

Did you try the clove oil?

I have a tooth that plays up considerably from time to time, I resort to codeine and have found that if I Chew gum at that spot in my mouth - initially it hurts like bu&&ery, but Weirdly it seems to improve.

I am not a gum chewer usually, but I do get it when the tooth plays up. I notice that when the tooth is playing up it feels slightly more mobile - so I'm not sure how chewing the gum helps but it really does.

I discovered this because one time the tooth was raging it became very sensitive to cold as I was riding. I stopped and bought some gum hoping to Chew a temporary cover for my journey home to keep it warm. With the gum over the dodgy tooth when I pressed down on it I notice it relieved the pain.

Odd but may be worth a mention - I too have had the filling replaced and no real issue was found. Still flares up from time to tune

It's been a few years, but 'the weed' used to work for me, the pain would be gone before I even exhaled.

I did get some clove oil but nearly threw up after putting it in my mouth.
Mrs Squad was not impressed as after she bought it, it leaked in her handbag! God that stuff stinks!

I was about to add another vote for clove oil. Can you give it another go?

Someone mentioned a couple of bongs: it did work for me years ago. Amazingly targeted pain relief. It also gave me the much-needed munchies having eaten almost nothing for the previous 36 hours.

Hope it's soon sorted. Nowt much worse than really unbearable toothache!

I found weed made my toothache much worse.

But that might have had something to do with the box of 12 Mr Kipling apple pies I subsequently troughed.

Just say no kids.

Smear some cocaine on it, if it's good blow, it will numb the pain, if it's crap blow, it's probably chopped with novacaine, and will numb the pain.

Either way you win.

Holding a paracetamol on the tooth so it dissolves was recommended by a dentist, salt water rinsing too.

Root canal is not too painful, providing they numb the gum properly.

Smear some cocaine on it, if it's good blow, it will numb the pain, if it's crap blow, it's probably chopped with novacaine, and will numb the pain.

Well, that's not far off what oralgel is

http://www.boots.com/orajel-extra-strength-dental-gel-53g?storeId=11352&catalogId=28501

Lifesaver, glorious stuff that got me through a weekend of similar pain

ring nhs direct 111 ands ask for an emergency dentist again.

Rang 111 again today because I'm climbing the walls. Answered loads of questions again then was told just to ring my dentist Monday and try to get an appointment. If I have to wait for a few more days I'll buy everything anyone has mentioned on here and stuff it all in my mouth in one go. What's the worse that can happen?

Manage to get it sorted today chap?

If I have to wait for a few more days I'll buy everything anyone has mentioned on here and stuff it all in my mouth in one go

Can't be that bad if you haven't already...
Teething gel!

Drink iced water, the more ice he better. Hold it in your mouth until it's warmed up then drink some more. Worked for me when I had a really bad access

I didn't find clove oil very effective. Just makes your mouth feel weird. Plus my dentist pulled a face when I mentioned it.

I've found Corsodyl pretty effective.

Another vote for ice. Last month had really bad tooth ache. It needed a root canal. The only thing that took the pain away was having an ice cube on it. I tried all sort of painkillers that had no effect. But ice took the pain away until it melted.

Beware what you read on the internet........
Relieving pain depends on what is causing the pain, not all toothaches are the same.
If the nerve of the tooth is alive and inflamed then clove oil may work, typically tooth will be sore to temperature.
If the nerve has died then likely to be an abscess, clove oil unlikely to help, typically tooth sore to pressure.
Paracetamol and ibuprofen can help.
Corsodyl only likely to help if a gum infection.
Ice might relieve an inflamed tooth which is sore to hot.
Wouldn't advise dissolving paracetamol on it.
Quote about dentist unable to do something if abscesses is wrong, tooth is dead so might be able to drain without anaesthetic, most will freeze up and can be extracted.
Basically you need a dentist to diagnose the pain and treat it. Sounds like it needs extracted or root treated to me.
If you can get to that emergency dentist they could do the first stage of root canal which should relieve the pain.

