What can you do for a tooth abscess at home?
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- Опубликовано: 31 мар 2023
- A tooth abscess is a painful condition caused by a bacterial infection. It requires prompt medical attention, but there are some things you can do at home to help alleviate the pain and discomfort until you can see a dentist.
First, you should rinse your mouth with warm salt water several times daily. This can help to reduce swelling and kill some of the bacteria causing the infection.
You can also apply a cold compress to the affected area to help reduce pain and swelling. Wrap an ice pack or a bag of frozen peas in a towel and hold it against your cheek for 15-20 minutes at a time.
Over-the-counter pain relievers like ibuprofen or acetaminophen can also help to reduce pain and inflammation.
It's important to note that while these home remedies can provide some relief, they are not a substitute for professional dental care. If you suspect that you have a tooth abscess, seeing a dentist as soon as possible is essential to prevent the infection from spreading and causing further damage.
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If this can kill it should be covered under HEALTH insurance and this is why ALL EMERGENCY ROOM SHOULD HAVE A DENTIST
Amen!
Nah, I'm not touching that thing lol. This weekend was full of pain tho despite using pain killers. Can't wait to see the dentist tomorrow.
Did u went to the dentist? How did it feel?
@@gamingwithyusairah4866 yeah I was there on Monday, but they couldn't do anything but give me antibiotics, since it was very inflamed. Today they opened the pus bubble and squeezed it out which was really painful, but I feel so much better now. Next step will be extraction of the tooth, since I already had a root treatment on it before. I could let the root be cut shorter and keep it, but since that would actually involve removing bone to get to the root I rather let them pull it.
@@BasilVII HOLY SHIT NOW IM SCARED
@@BasilVII didn't they give a injection to numb the are then remove it?
@@gamingwithyusairah4866 they numbed that bubble with an anesthetic Creme and injection doesn't help much either since they don't really work well when things are inflamed. Don't be scared tho! U'll be glad once u are pain free. Believe me. It's worth it.
Edit: that's why they gave me antibiotics first to reduce the inflammation.
Popping it with a needle seems like it could make it worse if done incorrectly or without the right cleanup
One word...BENADRYL. You may be sleepy for a few hours after you take it, but it WILL get rid of the swelling, pain, and infection. The pus from the infection is nothing more than poisonous mucus. The benadryl is made to help sinuses (a lot of it is controlling mucus). It worked for me within 20 minutes. Knocked the pain out QUICK, took down the swelling, and after 2-3 days passed, the abcess was still gone.
No need for surgery?
@@TheKarldav At some point of course it's recommended to get the problem fixed if you can by having the tooth removed. This is a fix for if you can't afford to get it fixed at the moment. They abscesses may still come back once or twice out the year if you don't get it fixed because 9/10 the problem is a cavity in the tooth or food getting under the tooth... but it is a fast way to get it back under control so you can continue going on with your days. By the way, I'm not a doctor or professional. I'm just giving my advice based on what I've been going through myself and others around me. You can Google it though, professional dental sites will tell you benadryl helps because it's an antihistamine
Don’t do this. A bacterial infection is not cured by an antihistamine. You need an antibiotic.
@@gracietilert8952 I didn't use any antibiotic and I STILL don't have an abcess. Matter of fact, when I took antibiotics the first time I had an abcess they wore off and the abcess came right back. Antibiotics don't always work for everyone. Everyone is different and antibiotics take too long to work most of the time before the symptoms die down. Benadryl took 20 minutes and I felt it working. I never said it was a complete cure. You should still work on getting the tooth fixed but this absolutely works especially when you're in pain to the point of thinking about killing yourself or ramming your head into a wall. It actually DOES cure it in a way because it gets rid of the mucus hence the PUS which gets rid of the swelling and pressure. You don't know what you're talking about. I do KNOW THIS from experience, and I googled it after I realized it worked. My husband has done it as well when he got an abcess. Please hush. Google says you CAN take a Benadryl because of the power behind it that you mentioned for a jacked up tooth.
A dentist actually told me this was smart of me and if it worked, that's all that matters. There have been no issues since I did it, there was no infection seen later either.
@@gracietilert8952Really? I was on 10 different antibiotics and not one cured the abscess. It may help some people and it helped her so yeah Antibiotics don’t help if not caught within 48 hours of abscess infection. Look it up, past 48 hrs it only helps to keep infection under control yet it will not eliminate it.
thank you
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One time I had a abscess on the bottom of my gums by one of my chewing teeth and everytime I stretched my bottom lip, I could easily make the pus from the abscess come out. In some way it felt therapeutic. I just brushed my teeth, used mouth wash/ warm salted/peppered water and pulled on my lip but no needle was involved but eventually the tooth needed to be removed.
I had a swollen tooth now 3 days later using a antibiotic I have a abscess I can’t sleep for shit and gotta wait
Til Monday for my dentist appointment
I’m fixing to give in to the needle
Yhh it's funny though cuze my dentist won't even seee me neither will my doctor
I would go a little more in depth on describing the needle method
I’m on day 9 of an abcess. It’s still HUGE. The right side of my face looks like a basketball. My entire cheek is full of pus. I do not dare to pop it. I had this a year ago and it popped on the third day when it closed my throat off and I swallowed. It drained down my throat so there was nothing I could do. It was discusting.
Last time I used heat. This time I’m using ice. Last time was sooo much faster and easier. I’m on day 9 this time and my whole body feels like I’ve been run over with a mac truck. I have no money to go to a doctor so something’s got to give.
Hows your abcess now?
@@franklingonzaga2140 my mother had some extra Keflex, she gave me. I’ve been taking that and my cheek has gone down but I still have a huge bubble by my back lower teeth. It’s no longer painful unless I open my mouth wide. I might just try to pop it while I’m not in pain to get the rest out. I only have two days left of antibiotic and I’m on day 13 of infection. I feel like it’s not going to be enough to really get rid of it. This is the worst infection in my 45 years of life!
