Temporary relief from toothache.
Submitted: Monday, May 23, 2011 at 14:25
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Farmboywa
How have you coped while on the road or waiting for your dental appointment. Here's somethig which is working for me. First method, suffer more temporary pain by swilling warm/ hot tea over the aching tooth, thereby triggering the bodies own pain dulling chemicals.Warning, pain levels can make your eyes water before the relief floods in. Not enjoying this one bit I decided there must be another way. Warm/hot cask red wine might just work given that the 9.5% alcohol would have antiseptic qualities. Heated up a couple of mouthfuls in a cup in the microwave and swilled it over the complaining tooth, with minimal pain increase and HEY, GUESS WHAT, no pain within minutes and that was 24 hours ago. Warm rotgut red tastes better warm too. Thought I would share this with you in case analgesics were not available. Four days to my dental appointment.
Reply By: muffin man - Monday, May 23, 2011 at 14:39
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 14:39
What a lousy dentist you've got. If in pain surely he could fit you in !
MM
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Follow Up By: Farmboywa - Monday, May 23, 2011 at 21:08
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 21:08
G'day muffin man, the dentist is an angel in human form, the bloke in me is the problem.
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Reply By: Rod - Monday, May 23, 2011 at 14:55
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 14:55
I use oil of cloves. Warning - sustained use can burn your mouth and cause ulcers
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Reply By: yakodi - Monday, May 23, 2011 at 15:03
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 15:03
Try Oil of Clove on a cotton bud/gauze against the offending tooth, should do the trick until you can get in to have your Dental issues sorted by a Dentist :)
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Reply By: Ian & Sue - Monday, May 23, 2011 at 15:09
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 15:09
Ha! I was about to say similar to the above. I chew on a clove and that real the ps in the short term.
Hope you can find a dentist soon
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Follow Up By: Ian & Sue - Monday, May 23, 2011 at 15:10
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 15:10
Sorry still mastering the iPads keyboard. Should read really helps!
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Reply By: Member - John and Val - Monday, May 23, 2011 at 16:10
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 16:10
There is a toothpaste called Sensodyne - readily available from chemists, it includes a mild anaesthetic that quickly quietens down a nagging tooth. Not a permanent fix, but provides relief for an hour or so. Just smear a little on the bad tooth.
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Follow Up By: Farmboywa - Monday, May 23, 2011 at 21:12
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 21:12
G'day
John and Val, I brush with Sensodyne daily, however I will try your suggestion if my cask of redned is empty.
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Reply By: Member - DW Lennox Head(NSW) - Monday, May 23, 2011 at 16:40
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 16:40
Farmboywa
I always thought red wine had medicinal properties. Another use has surfaced besides being antioxidant.
Thankyou for the advice and I will ensure I take it each day, just in case!
DW
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Follow Up By: Farmboywa - Monday, May 23, 2011 at 21:17
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 21:17
G'day DW Lennox Head(NSW), yep, a small glass a day keeps the Psychiatrist, Doctor and Dentist at bay.
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Reply By: Dr Hook - Monday, May 23, 2011 at 16:44
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 16:44
As others have said: oil of cloves: still available in bush stores even though not normally listed for
First Aid Kits, because longer-term use (by characters afraid of th edentist) will "dry out" the tooth roots and that will cause ulcers, loss of tooth etc.
However, I've used it over a 6-8 day period (dab a drop on your finger and rub it on the offending gum line) and it works wonders.
Carry a little bottle (50 mils or so??) in your Kit - Lasts forever.
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Follow Up By: Rob! - Monday, May 23, 2011 at 16:58
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 16:58
The last time I had a severe toothache I got some dental floss and manage to get some left over food bits out of the painfull but hard to get to spot. Within minutes the pain stopped.
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Follow Up By: Farmboywa - Monday, May 23, 2011 at 21:23
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 21:23
G'day Rob, I believe dental floss has germ killing qualities and probably did for you what the wine/alcohol swill did for me. Will use floss when there is no red wine.
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Reply By: Member - geelong gypsies - Monday, May 23, 2011 at 19:48
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 19:48
If you've watched the movie 'The Marathon Man' with Dustin Hoffman and Sir Laurence Olivier in it, they too used oil of cloves to good affect after the dental torture scene.
Ouch!!!!
