How Can I Relieve Toothache?

Do you feel a specific tooth or area in your mouth hurts after brushing your teeth?

Have you cracked your tooth before?

Does the pain stop after few seconds?

Do you wake up at night feeling toothache?

Feeling pain after brushing your teeth occurs when you have injured your gingivae tissue by accident or because you applied too much pressure when brushing your teeth. To help your gingivae tissue recover and relieve the pain, try changing your regular brush to a softer one and brush your teeth more gently. You can also leave flossing for 1-3 days. Using an herbal mouth rinse can be beneficial (make sure that is a non-alcoholic formula). If you use an electric toothbrush, try using a regular one instead of it until your gingivae recovers. If the condition persists, seek professional dental help.

It seems you have hurt your tooth by accident or due to applying much pressure while eating hard foods. This condition should be treated in time. You may need an X-Ray or computer tomography (3D snapshot). Please seek professional help immediately if the injured area bleeds or most of the tooth was broken off. In the meantime, you can put something cold for 5-10 minutes for the injured area.

It seems you have lasting dental nerve inflammation process. This situation occurs due to extensive caries when dental nerve is breaking gradually. Recovering from such a condition is possible if detected and treated in time. Please schedule a visit to your dentist for further examination and treatment.

Feeling pain mostly at night signs dental nerve (pulp) inflammation. Such condition occurs due to the large carious cavity that goes back to the pulp. It should be detected and treated on time. Schedule a visit to your dentist as soon as possible for further examination and professional dental help. In the meantime, some painkillers can help reduce the toothache but you should be careful and do not exceed the daily dose.

Unfortunately, we cannot determine the cause of your toothache. You are displaying some signs of inflammation. Please seek professional dental help for further examination. In the meantime, some painkillers can help reduce the toothache but you should be careful and do not overdose.