Emergency dental pain. 

Thank you doc! Cheers from Jamaica!

Dear brother/sister experiencing toothache, Try putting cold water in your mouth to soak the problem tooth. The relief is almost immediate but temporary because you need to replace it after a few minutes when the water becomes warm. Try not to drink the water unless you are thirsty (otherwise, you might upset your ion balance). The cold water helps reduce pressure in your tooth by reducing the air volume produced by the infection thereby reducing the pain. I agree that ibuprofen works but it appears you need to actually experience the pain for it to work. One afternoon, a few hours after lunch, I felt toothache so I drank ibuprofen. I know the pain won't go away instantly so I kept ice / cold water in my mouth to numb it (works almost instantly!). The pain returns when the water warms up after a couple of minutes so you have to spit out the water and replace it with a cold one again. I felt that ibuprofen does not seem to make the pain stop so I spent hours soaking my tooth in cold water. In my next dose (6 hours later) and 30 minutes after drinking the drug (to ensure some of it is already circulating in my body), I decided to stop soaking the tooth in cold water. The initial pain was disorientating and excruciating! But it slowly eased after about a minute. It was still unbearably painful, so I had to soak it in cold water again and repeat feeling the pain around five more times until eventually, the pain stopped (at least, until my next dose again). I hope this helps someone, too. And if it did, please consider offering your suffering to Jesus to honor what He endured for our sins.

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Thank you Dr. Kaufman!! You're a lifesaver, best advice I've ever received from a physician.

Ibuprofen doesn't work

Very informing video, how would your son think about this awesome video?

how much ibuprofen, how much Tylenol? It comes in different strengths!