How to Relieve a Toothache and Bleeding Gums

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Press a dampened tea bag against the cavity or sore gums and bite down gently.

   Tea numbs an aching tooth, sores and bleeding gums.
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   Step 2: Try placing some ice cubes wrapped in a few paper towels against bleeding gums.

   This will cool and numb them, making you less able to feel them.,, Be sure to spit it into the trash afterwards as the oil can block drains and do not swallow it.
   
   Afterwards rinse your mouth with warm salt water.
   
   For pain relief try this technique with cannabis infused coconut oil.,,, You can also try dissolvable paracetamol swished around the mouth.
   
   Taking Ibuprofen or another anti-inflammatory may also help.
   
   Doctors may also give prescriptions for stronger pain killers such as codeine or tramadol, and for antibiotics.,
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   Step 3: Rinse the mouth 3x a day with warm salt water.

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   Step 4: Try oil-pulling by swirling coconut around your mouth for up to 20 minutes.

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   Step 5: Placing a hot water bottle under your pillowcase is also a good way to relieve pain.

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   Step 6: Chewing clove or using clove oil can also numb tooth pain.

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   Step 7: Try crunched up paracetamol.

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   Step 8: See the dentist as soon as possible if the bleeding gets any worse or if the toothache lasts more than a couple of days and the pain does not seem to be improving.

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