Got a Toothache? Try these Toothache Salt Water Remedies for All-Natural Relief
Rinsing the mouth with a salt water rinse is a very effective way to deaden the often severe pain and debilitating that comes from a toothache. So when you have a toothache salt water can be very helpful until you can get yourself to your dentist.
How to use the toothache salt water rinse
Dissolve salt into lukewarm water (about body temperature. It’s best to use the all-natural sea salt rather than the supermarket salt. I have seen Celtic sea salt in many stores and this works very well. It has more of a grey color and sticks together in clumps. It is said that this type of salt has more of the natural minerals intact and is moister than regular table salt, which has chemical additives to make it flow smoothly. I have tried the store bought salt and it can actually make the pain worse and the mouth can be sensitive to the harshness of this type of salt, probably due to the harsh chemical additives.
The solution you want to make should be about 3-5 % as this about the level of salt concentration found in sea water and within the bodies of most land animals. You can make it stronger if this concentration is not effective, but don’t go above 29% as this level of salt concentration can actually cause damage to your tissues.
Swish a mouthful of the salt solution around in your mouth. You can then “hold” the solution around the area of infection and inflammation for a minute or so to give an especially effective treatment to the area of pain. Many people report almost instantaneous relief from this toothache salt water rinse. With others, there may not be instantaneous relief, but most individuals find relief from the acute pain in only a few minutes.
Many people have found this treatment much more effective than tea tree oil. If you think about it, it only makes sense. People have been using salt as a preservative for thousands upon thousands of years, curing and preserving meats, vegetables, olives, and many other foods to keep them free of bacterial contamination. Salt has a natural antibacterial quality that few other natural substances can match. So it only makes sense that when you rinse your mouth with the toothache salt water rinse, it will kill the bacteria causing the inflammation and pain.
Just remember to use natural sea salt for your toothache salt water rinse, such as that known as “Celtic sea salt”. It should be fairly moist and clumpy as opposed to the “dry” , free flowing type of table salt.
Also, since it is known that the cause of most toothache pain is food particles trapped between the tooth and gum, using this toothache salt water rinse will help dislodge those food particles and rinse away the dead bacteria killed by the salt.