"Do you know what toothache is?"

Greetings to all Steemian friends. I hope everyone is well, and Alhamdulillah, I am fine too. Today I will participate in a nice contest in the Healthy Steem Community titled "Do you know what toothache is?". Big thanks to @helengutier2 for organizing an educational health contest.

Tell me about an experience where you have had a toothache.

Yes, everyone has a toothache, more or less; I had it, too. The time was the month of November 2022, when our country had a lot of winter. So, at first, I thought maybe the toothache was due to the cold. So I took home remedies like gargling with hot water and salt, giving cold checks, chewing cloves and applying them to the painful area. But this didn't work, so I went to a dentist. He first says that the gum tissue of the tooth has grown, so it hurts. As a result, the enlarged flesh was cut off, and painkillers were given, but the pain did not subside. Then I took another dentist's advice, and he said that the wisdom teeth were coming out, and after a few days, the pain would go away. After about 15 days of pain, it will get better.

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Do you know why toothache always occurs at night?

• Because we are busy with work and activities throughout the day, sometimes we do not feel much when the tooth hurts, but when we go to sleep at night, we can feel the pain more.
• During the day, our attention is in different directions; as a result, even if it hurts, many times, we do not understand. However, sleeping in a quiet environment at night when attention falls on the pain, so the pain is felt more.
• When we sleep at night, the blood circulation in the head increases, and the pressure on the dental nerves increases, so the toothache may feel more.

Many people use natural medicine to relieve toothaches, tell me which one you have used or which one you know

Before the return to the modern era, people used natural medicine for any ailments. So still many people use natural medicine for many diseases. I also use natural remedies first when I have a toothache, such as:

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• gargle with salt mixed with warm water.
• Check with cold water to relieve pain.
• Clove oil or whole salt chewed and placed on the painful area provides relief from pain.

Do you self-medicate or do you go to a consultation to find out the origin and treatment plan for your discomfort?

Yes, if I suffer from any health problem, I first observe myself, if I overeat, I go to the doctor for advice or treatment. If any disease is neglected, the disease becomes more severe. Even in the case of toothache, if natural remedies do not work, I consult a doctor without delay. If you neglect the toothache, you will suffer a lot; it will take more time to get better; there may be an infection, and then the financial loss will be more. So, in my opinion, it is very important to go for counselling if it is not good to do self-observation for a short time or not.

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I invited them to participate in the beautiful contest @shiftitamanna @alfazmalek @muhammad-ahmad