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Follow Up By: Farmboywa - Monday, May 23, 2011 at 21:29
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 21:29
G'day geelong gypsies, they must have been teatotalers or red wine was in short supply.
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Reply By: david m5 - Monday, May 23, 2011 at 20:41
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 20:41
tooth ache drops from a chemist , best thing to have in your
first aid kit
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Follow Up By: Farmboywa - Monday, May 23, 2011 at 21:34
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 21:34
G'day david m5, yep good idea, but probably a local anesthetic and not having the antiseptic qualities of the alcohol and tannic acids in red wine.Would be interesting to know application instructions.
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Reply By: Wilko (Parkes NSW) - Monday, May 23, 2011 at 20:59
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 20:59
Try getting a good session on Rum. It ll kill the pain ( for a while anyway) ; )
Cheers Wilko
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Follow Up By: Farmboywa - Monday, May 23, 2011 at 21:39
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 21:39
G'day Wilko (Parkes.NSW), you won't need the Psychiatrist, Doctor or Dentist, you can go straight to the Undertaker.
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Reply By: Wok - Monday, May 23, 2011 at 22:42
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 22:42
Blue Listerine works for me - have a small bottle in the medical kit. It appears to have a numbing effect.
eng hoe
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Reply By: Member - Dunworkin (WA) - Monday, May 23, 2011 at 23:25
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 23:25
Hi Farmboywa, a very timely thread for me at the moment, I too am struggling with toothache but unlike you I seem to be haunting the Dentists but they can't find any problems. I've tried lots of things including sensodyne toothpaste with no success. I am however using blue listerine which does help temporarily but I'm not happy with it as it is supposed to be carcinogenic so I intend to have a go with the wine. Thanks for the thread.
Cheers
D
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Follow Up By: stoney123 - Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 08:29
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 08:29
bugger, i once had a real bad toothache (root canal one)
miles from anywhere, luckily i had a pair of pliers and a bottle of sambucca. (take sambucca first)
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Follow Up By: Member - Dunworkin (WA) - Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 13:24
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 13:24
Lol stoney 123, I'm not sure one bottle of sambucca would be enough for me, ouch, I don't think I could do that.
Cheers
D
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Follow Up By: Farmboywa - Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 13:43
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 13:43
G'day Dunworkin(WA), don't want to send you into a panic, but I do recall reading jaw pain can be associated with heart problems. Might be worth a visit to your GP.
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Follow Up By: Member - Dunworkin (WA) - Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 13:57
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 13:57
Thanks for that Farmboywa, I have heard of that too and have it in the back of my mind, at the moment we are headed down several roads with it so hopefully will come up with the answer soon.
Thanks again.
Cheers
D
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Reply By: carlsp - Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 06:42
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 06:42
If a long way from anywhere (but on the coast) the flesh from a blow fish, raw held between the tooth and gum will kill the pain. Then spit it out. Eating it may kill you.
Use only if very despirate and outback fishing trip.
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Follow Up By: Farmboywa - Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 13:49
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 13:49
G'day carlsp, sounds like good bush medicine for the experienced. Do you know how often you can repeat the process without poisoning yourself or someone else?
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Follow Up By: carlsp - Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 07:16
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 07:16
Sorry no, the main poison is in the liver of ther fish not the flesh part but there is still a risk if doing this too often.
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Reply By: Grungle - Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 14:17
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 14:17
Bonjela works well and will make the area around the tooth go numb.
When I lived in the Territory, we used to go on bush tucker trips as part of the school cultural program. On one trip they said that chewing the white inner end of a pandanus frond (chew not swallow) helped to alleviate toothaches. This had the result of making the whole mouth go numb which shut us kids up for a while. I still wonder if it was a deliberate ploy by our guide...
Regards
David
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Follow Up By: Farmboywa - Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 21:01
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 21:01
G'day Grungle, chewing the white inner end of a pandanus frond seems like more good bush medicine. I need to ask if your guide, whom I will assume was indiginous to the area,gave any indication how many times within a certain time frame you could safely chew the pandanus.
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Reply By: member - mazcan - Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 13:49
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 13:49
hi farmboywa
take one of ya boots off and hit ya big toe hard with a 2lb hammer that will take ya mind off the tooth ache for a while
practical solutions always work
reverse the thoughts from one end to the other
cheers
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