How to kill a nerve in a tooth at home

According to surveys, most of the inhabitants are afraid of doctors, but most often we refuse to go to the dentist. The fear of pain or costly services leads to the fact that patients to the last try to “cure” the tooth on their own, using the means at hand. For the sake of justice, I would like to note that this approach is fundamentally wrong. If you go to the dentist in time and treat dental pathologies in the early stages of development, the cost of the doctor’s services will be quite acceptable. In this article we will talk about the dental nerve - what it is, why and in what cases it should be removed, and also tell you about the methods of professional and home nerve removal.

Dental nerve and its functions

We see the tooth from the outside, it is hard and quite strong. In fact, the hardness is provided by enamel - a hard surface that protects the tooth from external influence, food, etc.The structure of the tooth itself consists of dentin - a softer and more friable material. Inside the dentin there are many tubules through which blood passes, lymphatic fluid, and nerve fibers. They nourish the tooth with oxygen, important trace elements, vitamins. Nerves make a tooth alive. In some cases, nerve exposure or inflammation of the nerve occurs. If the nerve cannot be saved, it is removed. For this purpose, various medical mechanisms and compositions are used, which we will discuss later.

After removal of the nerve, the tooth becomes "dead." He no longer receives internal nutrition, does not grow. With proper care, such a tooth can last for quite a long time - for decades. But over time, it still begins to collapse and crumble. After inflammation and removal of the nerve, the tooth acquires a slightly grayish tint - this may be noticeable against the background of other teeth.

When you need to remove a nerve

Of course, if you suffer from severe toothache, you need to visit your dentist as soon as possible. However, some patients go to extremes, removing their teeth, caries and dental nerves on their own. This is permissible only if there is no opportunity to visit a doctor. So, in what cases do you need to do depulping?

1. Pulpitis (inflammation of the nerve) most often occurs against the background of caries, which have not been treated for a long time. As a rule, caries begins with an increased sensitivity of the teeth, then a white, friable structure appears on the surface of the tooth, and finally a black carious cavity develops. The tooth hurts at this time, giving signals that the process of its destruction is underway. But patients usually take a pain pill and do not take any additional measures. Sometimes a carious hole can be located in the gap between two teeth and completely imperceptible. It seems to a person that the tooth is not black, although inside it is almost completely destroyed. If caries is not treated for a long time, but gets to the nerve, which is inflamed. This is accompanied by severe pain when eating, when touching the tooth, when exposed to cold, hot and sweet foods.
2. Inflammations and formations in the soft parts of the gums can also affect the nerve endings, affecting them. Cyst, granuloma, flux, various benign seals can also lead to an inflammatory process in the nerves. Often, when the affected tissues of a person are touched, a sharp pain, like a shock, is pierced.This suggests that the nerve is also inflamed.
3. Various mechanical injuries can also lead to nerve exposure. If, after the impact, a piece of tooth enamel was chipped, the bare tooth could react very sharply to the touch.
4. Very often, dentists kill a nerve before installing a denture or crown. This is done to prevent further inflammation under the implant.

Symptoms such as pulsation of the tooth, pain on touching and exposure to cold and hot show evidence of damage to the dental nerve. Often the pain is so severe that it is felt on the adjacent teeth. Inflammation of the large nerves can lead to pain in the neck and temples. In these cases, you need to rinse your mouth with a saline solution, take a pill of an anesthetic drug, and the next day you should go to a dentist.

How to clean the nerve dentists

First, let's start with the fact that doctors kill a nerve only as a last resort, when it will definitely not be possible to save him. If the cause of the nerve is exposed to damage and chipping of the tooth corner, the doctor restores the natural shape of the tooth using composite materials.The bare nerve closes and no longer bothers. If the pain is unbearable, most likely, the inflammation has reached such an extent that it is simply impossible to save the pulp. Then the dentists are forced to kill and remove the nerve.

