The fastest way to stop a toothache in a child with tooth decay is to take medication for pain relief, ice packs, and oral therapy.
1. Medications: The fastest way to stop a toothache is to take antipyretic and analgesic medications, such as ibuprofen, etc. However, it is not recommended for children to take medications to relieve pain. However, children are not recommended to take medication for pain relief, and there is also an age limit for the use of medication, which should be used in strict compliance with the doctor’s instructions, and it is also recommended to go to the dentist in time for symptomatic treatment.
2. Ice: use ice bag or ice towel on the children’s pain area local ice, can also achieve the purpose of pain relief.
3. Oral treatment: shallow small cavities or transient pain, you can remove the decayed part of the direct filling to stop the pain. Deep caries, has been close to the nerve, did not penetrate the pulp cavity, you can indirectly cover the pulp, promote dentin mineralization, appease the nerve, and then fill the filling to relieve pain. If the decayed tooth reveals the nerve, it is usually necessary to kill the nerve to do root canal treatment.
Children with tooth decay and toothache are recommended to consult a doctor in time, according to the degree of caries to develop a treatment plan.