Toothaches

Uses. Aspirin has analgesic, antiinflammatory, and antipyretic activity. It is used for the reHef of less severe types of pain, such as headache, neuritis, acute and chronic rheumatoid arthritis, and toothache. Aspirin can be purchased in a variety of OTC and prescription dosage forms made and formulated by many companies. Tablets, ie, buffered, plain, or enteric-coated, are the most familiar in the United States, but other forms such as powder and effervescent formulations are of considerable importance in other parts of the world. 

MisceUaneous uses include extraction and purification of penicillin, alkaloids, vitamins, and flavors, and as an intermediate in the preparation of dyes and pesticides. Chloroform has also been used as a fumigant and insecticide, in the formulation of cough symps, toothpastes, liniments, and toothache preparations. These latter uses were banned by the FDA in 1976 (38). 

Zahn-wasser, n. tooth wash, dental lotion, -weh, n. toothache. -weWiolz, n, prickly ash Zanthoxylum). -weinstein, m. tartar (on the teeth), -werk, n. gearing, -zement, m. dental cement. 

Various pain states (e.g. headache, toothache and migraine), primarily pathophysiological inflammatory pain, e.g. rheumatic pain and pain caused by bone metastases... 

Molnar, 1942). Its use specifically to relieve toothache was recorded by Vigo in the sixteenth century and reactions with metal oxides were reported by Bonastre (1827a,b). The earliest zinc oxide chelate cements used creosote (King, 1872) and later this was mixed with oil of cloves (Chisholm, 1873). Then oil of cloves was used by itself (Flagg, 1875) and finally its essential constituent, eugenol (Wessler, 1894). 

In Europe it was common for people to make toothpicks out of elder wood to prevent a toothache. It is possible that such medicinal toothpicks improved blood circulation. 

The drug consists of the dried berries that are prescribed for headache, catarrh, watery eyes, and are used to promote beard growth. In Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, the berries are used to treat conjunctivis, dropsy, toothache, and as a remedy for swollen breast. In Malaysia, the leaves are used to assuage headache externally, and internally are used to treat tuberculosis and fever. 

The plant is used in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam to treat dysentery and scorbut. The plant is used externally in Malaysia to assuage toothache and headaches, and a decoction is drunk to treat leukemia. In Indonesia, the capitula are chewed to promote salivation. In the Philippines, the roots are used to relieve the bowels from costiveness, and an infusion of the plant is drunk to promote urination. In Papua New Guinea, the... 

It is interesting to note that most of our modern uses of chili peppers are preceded by ancient Mesoamericans. Capsaicin, the active chemical constituent, is used today as an irritant in self-defense sprays, and dried chilis were burned by the Inca to blind the invading Spaniards. Just as we apply capsaicin for analgesia, native Americans used to rub chili on the gums to relieve the pain of a toothache. Eunuchs serving Chinese Emperors were castrated after hot pepper extracts were chronically applied to their scrotums. 

The use of feverfew as a medicinal plant can be traced back to the earliest written record of the Herbals, the Greek herbal Materia Medica by Dios-corides. Later herbal writers are thought to have used the Materia Medica as a source of information and feverfew was described by Dodoens in 1619, by Gerard in 1636 and Culpeper in 1650. Their descriptions of the properties of the plant became more extensive and the conditions for which feverfew was reputed to be beneficial can be divided into three main areas (1) fever, headache and migraine (2) women s conditions such as difficulties in labour, threatened miscarriages and the regulation of menstruation (3) the relief of stomach-ache, toothache and insect bites [1]. 

Choline salicylate provides analgesic action and is indicated in toothache. A46 C... 

Acetaminophen (paracetamol) has good analgesic efficacy in toothaches and headaches, but is of little use in inflammatory and visceral pain. Its mechanism of action remains unclear. It can be administered orally or in the form of rectal suppositories (single dose,... 

The presenting complaints of overexposed workers may be toothache and excessive salivation. There may be a dull red appearance of the oral mucosa. One or more teeth may loosen, followed by pain and swelling of the jaw healing may be delayed after dental procedures such as extractions with necrosis of bone, a sequestrum may develop with sinus tract formation. In a series of 10 cases, the shortest period of exposure to phosphorus fume (concentrations not measured) that led to bone necrosis was 10 months (2 cases), and the longest period of exposure was 18 years. ... 

Nicaragua. Leaves are chewed for toothache and applied externally for aches, pains, bites, stings, and skin... 

Mexico. Ethanol (95%) extract of the stem is used as a mouthwash for toothaches. The extract is rubbed on affected area of nettle stings ° . 

Toothache Topical Apply gel, liquid, or ointment to affected areas. Maximum 4 times/day. 

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