Having a toothache can be very annoying as well as painful. Toothaches happen because of many reasons some of them are related to gums, infection, tooth or nerves....CONTINUE READING
In general, toothache can be treated depending on the cause of it. A dentist can diagnose the cause and give you proper treatment for it.
But if the toothache occurs at night, then it might be troublesome. It is because you cannot get it treated or diagnosed immediately and have to wait for the next day.
Hence you may not be able to sleep, concentrate or do any of your tasks properly. In some conditions having food is also not possible.
I will explain you some steps you can take during the night to get relief from your toothache.
Here are the steps to take.
They are:
1. Cold compress: Like any other pain relief, cold compress works well on a toothache as well.
Using this technique can reduce your pain if the pain is because of some swelling or nerve pain.
Apply a bag of ice or wrap some ice cubes in a towel and press in on the area of face it is paining.
This will help your blood vessels to relax and may reduce your swelling for the time being. If you have regular toothache, then perform cold compress for 20 minutes before going to sleep.
2. Elevate your head position: Sometimes, the pain gets more severe if the position of head of the person is at body level or below it.
It also causes inflammation from head to tooth area.
Therefore, try to keep your head slightly above your body level. This will result in elevating the pain and help you fall asleep. You can put an extra pillow to lift your head before you sleep.
3. Salt water solution: You should have heard it several times, to rinse your mouth or throat with warm salt water solution in times of pain.
Salt water solution is also a common way to relief pain of toothache. It has anti-bacterial properties that help to reduce inflammation in teeth and gums.
Salt water also protects your damaged teeth from infection. Toothache can have multiple causes and dentist recommends you to rinse your mouth with salt water twice everyday to prevent gum infections. It also removes food particles stuck in teeth or gums.
Salt water rinse can reduce your pain and help you sleep peacefully at night.
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