Place an ice pack on the cheek next to the sore spot for toothaches caused by infection.

Keep the mouth and sore area well cleansed with saltwater.

Fill a bag or bottle with warm water and press against the sore area.

Rub the palm of your hand with ice to relieve a tooth ache.

Boil 3-4 guava tree leaves in water and wait till it becomes luke warm. Make mouth full of this and wait for couple of seconds. Repeat this and this will relieve the tooth ache.

You may wonder why toothaches usually strikes at night when you lie down to go to sleep. The cause is the increased pressure towards your head. Keep your head elevated to decrease the pressure in the area.   There are a lot of over-the-counter pain relievers that you can choose from. Most common are Paracetamol, Aspirin, and Acetaminophen. If you feel that a small swelling has occured, you may take NSAID (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs) for its inflammatory action, like Ibuprofen and Mefenamic Acid. However, those with a history of of ulcers and those pregnant women needs a doctor's reccomendation when taking NSAID and Aspirin.   Ice is excellent in numbing nerve endings. Try to compress the affected area with ice. But if it aggravates the pain, discontinue it. OLGA (ST-PETERSBURG, RUSSIA) I don't know how it happens in different countries but in Russia all knowledge about medical science can be divided into two big groups scientific treatment and our grandmothers treatment (that is how we call it in Russia ) and nobody knows which is more useful. For example : instead of going to the horrible dentist ,when you have a toothache , you can visit a nice grand mother in her old strange house .She will put grated garlic on your wrist .Then she will say magic words in a whisper .And the next morning you will be all right . The most intertesting thing in this true story ,is that the next mornig you are all right, and nobody knows why. Kate (UKRAINE) If you have toothache you need to take a little piece of garlic and put it onto the opposite wrist for 20 minutes, and you will see good results. If you have a sore throat you need to take a glass of hot water, and mix it with honey and vinegar (one spoonful of each) and then you have to do a deep gargle, every two hours. Believe me it helps.

Most people suffering from toothache do poke the affected tooth with toothpicks You are aggravating the condition of your tooth. Discontinue it! toothache needs an emergency treatment. A sharp, throbbing pain is usually irreversible, and the above remedies only releives the pain, not cure it.

I have a very bad tooth. It used to be a cavity - now it is just a rotten tooth. Most of the tooth has broken and chipped away. It becomes infected periodically, which is extremely painful. I have found a remedy that works very well over time. The pain is caused by infection. I gargle with Listerine Antiseptic. This kills germs and over time it helps prevent infection. I use it several times a day. It really does work well. I wanted to share this with you because I did not see this information on the website. I hope that this will help someone else also.

Ingredients: dr tichenor's antiseptic peppermint mouthwash concentrated formula. found at wallgreens
Instructions: take a dropper fill it with mouthwash dont add water use concentrated add a few drops to to the tooth and let stand a for as l ong as you can take it spit it out do not rinse you may repeat as often as needed it nums the pain better then the tooth gels out there

Country of Remedy: Old Canidian Remendy (heard)

Ingredients: Iodine
Instructions: I was told by a friend that a drop of iodine on a tooth helps kill the pain and stop absess. So far it works great . Just remember to drop it on let it sit DONT SWALLOW. Then brush after.

Country of Remedy: USA

Ingredients:

• 1 capful Listerine Antiseptic Mouthwash
• 1 Aspirin tablet

Credit for above to:

http://www.otan.us/webfarm/emailproject/tooth4.htm

http://www.myhomeremedies.com/topic.cgi?topicid=205

and

http://members.tripod.com/dentdoctor/home_remedies/toothache.html