What should I do if I have a toothache?

Toothache should be clear after the cause, targeted treatment and treatment, the current common way of physical therapy, drug therapy, etiological treatment. 1. Physical therapy: toothache can be localized intermittent ice packs, in order to achieve analgesia, the role of swelling, common ice water in the mouth, ice packs on the affected side of the cheek. 2. Medication: patients with severe tooth pain can take oral pain medication as prescribed by the doctor, such as acetaminophen tablets, ibuprofen tablets and so on. If the tooth is infected, inflammation, need to take antibiotics under the guidance of the doctor for treatment, such as erythromycin capsules, metronidazole tablets and so on. 3. Etiological treatment: common causes of toothache are dental caries, pulpitis, apical periodontitis, etc., patients need to target treatment. For example, if the degree of dental caries is mild, you need to carry out filling treatment, and if the degree is serious, you need to carry out root canal treatment or extraction treatment if it causes pulpitis or periapical inflammation. After the toothache appears, you need to consult a doctor as soon as possible, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, do not arbitrarily use drugs.