If you are unable to go to the dental office when dental pain is apparent, relief may be sought with drug store remedies. Make sure to use any medicament as it is intended. Some are meant to be applied directly to the offending area and some are meant to be swallowed.

An example might be applying an aspirin tablet directly to a sore tooth. The acidic content of the aspirin will burn the gum tissue and do nothing for tooth pain. Read the directions on the package and do as they say. Better still, call our office. We'll get you in today!