The searing, awful sensation of sudden tooth pain is distressing, especially when it begins late at night or during a holiday. Your dentist can handle the problem, but what if you simply are unable right now to reach them? Attempt these home pain solutions.

Do Brine Rinses

Brine, also known as salt water, is simple to concoct and use whenever mouth pain exists. Lukewarm, clean water mixed with table or sea salt can accomplish many pain-relieving benefits when you rinse with that simple solution. First, the warmth can be soothing and dilate blood vessels enough to increase healthy blood circulation. Secondly, salt of all kinds draws water from aching gums surrounding the painful tooth; the result could bring down swelling, which could be causing some or all of the pain. Third, the gentle act of swishing or swirling salt water around could push food from between teeth that could also be causing pain.

Luckily, brine rinses will not hurt you even with repeated swishing, so this can be tried multiple times.

Make Heat Pack

Uncooked rice could be an unexpected pain-reliever. Warmth on your cheek could feel soothing, but if you don't have a hot water bottle or something similar, a clean sock full of rice can be nuked in your microwave for a few moments and applied externally to the jaw.

Use Peppermint Teabags

If you prefer the numbing sensation of cool things to help reduce pain, a cold, wet teabag could help. Peppermint itself has some antiseptic, numbing qualities, so nestling a cold or frozen teabag against the painful tooth could calm some pain.

Use Cloves or Clove Oil

Many home cooks will have fresh or stored ground cloves in the pantry. If you're able to find some inside your own place, this can be one of the greatest pain-relievers you've got at home. Eugenol, a compound in all cloves, may take away some of the crushing pain you have. Create a paste with your ground or fresh cloves and put it right on the painful location with either a cotton swab or clean finger. If you've got clove oil around for holiday diffusing or other purposes, the oil can be even more effective.

If you're able to find an open pharmacy even though dental offices may be closed, seek out tooth-pain products which contains cloves or eugenol.

These measures should contain pain for a period, but if not, an emergency dentist could be the best person to contact. Their attention may provide so much relief that you're able to stop thinking about pain altogether.