Treatment & Prevention of Toothache
The time-honored treatment for toothache includes :
1. oral antibiotics are prescribed by a professional healthcare provider
2. pain killers, usually in the form of anti-inflammatory/anti-pyretic drugs are prescribed by a professional healthcare provider
3. grandma remedies (they still work!) such as warm salt water rinses to the mouth or ice-packs on the affected areas.
4. tooth extraction which is carried out by a professional healthcare provider
5. draining of an abscess, if present by a professional healthcare provider
6. root canal treatment which is a surgical procedure that will remove the damaged nerve and tissue but will retain the tooth.
Prevention of a Toothache
These will constitute grandma advises of having and following a proper oral dental care hygiene, brushing teeth at least twice a day, or after meals. A regular dental check-up, at least once a year. And the most difficult part, avoidance of an excessive intake of sugary and starchy foods, esp. chocolates!!

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