A few decades ago, when the teeth were treated without anesthesia, nerve removal was quite painful and long - the operation took place in two stages. First, the patient was drilled the entire carious cavity, released access to the nerve. Then arsenic was pushed inside, and the top was fixed with all the temporary filling. The patient was released for several days - during this time, arsenic killed the inflamed nerve. However, if the poison fell on the mucous, it brought serious pain. Then the temporary filling was removed, everything was cleaned, the dead nerve was removed and a permanent filling was placed.

Fortunately, these times have passed, and we can easily remove the nerve in one visit to the dentist. The doctor also cleans the tooth from caries, kills the nerve with special compounds, removes the instrument, puts a seal. Anesthesia can not feel the pain of the procedure. The treatment time most often depends on the size of caries that should be drilled.Well, if you can get to a good doctor. If this is not possible, you have to kill the nerve yourself.

How to kill a nerve at home

Whatever way you are going to remove the inflamed nerve, you must first get to it. For this you need to get rid of the carious cavity. If you still do not intend to go to the doctor, prepare a sterile needle and antiseptic. First brush your teeth and toothpaste to remove plaque and food debris. Then disinfect the needle and use it to remove the entire carious cavity from the tooth. To do this, you need to arm yourself with a small mirror in order to be able to thoroughly examine the tooth. The dental nerve is located in the root canal. You can kill him with the following tools.

1. Alcohol or vodka. The drink should be high-grade, the exhausted composition will not work. Moisten a cotton swab in alcohol and insert it into the recess in the tooth. Leave it for 15 minutes - during this time the nerve will atrophy.
2. Vinegar. The same effect can be achieved with the help of vinegar, it is better to take 10%. Dampen a cotton swab in it and carefully slide it inside the carved hole.It is better to protect the mucous membrane of the gums, cheeks and tongue from the effects of vinegar in advance - cover them with a bandage.
3. Powder. Gunpowder is a gray powder, which is also able to remove the nerve. To make it convenient to place in the cavity of the affected tooth, it can be mixed with petroleum jelly and gently push the composition into the root processes. Leave the powder for half an hour, and then remove. Beware of ingesting gunpowder - it is very toxic.
4. Arsenic. You can try to remove the nerve with arsenic. However, be careful - it is very toxic and dangerous. Mix a piece of the substance into the cavity of the tooth and leave it for several hours. Avoid contact with arsenic on the oral mucosa.
5. Ammonia. Ammonia will not kill the nerve completely, but it will significantly ease the pain and help you wait for the doctor's visit. Moisten a cotton swab in it and put it to the aching tooth.
6. Iodine. This is quite painful, but effective way to get rid of the nerve. Moisten a cotton swab in iodine and place it inside the tooth. First, you will feel a sharp pain, which then subsides. So the nerve dies.
7. Garlic. Garlic on the principle of action is similar to iodine.The pulp of minced garlic is placed in the cavity of the tooth and waiting for it to burn the nerve.
8. Propolis. Propolis is a very dubious remedy. It is quite soft and plastic, it is easy for them to plug a hole in the tooth, like a filling. However, carbohydrates - this is an excellent food for bacteria, from such feeding caries will begin to grow with greater force.

After all the manipulations carried out at home, you need to see a doctor as soon as such an opportunity presents itself - no longer than 10-15 days. It will correct the situation, since it is completely impossible to drill out caries manually. In addition, an open hole in the tooth is a great place to collect food debris, the development of bacteria. With household manipulations, tissue infection often occurs. The doctor will thoroughly clean the dentin of carious residues, remove the nerve, in whatever condition it is, and seal the damaged part of the tooth. Only in this case, you can be sure that you will not have complications.

A sore nerve can really bring a aching, sharp, and exhausting pain that cannot be avoided. Nerve removal alone is justified only if you are at the North Pole, and there is not a single doctor around for thousands of kilometers. In other cases, try to still get to the dentist and get safe and qualified help.

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