What medicine is most effective for toothache?

What medicine is best for treating toothache caused by internal heat? The choice is mainly based on the cause of the toothache. If the toothache is caused by internal heat, we only need to drink more herbal tea to reduce internal heat and take some antibiotics to relieve it. However, we must be careful not to eat too much hot and irritating food. Now let us find out what is the most effective thing to eat for toothache.

The gums are severely swollen, and the pain point is mainly on the gums. The slightest touch is very painful. Not to mention chewing food, even opening the mouth will feel painful. It is more uncomfortable than a real toothache. In severe cases, there will be symptoms such as sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, fever, difficulty in defecation or constipation. The tongue coating is thick, dry or yellow, and the tongue is bright red. From these series of symptoms, it can be seen that the acute inflammation of the gums is caused by physical lesions (commonly known as "getting angry"), and the cause of the lesions is not caused by the gums and teeth in the mouth themselves, so this type of toothache is also called a complication of toothache. The Yangming meridians of the hands and feet respectively connect to the lower and upper teeth. Heat accumulates in the large intestine and stomach, or wind evil invades the meridians from the outside, accumulates in the Yangming and turns into fire. The fire evil then goes up along the meridians and causes toothache. The kidneys control bones, and teeth are parts of bones. Insufficient kidney yin can also cause toothache. There are also people who eat too much sweet and sour food, have unclean mouth and teeth, and let dirt corrode their teeth and cause pain. Therefore, toothache is mainly related to the hand and foot yangming meridians and the kidney meridian. There are several types of toothache:

1. Persistent pain: The gums continue to hurt and can be clearly located. The teeth feel like they are floating, and there is obvious pain when tapping the teeth or biting objects.

2. Pain at the "root teeth": Continuous pain at the root teeth (wisdom teeth, third molars), the pain is aggravated by touching the gums, severe cases are accompanied by inability to open the mouth, and frequent inflammation. The "root teeth" should be extracted after the inflammation is eliminated.

3. Pain caused by cold, heat, sourness or sweetness: Teeth will feel pain when exposed to cold, heat, sourness or sweetness. The pain will disappear when the irritant is removed. Pigmentation deposits on teeth, most commonly caries. There is no pigmentation on the tooth surface at the gingival margin, and the defect is deep and wedge-shaped.

4. Gum pain: Continuous tooth pain, accompanied by redness, swelling, looseness, and often accompanied by symptoms of food impaction, is a manifestation of periodontitis.

5. Spontaneous pains: Spontaneous pains occur in the gums, which cannot be located and are aggravated during sleep. Pains can be induced by cold or heat stimulation, and the pain continues for a while after the stimulation is removed. The pain radiates to the ear and temporal area.

6. Pain when biting hard objects: Pain when biting hard objects, with a history of hitting hard objects such as stones. The teeth may have cracks, and in severe cases, the teeth may crack.

Emergency methods for toothache caused by fire:

1. Grind 10 grams of white pepper into powder, add alcohol to make it into a paste, and put it into the tooth cavity 4 times.

2. The fastest way to relieve toothache is to use Pafuo Toothache Spray. Just spray it lightly and the toothache will be relieved in one minute.

3. Acupuncture the Laogong point on the same side with moderate stimulation, insert the needle 1-2 times, twist it up and down without leaving the needle in place.

4. Take a little lard and new cotton, wrap the lard with cotton, heat it, and bite it on the painful tooth for a while, changing the brush one by one, and repeat several times.

5. Acupuncture the Taichong point on the affected side, twist the needle into place, and after getting qi, if the toothache is caused by wind or fire, use the draining method, first drain and then tonify. Re-induce acupuncture after the toothache is relieved, and leave the needles in for 30 minutes after the qi is obtained.

The following are common medicines for treating toothache:

1. Ibuprofen sustained-release capsules (Fenbid): can inhibit the synthesis of prostaglandins, and has antipyretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. Each dose can provide pain relief for 12 hours when you have a toothache.

2. Tramadol hydrochloride sustained-release tablets: They act on specific pain-related receptors in the central nervous system, without causing smooth muscle spasms or respiratory resistance. Adults can take one tablet when they have toothache, and the analgesic effect can last for 4-6 hours.

There is no safe dose for painkillers, so they should never be used indiscriminately to avoid adverse consequences. Remember not to take medicine randomly. If the medicine is not suitable for your condition, it will not only fail to relieve pain, but also have side effects on your body.