Today I have had the house to myself. Pumpkin is in school, and Hubby went back to work. I thought I would get lots of work done today, but so far I haven’t.

I have a tooth that has been bothering me for a while now, but I haven’t made a dentist appointment because I didn’t feel like we could afford it. But it has given me absolute hell today, so I am going to have to break down and go.

I called a dentist that I have heard good things about, but I was in major pain and wasn’t thinking clearly when I called and accepted an appointment for next month. I took some heavy-duty pain meds, and once the pain lessened and my brain began to function again, I realized what I had done. I’ll call back in the morning and see about rescheduling. I don’t want to call back right now and sound like a total moron.

In the meantime I’ve scoured the Internet for toothache remedies. I tried everything I could find that I had handy, but the only thing that worked at all was warm salt water. It took the edge off a bit. When I get back out to the store I’m going to look for some clove oil or dental gum. I saw those recommended on several sites, so maybe there’s something to them.

For anyone who got here looking for toothache remedies, here is some further reading:

• Toothache Remedies- These are from the International Home Remedies Project. I’ve found good stuff here for lots of different ailments.
• Herbal Toothache Remedies
• Ultimate Cosmetics Toothache Relief- I’m not sure how toothache remedies ended up on this site, but they have a few suggestions. Also lists problems other than dental ones that can cause toothache.
• What Causes Toothache Pain?- Valuable information regarding dental emergencies as well as toothache remedies.