For gingivitis caused by food impaction, salt water gargle for toothache has some relief. For pain caused by lesions on the teeth themselves, salt water gargling is usually useless.
Gingivitis is mainly due to a lack of attention to oral hygiene, so that the bacteria in the mouth to build up and fermentation, stimulate the gum tissue and lead to. Salt water gargling can play a role in removing some oral food debris and free bacteria in the gingival sulcus, and has a certain effect on relieving inflammation of the gums. Therefore, for gingivitis, salt water gargling to stop toothache has a certain effect.
For dental caries, endodontics, periapical disease and other dental lesions, the pain is mainly due to the pulp cavity is infected, dental damage and so on. Salt water rinsing cannot rinse out the inflammatory exudate in the pulp cavity or around the root tip, nor can it play a role in repairing the damage to the tooth. Therefore, salt water rinsing usually cannot help to relieve pain at this time.
The symptoms of toothache, you need to go to a professional hospital in time for relevant examination and treatment, do not blindly deal with their own.