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Cloves for toothache

Take two whole cloves, the kind you stick into oranges around holiday time, place them between the offending tooth and your cheek. You might want to chew them a little to release their juices. This is a centuries-old trick that really works.

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Might damage the nerve Comments By: TipKing It has been pointed out to me that prolonged use of Cloves and Oil of Cloves can damage the nerve of a tooth. However I have used it many times, it does take away the pain and that is all that matters for me   Excellent! Comments By: Josie My tooth was killing me tonight. I'm scheduled for a root canal on Monday. I tried 2 cloves as suggested and I still can't believe the pain is gone. Thank you   cloves Comments By: Shane cloves work great! thanks   Cloves did relief my toothache Comments By: M PATAIL It was 2 am in the morning and my molar suddenly ache, I ran out of paracetamol, the next thing I went into the net to get 'relief' and the cloves worked!!   SOOOO SATISFIED!!!! Comments By: BADGURL IT IS A VERY COMMON REMEDY IN HAWAII!!! BUT WHY DID'NT I TRY IT EARLIER....I GUESS BEING SCEPTIC PROVED A POINT!!! "DON'T KNARK IT-TILL YA TRY IT!"   Excellent ... it really does work Comments By: eve I have had a toothache but was unable to see a dentist until after weekend so I tried the cloves.... thank you for this remedy.... it really does work.   Oh the relief!!! Comments By: Eve My tooth ache was so unbearable I couldnt even close my mouth properly, the top teeth touching the bottom teeth was excrutiating! This worked within 10 minutes. Thank You!!!   ClOvEs Comments By: roxanne went to Lyoyds and got some anbesol for my tooth ache, as im in sooooo much pain, and need a root canal but havent got a dentist yet! nothink is working for my pain, so im chewing 2 cloves and resting them on my tooth! HOPE IT WORKS!   I wish Comments By: James Have got excrutiating pain with my wisdom teeth, put cloves in as suggested and was amazed that it never worked at all, i just got the foul taste in my mouth to add to the pain.   I don't know about you, but it worked for me!! Comments By: Amma I have a cracked wisdom tooth, which is visibly infected. I remembered the suggestion of using cloves, but I didn't have whole cloves, so i used ground cloves. My gum feels PERFECT!!!! I am pregnant, so I have to be careful not to use it all the time, but I cannot get to the dentist for three more months-I am using the clove remedy at least once a week.   thank goodness Comments By: Stephanie the cloves are helping, Thank God, maybe i'll sleep tonite   YEY Comments By: Anon Had toothache for weeks now coz me scared of dentist (big woosy I know LOL), but these are helping numb the pain and trying to get an appt for dentist this week   I'm a believer!!! Comments By: Anne Last night my tooth was hurting soooo bad, I couldn't sleep. I have an appointment for the dentist tomorrow, but I was desperate. The ibuprofen WAS NOT working. I put ground cloves on the tooth and gum, and, I swear, no more pain. Really!!! Wow....   No insurance and BAD toothaches Comments By: Michele I have a couple broken teeth that are hurting me so bad, they do this once in awhile and last for days. The pain is unbearable. I take pain relievers and use orajel but, it doesn't always work. I have some antibiotics I was given for another treatment in the ER that hasn't expired so I am now taking those in hopes that it will work to get the infection out. I have a jar of ground cloves so I just put some around the gum and inside of the bad teeth. I really hope this works, I am tired of being in pain. I have no insurance and no one will see me without cash in hand which I don't have.   ground cloves works! Comments By: Don't go to dentist unless I have to I a paper towel and put some ground cloves in it and folded it up and wet it and then put it between my bad tooth and the inside of my cheek! Amazing! Pain is gone! Have a family gathering today that I really didn't want to miss, plus its Saturday so I can't get a dentist appt until Monday....the cloves will make the weekend painless! Thank God!   this really helps! Comments By: Anon it is temporary though...only lasts a couple of hours then you need another clove i guess :)   Works quite well Comments By: Mike Normal pain killers usually dont do the trick for my tooth aches. I have wisdom teeth coming in and it has been killing me. A friend of mine recommended it and I'm glad i listened. Cloves help so much. Granted it doesnt completely get rid of it, but it dulls it enough so i can sleep.   It wroks!!!!!!!!! Comments By: Shah I had serious pain in my tooth, got Dr's appointment after 5 days. Pian in tooth increased so much that i couldnt sleep..but thanks to cloves my 90% pain is gone & now atleast i can sleep...   Pain free, but kinda stinky! Comments By: George I heard this and thought it was an urban legend, until I saw how many people raved about it. Sure enough, it worked like a dandy, but no one said how long to keep it in so I assumed you hold it in as long as you want to be pain free. I'm going on 6 days with it shoved inside the tooth and I still don't feel the pain. Then the weirdest thing happened. I started getting painful gas. That's not normal for me and the only new addition is the cloves. It's strange because the gas has a sweet odor, like lemon peels, so I don't mind that part but the intestinal pain is unbearable. Maybe I'll go a couple more days and see if it passes - no pun intended!   Works to a point Comments By: Lee I have been experiencing a toothache accelerated from a cap falling off. My dentist has been on vacation but returning today, thank god. Nevertheless, I have been using Ambersol and taking Advil. This was working, but the tooth pain increases during the course of the evening. I have a nurse friend of mine that suggested putting a clove right into the cavity hole itself, so I did, and I was amazed, after 10 minutes the pain was not completely gone, but enough to allow me to eat and get a decent nights sleep.   great relief get some rest Comments By: veronica I had a tooth ace all day, at 1:00am couldn't sleep tried the cloves and I feel like I can lay down now and get some reast. Thank you so much.   Cloves work Comments By: Pat Ive had toothaches several times (one an absess) that the cloves worked great on. I use powdered clove mixed with water to form a paste. Smear it all over the gum and tooth. It kills the nerve.