Caries: how to relieve the pain of a cavity before viewing?

A cavity has just woken up without warning and your dentist can not take you now? Rest assured, there are ways to calm the pain before your appointment.

Gently brush the affected tooth to tooth decay

The contact of the brush may be unpleasant but you will limit the growth of bacteria and thus prevent inflammation from getting worse. Repeat this several times a day.

Make mouthwash

To complete the antiseptic action of brushing, do not hesitate to mouthwashes. 

Warning : if their active temporarily numb the sensitivity of the mucosa, they can cause burns at too high doses.

Floss

When the pain is diffuse, and occurs after each meal, the fact dislodge the food stuck between teeth with dental floss will temporarily relieve the inter-dental caries.

Apply toothpaste for sensitive teeth

One of your teeth sensitive to cold suddenly starts to get started violently. A bit like a heart beating inside? You feel the pain throughout the jaw?

It is likely that it is a pulpitis , an inflammation caused by caries too close to the nerve. In this case, even the most powerful painkillers are not enough. The only way to calm the pain then devitalized tooth.

NB : the face of such symptoms, your dentist will take immediately. However, if it is a weekend, you should go to the emergency.