Does the "clove toothache remedy" really work?!

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I have seen it work on others when nothing else did. It was liquid cloves, which the pharmacist warned should not touch the gums or mouth because it is very strong. Being pregnant you need to call a poison control center at a local hospital or a pharmacist until you reach your doctor. I don't know anybody who took this during pregnancy. I personally wouldn't have tried that when I was pregnant.

Clove oil is like ambesol and stuff like that... yes, it can make the pain less, or go away, temporarily-- sometimes. No garauntees if it is really bad, though, sometimes it dullens it but that toothache just pushes right through. Tastes pretty bad though. Tough situation, good luck.

It is not magic, it is simply a counter irritant. The brain can only process so many impulses, and the clove helps overload the senses. In such small quantities, it should not affect the baby or pregnancy.

Clove oil is your best bet because you'll have a hard time getting ground cloves to stay put. It works. Before the advent of commercial products it was the only game in town.
Baking soda works for canker sores not toothaches.

Yes it does work. my husand used it with his tooth ache so try it it should help u too Good luck and congrats on the pregnancy : )

Wow, I feel for you! But I don't think cloves will help all that much. I tried them once and really, they weren't very helpful.

The Medline Plus article on cloves says:

"How effective is it?
Insufficient evidence to rate effectiveness for...
Toothache. Clove oil and eugenol, one of the chemicals it contains, have long been used topically for toothache, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reclassified eugenol, downgrading its effectiveness rating. The FDA now believes there isn’t enough evidence to rate eugenol as effective for toothache pain.

Are there safety concerns?
Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Clove seems to be safe when taken by mouth in food amounts. But pregnant or breast-feeding women should not take clove in medicinal doses. Not enough is known about the safety of using these larger amounts."
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drugi…

But you can't go on with a bad toothache - and you hardly want to be taking pain killers all that time. The American Pregnancy Association says:

"The safest course of action is to postpone all unnecessary dental work until after the birth. However, sometimes emergency dental work such as a root canal or tooth extraction is necessary."

For more info see: http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnan…

I'd be inclined to seek a second opinion. Good luck.

Yes, using ground clove may help. What’s more, I’d like to give you other recipes for toothache. Hope it helps.

Recipe 1: An adequate amount of watermelon skin.

Administration: A decoction of the watermelon skin is drunk as a tea.
Indication: This recipe can control bleeding of the gums to treat toothache of deficient fire type.

Recipe 2: Two walnuts.
Administration: The walnuts are taken orally in the morning and evening.
Indication: The intake of walnuts can control toothache due to deficiency of kidney Yin and upward flaming of deficient fire. Thirty g of walnut may be taken orally after being soaked and boiled in liquor.

Recipe 3: An adequate amount of fresh red dates.
Administration: The red dates may be constantly taken orally.
Indication: The dates can clear stomach fire to treat toothache of stomach fire type in patients with bleeding gums.
Recipe 4: An adequate amount of leek seeds.

Administration: Powder of leek seeds is used to produce cigarettes for smoking.
Indication: The cigarettes are used to treat toothache resulting from caries of the teeth.
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floss and brush twice. let the toothpaste sit on teeth a minute before rinsing. fluoride is the only known thing that fights cavities. fluoride rinse helps. a dentist will see you immediately if you're in pain. the sooner you see a dentist, the easier and cheaper it will be to repair.
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