This happened to me before when I was on the street and had no money. It was horrible but I ended up just going to the hospital. They gave me antibiotics and some painkillers and the antibiotics killed the infection then my tooth fell out about 2 weeks later. If your face is swollen you need to go to the hospital
@@JohnSmith-sd4mn I had antibiotics laying and my mom gave me her extra antibiotics, but not nearly enough. This infection is big! It took the pain away. My cheek is no longer huge but I do still have two huge lumps by my lower tooth all the way back to where my jaw bone opens. My lymph node in my neck is still swollen, I feel pain in my jaw bone when I yawn. But I’m hoping I can just pop it somehow and this nightmare can end! It’s been over three weeks now
I had this same tooth infection a year ago, it got huge, blocked off my throat, then popped on the third day and went away! This time it’s raging on
Please go to the dentist.
You can die from this.
Ask them for a payment plan, you’re life it’s too valuable to give up,
I've popped these many times on a tooth with a failed root canal can help alleviate pain might have to drain twice
Hi did you do this at home? And did you use a syringe or scalpel knife. Thanks
How???
Mine popped by putting baking soda and salt water to make a paste then apply to abscess then rinse with peroxide and water solution look up the video on RUclips I literally just had mine pop within 20 min of doing this
AM SCARED NOW
Does antibiotics help with it
Yeah, amoxicillin and clindamycin are what was given to me but it’s only a short term solution. Depending on the severity you might need a root canal or tooth extraction
Did not help me. I was on several. Root Canal or Pull
I have one and I have a high temperature witch scares me I have a replaced hip and don’t wanna get it infected. I have to go to the ER last time my hip was infected I almost died . I can’t go now no one to watch the kiddo life huh
I feel your pain❤
Same😢 I'm literally dying
Bless you. Get better soon
She’s cute
I have had my wisdom tooth cavity drilled out & filled last year because they said that it was causing the pain in one of the front molar teeth,it did fix it for a while but this year the pain came back around the front molar.
I flossed the tooth & it bled but it felt better but the inflammation occurred on the other side of the tooth,I flossed that & it bled slightly & this mucous stuff came out & the pain deceased the next day.
But I have been needing to take aspirin because the throbbing occurs when I go to bed,I have a cracked tooth but there is no cavity inside of the tooth,he will blame the wisdom tooth for the pain that he said may need removing.
The inflammation has only occurred between the teeth !
I'm being a bad girl. Drinking bourbon every night because it's the only way to cope until I see the dentist in Tuesday. He gave me Rx for Amoxicillin. Can't take Ibuprofen, I throw up, but I'm doing cold packs
You shouldn’t drink, it will make the antibiotics WAY less effective, it is also not good for the liver to mix them
Hey everyone i dont know if this is a tooth abscess but i just got a teeth paste on my teeth
In was so deep but the operation was successful in 6 months its good but it just suddenly hurt for 3 days
And it just stops my face didn't swell but i can feel a bump i dont know what to do lol im scared
I was around someone who had covid and two days later I popped positive after my face was swollen. Could Covid cause an abscess? I have no bump on gum and the swollen is in my cheek
No
Broke a molar 2 years ago and started seeing that I started forming some type of swelling in the cracked tooth. Went to the hospital 3 months ago and they gave me some antibiotics. Currently out of it and its swollen up again. I usually try to squeeze it with a toothpick but rn it's 4am and dont wanna wake the fam up for this 😅
you need a root canal, i do too. abscesses don’t go away on their own or with medicine. they need to be physically removed like the sac of a cyst.
That is incorrect never pop a abscess it just makes it bigger😁
Starting to recant what I just said, tragic
@@Wizaveli_SOE I hope everything is going well with your abscessed i have one right now and it’s starting to swell up my face worst pain of my life
@@StizzyThe904 I’m fine my dentist got me right, get to your dentist you will be fine
@@StizzyThe904is it your first one
@@Wizaveli_SOE i did they had to pull sum teeth but i feel so much better
I pop my abcess and now it has a hole in it and i've been using a mouth wash but it is just the same, now i kinda regret popping it bc it might have more damage or could be infection more and more hahahah fuck
how are you doing now? did it get better?
@@jessejacobshe's dead
Wish I knew you in my teens
I prefer to die.
Do not attempt to squeeze or pop the abscess. We know it is tempting to “deflate” the bump that develops on the gums when you have a tooth abscess. The problem is that when you squeeze or pop the abscess, you actually introduce even more bacteria into the infection. Leave it alone.
Thanks to improved dental hygiene, modern dentistry, and antibiotics, tooth infections are rarely life-threatening. However, the longer you wait to get your infection treated, the more likely it is that the infection can spread to other areas, such as the jawbone, cheek, neck, and beyond.
If you are waiting to see a dentist, it is best to : Gargle warm salt water often, buy some clinical grade tooth paste / mouth wash. Try your best not to poke, push, or squeeze the abscess, as this will just make it worse or possibly infect more areas.
HEY YOU, worried about having a tooth pulled? Look it sucks, probably should have taken better care of it. Yeah I know, but dental implants are a thing and very affordable if you shop around. Check medical tourism in places such as Mexico or Turkey.
In the end, leave it to the professionals, don't give allow this to turn into sepsis, because then you'll wish you would have gone to dentist or uuuh you know...*coffin dance*
Do you need money go to the dentist?
Yes you do and it usually takes awhile to get an appointment. They also have cheap clinics for low budget. But if you are about to die of a tooth infection and have no money then go to the hospital
@@JohnSmith-sd4mn mines heal already
She's cute
Are you single?