Are there home remedies for cavities?!
Question: Are there home remedies for cavities.?
I have a pretty minor ache in one of my back teeth and it feels like a cavity. Anything I can do to make it go away, or at least the pain.?Health Question & Answer
Answers:
Unfortunately, pain in the tooth is never a good sign. If you are already feeling pain, even minor pain, from a tooth as opposed to sensitivity from hot/cold substances, then it is definitely time for the dentist. You need a filling - the cavity is deep already if it's causing you pain (minor/small cavities are normally painless). If you leave it go you will end up needing a root canal, or even extraction. The pain once the decay progresses to the nerve will become acute very quickly - and you'll wish you'd gone in earlier.
Call your dentist today and get an appointment ASAP - the sooner you get that filled the better you'll be. If you haven't been in the last six months, have a complete work-up and cleaning while you are there - you want to catch any other minor problems you may not even have noticed before they turn severe. Hopefully, you've caught this early enough to avoid root canal treatment.
In the meantime, OTC medications, ice on the outside of the mouth, and orajel or a similar mouth-numbing substance can be used to help with pain - though none are "remedies" for the cavity - it needs to be filled. Just taking the pain away will not solve the real problem.
See a dentist today! And in the future, appointments for check-ups every six months, brushing 2 or 3 times a day, and flossing to avoid cavities!! Oral health is very important!
Good luck. Health Question & Answer
Call your dentist today and get an appointment ASAP - the sooner you get that filled the better you'll be. If you haven't been in the last six months, have a complete work-up and cleaning while you are there - you want to catch any other minor problems you may not even have noticed before they turn severe. Hopefully, you've caught this early enough to avoid root canal treatment.
In the meantime, OTC medications, ice on the outside of the mouth, and orajel or a similar mouth-numbing substance can be used to help with pain - though none are "remedies" for the cavity - it needs to be filled. Just taking the pain away will not solve the real problem.
See a dentist today! And in the future, appointments for check-ups every six months, brushing 2 or 3 times a day, and flossing to avoid cavities!! Oral health is very important!
Good luck. Health Question & Answer
No. It you could treat you cavities at home, there would be a lot less toothaches out there.
Your teeth are enclosed. They must be opened, cleaned out appropriately and filled correctly.
You'll have to go to the dentists. Don't wait until you are sickly from infection.Health Question & Answer
Your teeth are enclosed. They must be opened, cleaned out appropriately and filled correctly.
You'll have to go to the dentists. Don't wait until you are sickly from infection.Health Question & Answer
Brushing with a lot of toothpaste, flossing & using a fluoride rinse can help after a few days. If there is a hole trapping food inside, see a dentist asap.
Be sure and brush before bed.Health Question & Answer
Be sure and brush before bed.Health Question & Answer
no, go get it filled! It will only get worse and you'll end up paying a lot more and enduring a lot more pain in the long run.Health Question & Answer