When you massage for a toothache, you should massage the fleshy web between your thumb and index finger or the hollow of your cheekbone directly below your eye.
Massage these areas using firm and circular pressure for 1 to 2 minutes.
You can also massage the gums where the tooth is hurting, which also helps some.
The acupressure points for toothache relief include.
LI 4 (Hegu): Located on the back of your hand in the fleshy web between your thumb and index finger. Massage firmly for 1 to 2 minutes.
Note: Do not use this point if you are pregnant, as it can potentially induce labor.
SI 18 (Quanliao): Located in the hollow area of your cheekbone, in a direct line down from the outer corner of your eye.
Apply firm pressure to help with toothaches and sinus pressure.
ST 6 (Jiache): Located on the jaw muscle.
Clench your teeth, find the muscle that flexes, and massage this spot to relieve mouth and jaw ailments.
TF4 (Shenmen): Located in the depression at the top of your ear.
You can also relieve toothaches by wrapping an ice cube in a thin cloth and then gently massage the outside of the cheek.
Or even chill a clean finger with ice and massage the painful area on your gums.
Massaging this point can help calm the nervous system and reduce pain perception.
Things that instantly relieve a toothache and tooth pain are applying some clove oil to the affected tooth or some Red Cross Toothache medication.
The clove oil and Red Cross toothache medication instantly relieves the teeth pain and it's good to keep some clove oil or Red Cross toothache medication on hand.
If you don't have any clove oil or Red Cross toothache medication you can also suck on some ice or use a warm salt water rinse to get rid of the toothache.
The best home remedy for toothache is to use a salt water rinse or cold compress or even some clove oil if you have some.
To use a salt water rinse to help stop a toothache, mix 1/2 teaspoon of salt into a glass of warm water.
Then swish the saltwater solution around in your mouth for 30 seconds to cleanse the area, loosen any debris and reduce swelling.
You should repeat the saltwater rinse 3 times a day or do it whenever you feel a toothache coming on again.
To use a cold compress for easing and stopping a toothache, wrap and ice pack in a towel and apply the ice pack to the outside of your cheek for 15 minutes 20 minutes.
The ice pack helps to constrict blood vessels and effectively numbs the throbbing toothache pain.
To use clove oil to stop a toothache, dab a small amount of clove oil or a crushed whole clove onto a cotton ball and then press it against your sore tooth.
The Cloves contain eugenol, which is a natural anesthetic and anti-inflammatory.
A good quick toothache medication that you can buy in stores is also called Red Cross toothache medication that comes in a small bottle and you dab a small cotton ball into the solution and apply it with tweezers to your tooth that is hurting.
Just be careful as it can burn your lips if you get it on your lips, but it works wonderfully.
If you do get the Red Cross toothache medication on your lips and it burns, you can wash it off and it will stop burning within a few minutes or so.
Taking anti inflammatory medications like Ibuprofen, Avid, Motrin etc is also highly effective for reducing tooth pain and swelling.
Acetaminophen like Tylenol can also help relieve tooth pain, if you cannot take ibuprofen.
Even sucking on an ice cube gently and placing an ice cube on the painful tooth can also help to reduce swelling and relieve tooth pain.