Toothache is a common problem seen in both young and old individuals these days due to their unhealthy eating and poor lifestyle choices.
Fortunately, toothache can be prevented by following healthy oral hygiene and proper dental care.
What Causes a Toothache?
Among the several causes of toothache, it is mostly caused when the nerve to the tooth becomes irritated. However, it is better to have a complete oral examination in order to find out the real cause. Few other popular causes of tooth pain include:
- Infection
- Grinding teeth or Bruxism
- Gum disease
- Abnormal bite
- Tooth trauma or injury
- Eruption of the tooth (in small children)
- Sinus infection
- Accumulation of food between the teeth
What Symptoms accompany a Toothache?
More than the tooth pain, it is the symptoms that accompany it that concern more. So, if you’ve any of the following symptoms, do contact your dentist immediately.
- Fever
- Breathing difficulty
- Swelling in the mouth
- Severe pain while eating (biting)
- Difficulty while swallowing
- Pain lasts long
- Foul-lasting discharge
Acupressure Points for Toothache Relief
If you’re suffering from severe tooth pain and far away from meeting a dentist, then you can use these pressure points to cure toothache temporarily. This gives you a little relief from the severe pain before getting oral treatment from the doctor.
And, if you’ve got a slightly lesser pain in your tooth, then you can completely get rid of toothache by stimulating these points.
1. Si18 Acupressure Point
Small Intestine 18 or Si18 is one of the most effective acupressure points to reduce toothache. It is located at the lower edge of the cheekbone, a few centimeters directly under the outer corner of the eye and across the lower edge of the nose.
So, it is also termed as Cheek Bone Crevice.
Stimulate this point using your index and middle finger for about a minute or so while taking deep breaths on both sides of your face.
This point helps in treating toothache, TMJ problems, jaw swelling and facial paralysis.
2. St6 Acupressure Point
Stomach 6 or St6 is another most useful point to cure tooth pain quickly. It is also termed as Jaw Bone.
You can locate this point right in the mid of your upper and lower jaws. To be precise, it is where the muscle in the front of your earlobe protrudes out when your back teeth are clenched.
Applying pressure on these points (both sides) using the thumb fingers for 1 minute will help in relieving jaw pain, sore throat, TMJ problems, dental neuralgia, cheek swelling, crooked mouth and toothaches.
3. St36 Acupressure Point
The Stomach 36 or St36 is another effective pressure point for tooth pain.
Using the middle and index finger, apply pressure on the St36 acupressure point for 1 minute while taking a deep breath. It helps in getting relief from teeth pains, headaches & migraines, sinus problems, and nasal congestion issues.
4. Li4 Acupressure Point
Large Intestine 4 or Li4 is one of the most popular pressure points to treat different types of chronic pain and it could also help treat toothache quickly.
The Li4 is located on the highest point of the fleshy joining between your index and thumb finger when they are stretched outwards.
Apart from treating teeth pain, this point is also known to boost the immune system.
P.S: Pregnant women should refrain from using this pressure point as it can induce labor.
5. Tb13 Acupressure Point
Tb13 Acupressure point is also known as the Upper Arm Intersection as it is located on the outer side of the upper arm. To be precise, you can find it 1 width in the back of the base of your upper arm and 2 finger widths up towards the shoulder.
Not just toothache, it is also useful in treating elbow pain, shoulder pain, arm pain, tennis elbow, fever, thyroid problems, eye problems and epilepsy.
Just apply pressure with your finger on both the shoulders for 1 minute, multiple times until the pain subsides.
6. Tb2 Acupressure Point
Triple burner 2 or Tb2 is one of the lesser-known but effective pressure points for toothache relief.
You can find it on the dorsum of your hand, near the margin of the web between your 4th and 5th fingers.
Applying strong pressure on this point for 1 minute will help you relieve toothache quickly.
7. Tb5 Acupressure Point
Tb5 is the connecting point of the Yang Linking Vessel that is located on the line joining Tb4 and the tip of the olecranon, in between the ulna and radius.
If you press this point for a minute by taking deep breaths, you’ll get relief from a toothache, headache, earache, neck pain, cheek pain, and finger and elbow pains.
8. Gv14 Acupressure Point
Governing Vessel 14 or Gv14 is known for its fast results. The point can be located below the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebrae, at the shoulder’s level.
Just lower your head and stimulate this point by applying pressure steadily for 1 minute.
9. Ki3 Acupressure Point
Kidney 3 or Ki3 is said to be one of the most effective acupressure points to treat toothache, caused by Kidney Yin deficiency.
You can find this point right on the medial side of your foot, in the hollow between the tip of tendo calcaneus and medial malleolus.
Apply strong pressure on this point using your thumb for about a minute or so. It helps in curing eye problems, toothache, insomnia, diabetes, male impotence, irregular menstruation in females, cough, swelling of the pharynx and lumbar pain.
10. St44 Acupressure Point
Stomach44 or St44 cures toothache that is caused due to excessive fire or heat in the stomach.
You can find this point in the web margin between the 2nd and 3rd toe, on top of your foot.
Applying steady and firm pressure on this point using your index finger for a minute will help relieve toothache, sore throat, epistaxis, facial pain, wry mouth, digestive disorders and gastric pain.
Conclusion
Each of these top 10 acupressure points for toothache does work efficiently without any side effects. Hope you’ll get rid of your teeth pain quickly by practicing these acupressure therapy techniques.
