What are Some Home Remedies for Toothaches?
Toothaches are a real pain. In many cases, an aching tooth or jaw indicates some kind of dental upset, such as a cavity or an abscess. A dentist is the best person to identify the cause of the toothache, and to help fix it. But many people dislike visiting the dentist, and are likely to turn to home remedies for toothaches. Most home remedies for toothaches fall somewhere between scientific medicine, and swinging a cat around by its tail in a graveyard. All are non-invasive, and many are simply unappetizing. For the sake of discussion, we can categorize home remedies for toothaches by the key ingredient in the remedy. Some of the most common home remedies for toothaches recommend using non-edible substances as topical analgesics. Clove oil is particularly valued as a topical oral analgesic due to its antiseptic and numbing qualities. It is recommended that a few drops of clove oil be mixed into a base of about three times as much olive oil. This oil mixture should be soaked up by a cot
