Tooth Pain Flowchart Theory

Warning: Always consult a qualified health care provider and nutritionist to help you evaluate different formulas and alternatives to traditional dental methods. Although some methods work well for some people, they may not be suitable or applicable to your dental problem or your specific life style. There are numerous environmental and physical conditions that effect tooth decay, oral health and efficacy of treatments. Among them are diet, water, general physical health, exercise, methodology and application of dental treatment, and even air quality.

Tooth pain can come from many sources. One of the most common ones is a cavity. Another common source of tooth pain is an infection, often caused from an abscess, An abscess, is like a boil,  a sack of puss. Unlike a visible boil on your skin,  when in the mouth, it is often out of site and underneath the tooth.

In order to detect if it is a boil or a cavity, there are two tests that are used.  Press down on the tooth with your finger, if this causes more pain, it is most likely a boil. Drink a glass of cold water, if the tooth pain increases it is most likely a cavity. Although not hard and fast tests, or 100 percent accurate, I have found them as a way to determine how I should care for my teeth. 

If it is a boil, one home made remedy is to rinse with warm water and baking soda several times a day for several minutes. Initially, this can cause more pain as the boil swells. However, the warm water and baking soda will eventually result in the boil popping, in which case, the pain will subside quickly. From my experience, this can take  anywhere from 6 hours to three days at most. 

In either case, to be safe, you might want your dentist to monitor the infection. X-rays can often determine if the infection has subsided or been eliminated. 

If it is a cavity, consider switching to a sugar free diet, rinsing with mineral water based solution on a regular basis and having mineral mixtures applied to your teeth on a regular basis. Also eat well. It has been my experience that high density mineral mouthwashes can alleviate pain from decay if the mixture has a high pH, and plenty of magnesium, calcium, zinc and silica. Brushing with coconut oil also seems to make my teeth feel stronger and healthier. 

The frequency and length of a mineral mouthwash depends on the degree of pain. For severe pain from a cavity, you might want to rinse up to 30 minutes a day  a few times a day or consider overnight mineralizations. To stop the pain between mineralizations consider using a temporary filling that you can buy from a grocery store or pharmacy,  In the past I have found that this procedure works well, but it can take several weeks before you are able to stop mineralization treatments and eat unhealthy tooth foods such as candy, ice cream and dried fruit. 

As a preventive method, rinsing with mineral water several times a day and maintaining a healthy sugar free diet all the time may be the best way to eliminate tooth pain and decay forever.