Accidents happen. It can come without warning, perhaps its a sudden freak fall that might lead to a cracked tooth. The result: Excruciating dental pain and discomfort.

Most times for whatever reason it always seems to happen at the wrong time of the day or night when getting an appointment with your dentist is almost an impossibility. With that said, it’s helpful to know some home remedies that can help provide a little comfort until you can reach your dentist.

If the crack is causing insurmountable pain, a dosage of aspirin or an over the counter pain killer can be of help.
Contrary to belief, avoid placing a warm wet tea bag on your teeth as that would not help eliminate the pain, rather it can irritate it even more.
Instead of something warm that could increase the discomfort you want o put a small bag of ice or a cold bag of frozen vegetables near the cheek to help numb the pain. Keep doing this in intervals until the pain reduces.
In the event that the cracked tooth is not causing you pain, but the tooth is sharp you can take a soft emery board and file the sharp edges slowly. You can make it a tad bit smoother so that it does not cut your gums.
If you don’t have any pain medications handy, you can take a couple of cloves from your kitchen pantry which will help. Break them from the center and hold it close to the damaged tooth/teeth. The oil from the clove will naturally help reduce the pain and has no side effects.

Dental pain can be intolerable, hopefully these dental tips can help you manage the pain until you can get to a dentist. It is important to see a dental professional to assist with the cracked tooth and to prevent the possibility of infection.