The fastest pain-relieving treatment is not advocated for toothache during breastfeeding. Toothache may be caused by deep caries, pulpitis, wisdom tooth pericoronitis, etc., and general treatment and medication should be given according to the cause.
1. Deep caries: deep caries is one of the common causes of toothache during breastfeeding, the treatment can be carefully remove the decayed material in the cavity and then fill it, if the caries cavity is deeper and close to the pulp, you can use calcium hydroxide to make the bottom of the cavity and then choose the composite resin to fill it.
2. Pulpitis: Inflammation of the pulp tissue caused by bacterial infection leads to toothache, ibuprofen can be taken to relieve the pain as prescribed by the doctor, and root canal treatment can be carried out after consulting the doctor if the medication is ineffective.
3. Wisdom tooth pericoronitis: wisdom tooth crown around the tissue inflammation caused by toothache, you can use hydrogen peroxide, saline on the wisdom tooth around the blind pocket for pericoronary flushing, can follow the doctor’s instructions to apply antibiotics such as cefazolin anti-infective treatment, generally does not affect breastfeeding.
If you have a toothache while breastfeeding, it is advisable to consult a doctor and take medication as prescribed by the doctor, do not take medication on your own.