Even though teeth were pulled during these times, it normally happened with alcohol to numb the pain then pliers to remove the tooth. Throughout the course of time, herbs have proven to be very effective with stopping toothache pain. If you are interested in herbs or have any questions about them, you shouldn t hesitate to ask your dentist his opinion. The proper way to brush your teeth takes less than 2 minutes, although many people tend to spend much longer, or much less. Most adults tend to spend less than a minute, which isn t enough time to clean your teeth. To get the right amount of time brushing, you should try using a stopwatch while you brush. It will normally take around a month or so, although the pain won t let up during the healing period. If you have a dry socket, you ll find that antibiotics and even the strongest of prescription drug won t cure it. An antibiotic will normally cure infections, although a dry socket isn t considered to be an infection. They also believed that there were many ways to kill the worms, including rinsing the mouth in one s own urine both day and night. Although this is sick to say the least, this remedy was discarded in 1728, proven to be non effective and replaced by other more suitable treatment. As time passed, doctors proved that the best way to stop the pain was to clean and remove the nerve and pulp of the tooth. To be on the safe side, you should go to your regular checkups with your dentist, as he can check for cracks and other problems. The oblique root fracture is next, although it doesn t involve the tooth crown at all. This type of fracture is almost always found below the gums, normally under the bone. It works through your veins, as the anaesthesia is inserted into your arm through a vein. If you have chosen either laughing gas or an IV sedation, your dentist will administer either of the two before he gives you shots or goes any further. Once the medicine has taken effect, you normally won t feel anything or remember it.