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Home remedies for cavity of toothache

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: July 19, 2022 18:26 IST

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Oils such as oregano and peppermint can help reduce pain and numbness. Tea tree oil has antibacterial and antibiotic properties that prevent infection. Peppermint oil can also be used to help ease toothache.
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The tannins present in teabags can provide great relief from toothache. Teabags such as mint tea contain menthol, which has numbing properties that can be used to cool and numb pain.
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Asafoetida with lemon juice or oil is a common remedy. Mix asafetida spice with half a teaspoon of warm lemon juice or lemon oil and apply it on the affected tooth every 20 minutes for 1 hour until the pain subsides.
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Garlic has many medicinal benefits. It contains allicin. Japa is a natural antibacterial agent. It can kill plaque-causing bacteria and provide pain relief.
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Wash and peel an inch of fresh ginger and start chewing it slowly around the affected area, allowing the ginger to extract its juice. Keeping it for an hour or two can help reduce pain and swelling.
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If there is pain in the teeth, keeping a piece of clove between the teeth for some time provides great relief in pain. Apart from this, massaging clove oil on the teeth and gums also cures toothache completely.
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