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• Bitter tooth

  2 out of 5 people have heard of this.

  My step-dad told me this one, recounting London’s East End of the inter-war years. His grand-mother, an immigrant from Poland to Whitechap... More ...

• toothache

  6 out of 8 people have heard of this.

  Rub the gum or chew on a clove to alleviate a toothache.

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• Oil of Cloves

  7 out of 8 people have heard of this.

  I always carry a small bottle of oil of cloves in my hiking medical kit. If you get a toothache whilst out on the trail, just put a drop or two... More ...

• Toothache treatments from mum

  8 out of 13 people have heard of this.

  My mum used to treat tooth ache by making us dissolve an aspirin tablet on the tooth… what a horrible taste, I can still remember spitting... More ...

• Salt water rinse for mouth ulcers

  106 out of 109 people have heard of this.

  I have commonly suffered from mouth ulcers since a child I have tried a variety of gels and mouthwashes over the years to soothe the nagging pai... More ...

• Ulcers

  11 out of 17 people have heard of this.

  Everytime i get ulcers, and they are seriously painful! I was told rinse my mouth out with salt and water. It tastes disguting but it really hel... More ...

• Ulcers

  I second the salt water approach. I use hot water and add the salt and rinse every hour. The painful looking ulcer goes away in a few hours (in ... More ...

• Soot to clean teeth

  26 out of 35 people have heard of this.

  Each morning husband’s grandad would wet finger and run down back of chimney for the fire soot and then clean his teeth with it. Then rins... More ...