For centuries, clove oil has been used for providing relief for toothaches. Roman, Greeks and the Chinese used Clove oil as a breath sweetener and to ease toothaches. Having a characteristic smell, clove oil (Syzygium aromaticum) has properties to soothe tooth pain. In addition, it has antiseptic, antifungal, and anti-bacterial properties and has been widely used to prevent oral diseases such as plaque and mouth ulcers. Flower buds of the clove plant yield clove pure essential oil. Clove is cultivated in most of the tropical regions of the world.
For a long time, Clove oil mixed with Zinc oxide has been used by dentists as white temporary filling material to sooth and calm tooth pain. The temporary filling is used to calm down the pain till a permanent filling takes its place.
Toothaches are generally caused by tooth or jaw problems such as dental cavities, an exposed tooth root, cracked tooth, or a gum disease. In case you have toothache, you can buy a bottle of clove oil from a pharmacy. Most pharmacies sell small bottles of the oil (Clove oil is also called ‘Eugenol’).
To calm down a toothache, you can rub the oil directly on the affected area using a cotton ball dipped in clove oil. Alternatively, you can place a small piece of cotton soaked in clove oil into the tooth cavity. This provides temporary toothache relief, which is effective for duration of 60 to 90 minutes. If pain still persists, replace the old cotton ball with another one soaked with clove oil. Clove oil is very strong when undiluted. So it is recommended to mix the clove oil with small amount of olive oil before applying it on the affected area.
Warning: Clove oil not to be used during pregnancy, on babies and on small children.
Thanks for the information but the last line seems to have some problem,you mean to dilute the oil with water or something else….?(i think uhave misprinted saying diluting oil with same oil)
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I use clove oil applying directly on tooth and gums with a q-tip that is dipped in the oil! Fantastic remedy for a toothache! Don’t waste your money on other relief med’s they have out there…just use cloves, then go to dentist if necessary….
I had a tooth pulled and dentist used clove oil on my dry infected socket for 7 days the 8th day he used it and it burned my gum in side of my mouth cheek area causing blisters and sluffing of the whole area. I returned 1 hour later and he removed th packing but the damage was done! Went to ER to get IV meds it was soo BAD! He had no explanation for it.
Ilove clove oil now i can have sex no more tooth pain can go down for hours
I HAD SEVERE NEURALGIA AND COULD NOT EVEN WALK IN THE WIND WITHOUT HAVING TO COVER MY CHEEKS AS THE WIND MADE THE SIDE OF MY FACE SOAR. IT WENT ON FOR A LONG TIME AND I WAS STARTING TO PANIC EVERY TIME I WENT OUT IN CASE I WOULD HAVE TO PULL MY BLOUSE UP TO COVER MY CHEEK. A FRIEND SUGGESTED OIL OF CLOVE. I USED MY FINGER AND SPREAD THE OIL ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE AFFECTED CHEEK. AFTER 3 DAYS, I HAD NO PAIN.
I have use clove oil and it does work…but I created a recipe for something even better. A friend I made it for, named it Magic Juice. Magic Juice has four simple ingredients, pure water, fresh garlic, Seasalt and red hot sauce (like Pistol Pete or Tabasco). You need a liquifying blender, like a Magic Bullet. I don’t measure it, but say half a cup of water, one or two cloves of peeled garlic, 1-2 teaspoons of Seasalt and enough red hot sauce to make it look similar to carrot juice. Liquify the ingredients and gargle and swish around the painful tooth and spit. Repeat if needed, I try to gargle for 5 to 10 minutes and then wait half an hour before rinsing. It is strong, but if you have toothache pain, it is a small price to pay. My friends whole jaw and neck was badly swollen and within 5 minutes the swelling was down and he was able to talk. His often recurring tooth pain, up to that time, had not reoccurred in two years, the last time I spoke with him. I know all three key ingredients have antibiotic properties, so it is a triple acting homemade remedy that works much longer than clove oil, to relieve toothache pain.
i had an ulcer last year because i am fond of skipping meals and working too hard. it was quite painful,*,