Blanco
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Everyone has a First Aid kit, but one thing it probably doesn't have in it is Cloves, and it should.
Toothache and any problem with teeth while off and away is quite literally a real pain, and finding a good dentist anywhere nearby even more of one.
The best and most effective pain relief many aren't aware of if they get toothache is to chew a few cloves. Pop in a couple and add one at a time until you're chumbling on around 8. Oil in cloves mixes with saliver and generates a natural anesthetic that in a few minutes kills the pain. They're a trifle bitter tasting to start, but after a while actually quite pleasant and since they're a spice they're digestable.
I split a tooth recently. Absolute agony. Chewed cloves. Pain disappeared.
We always have a pot of them in the van, just in case.
Toothache and any problem with teeth while off and away is quite literally a real pain, and finding a good dentist anywhere nearby even more of one.
The best and most effective pain relief many aren't aware of if they get toothache is to chew a few cloves. Pop in a couple and add one at a time until you're chumbling on around 8. Oil in cloves mixes with saliver and generates a natural anesthetic that in a few minutes kills the pain. They're a trifle bitter tasting to start, but after a while actually quite pleasant and since they're a spice they're digestable.
I split a tooth recently. Absolute agony. Chewed cloves. Pain disappeared.
We always have a pot of them in the van, just in case.