I reckon if you've got an abcess then only a root canals going to sort it then some antibios if anything flares up.

A few yrs back I had an emergency Root canal due to an abcess. The procedure did hurt a bit as you're so inflamed the injections don't work that well. I remember the dentist saying to me after a few shots and the drill still hurting that the only option left was to inject the anaesthetic right into the nerve which was exposed. She said something like "this is probably the most painful thing you'll ever experience but it will only last a second until it kicks in", honestly it was as described but for a split second. I remember the nurse saying to me that I needed to relax as my shirt was wet through and only my heels and my shoulders were touching the seat. She just kept rubbing my chest trying to calm me down!

Thing is, the relief when they get the nerve out is amazing it's like you can feel the pressure turn off. I had had that nagging tooth/jaw/ear/ head pain over the new yrs period which was a badly filled tooth with an abcess and it took a few days to sort and get to the emergency place due to bank hols etc. By the time I got there I'd have had the work done without any anaesthetic.... that sort of tooth pain for a few days is a killer. You can't sleep and you can't focus on anything else. I was literally sitting at the end of the bed up at night rocking wondering what I was going to do.

My missus thought I was going mad. My wife tells me nothing can be as bad (painful) as childbirth. My sister had 2 kids, few yrs later had an abcess and root canal and said to me that childbirth was nothing compared to the tooth pain.

Update time.
Went back to my dentist yesterday who shaved a couple of millimeters off the top of the tooth to try and stop it rubbing on the teeth above, and so stop a bit of the pain. Gave me some antibiotics and now I have to wait till next Monday when I'm hoping they'll do the root canal work? God knows how I'm going to survive till then? The dentist advised me to have the work done privately which is £600 just for the root canal work, but then told me she could do it if I chose for £60. Interested to know how much everyone else has paid? Also, how much do crowns cost to be fitted?

I had mine done as follows:

Tooth drilled, root removed by emergency dentist. V temp patch up filling as crown.

Trips to nhs dentist afterwards for further drilling/ removal of the nerve to get it all out. (Unfortunately it went round a corner so some still left in - does flare up in a minor way if I'm really really run down once or twice a yr, it's like a barometer for health!) would need further hospital treatment to get it all out, my choice to leave it.

Nhs dentist made up a solid longer term temp crown thing which has been good for a few yrs. most of the tooth was good so seems to do the trick. The issue will be if it crumbles or splits apart one day it'll need filling off and a proper crown fitting.

All the above was nhs. Cost minimal and fairly quick, easy painless job as much as it can be (after the initial emergency treatment). I guess if I'd have gone private I'd have a perm fix and decent crown now.

Might extraction be quicker & cheaper?

My dentist is fully NHS. He is very good at root canal work - it actually feels rather pleasant when he's doing it. He once did one through a crown for me.

Gold NHS crowns are reasonably cheap if you don't mind the look of them. Your surgery should be able to give you a comprehensive price list.

I'm with you on this one OP 🙁
A week of unbearable tooth pain and a refusal by any NHS dentist to see my as an emergency and I cracked and went private although I can't afford it!
£137 lighter I have 2 types of antibiotic and tramadol which is the only thing that's touched the pain.
Extraction or root canal booked with NHS dentist for Thursday, frankly they could amputate my head if it would stop it hurting!

FFJA-Sorry you're in so much pain too. It really is rubbish.
Hopefully your antibiotics will kick in very soon? After a couple of days mine have already started to have an effect and the pain is far more bearable.
Fingers crossed the same will happen for you?

Thanks mate, they've certainly taken the edge off it, although eating isn't a great deal of fun!
I'm almost looking forward to an extraction tomorrow, although last time it took hours to prise the tooth out, the dentist had to stop for a drink and a breather!

The best part about the extraction will be the injection, within a few mins the pain will disappear and your whole body will feel like it's untensing.

15 years or so since I was in your position and I still remember the relife.