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Tea Bag for Tooth Abscess

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Judy (St Lucy) on 07/11/2023:
5 out of 5 stars

The teabag remedy is a sure thing.. I too tried it and it worked. It's amazing!! Had this tooth abscess since last Sunday. Visit the dentist yesterday and was given antibiotics. After reading the comments I decide to try it.. I actually fell asleep with the teabag and when I woke up the abscess was ruptured and the teabag had sucked up all the pus. Good thing I had the teabag in .. or maybe I would have swallow the pus .. thanks for these reviews.. really helped!! 🙏

HL (Green Bay (USA)) on 07/08/2023:
5 out of 5 stars

This works. Earlier in the week an old filling came out of a bottom right molar and took a small piece of the tooth, too. I had some minor aches here and there but I knew something was up when my gums around it started getting red, etc. This morning I woke up with a swollen face and a lot of pain. I’ve had my share of dental issues in the past but I’ve never before had facial swelling much less the start of a small “golf ball”. I was freaking out because I don’t have insurance right now and quite frankly it’s the last thing I need right now (not that it’s ever a good time but now really isn’t! ) - and the facial swelling had me WORRIED. I decided to give this a try as a Hail Mary before I made the inevitable and dreaded call to an emergency dentist. I boiled water, steeped a black tea bag for 5 mins, and then laid down on the couch. Woke up an hour later with hardly any pain. I was shocked. I felt a very minor and faint pinch almost from within my tooth - hard to explain - and then had a slight weird taste in my mouth that I immediately tended to so clearly that was the infection itself within my tooth starting to drain. No dramatic bursting or anything crazy. I used a different tea bag each time and did it 2 more times today for about 30-45 mins each and will continue tomorrow. Now, tonight at 8:00, my swelling is almost totally gone. No pain. I don’t think I’m 100% out of the woods just yet, but I know I’m well on my way. I feel so much better in more ways than one! So, yeah, it truly works and I’m so thankful and grateful that it did.

Black0ut (Stafford) on 06/23/2023:
5 out of 5 stars

Black tea bag is a game changer!

Had a filling break my tooth and fall out. In the beginning things weren’t too bad but all of a sudden things changed. Got an abscess in my gum/cheek area above the tooth. Saw the dentist and told me I’ll need a root canal and crown and gave Amoxicillin prescription and told to take Motrin. Within 2 days pain was unbearable and nothing worked. After being driven crazy by the pain and kept up all night I honestly considering doing my own dental work and pulling out the tooth until I found this site. I tried the tea bag and after 15 minutes on the area pain was alleviated. I’m still swollen but feel like I should finally be able to get some sleep. Swelling has gone down and I feel a calm I haven’t had all week.

cc (toronto ) on 03/04/2023:
4 out of 5 stars

Have a gum boil on my lower molar for 4 days, face swollen and pain on the jaw that I can barely eat! Can’t afford to go to dentist, so tried otc pain killers, salt water, baking soda, garlic, hydrogen peroxide, listerine….none of them worked! Tea bag is my last resort …. first one in the morning, reduced my swelling a tiny bit, still in pain and unable to eat. second and third in the afternoon, the “golf ball” shrunk, not as much pain and able to eat a bit of soft food. Applied another one early evening, saw blood on the teabag … now feel far better! Thanks for all the helpful reviews!

Ang73 (Rockport, Texas) on 02/24/2023:
5 out of 5 stars

Have used the black tea bag before. It definitely works on subduing the pain and pulling infection. You do need to steep it a bit first. And if it hurts to put it on, like it does when it is really bad and they are hot/warm, allowing it to cool to room temperature does not deter effectiveness, I just add a few minutes to treatment time. I cannot adequately express how quickly it starts to work! If you are hurting please try it!

Maryann (Sayre PA) on 02/05/2023:
5 out of 5 stars

I read all the comments while I sit here with an abscess. I'm trying the tea bag method and now the swelling is going down after the first try. Thank you all for all your comments cause I tried everything and this is the only thing that works.

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Scorp (Iowa) on 10/06/2022:
5 out of 5 stars

I am currently dealing with a gum boil/abscess by a broken tooth...I got a lot of pus out today from the tea bag method, so I am going to keep it up. Thank you for posting this.

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Brenda (Santa Ana, CA) on 04/16/2022:
5 out of 5 stars

I tried the salt water, baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, and OTC pain reliever—nothing worked until I followed the tea bag remedy posted here. THANK YOU! It sounds crazy but I was in throbbing pain and willing to try anything. And, no—the tea bag did not stain my teeth:).

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Was Skeptical (Palm Desert, CA.) on 06/04/2021:
5 out of 5 stars

Finding this site/post made a HUGE dramatic difference for me! I almost can't believe that something as simple as a black tea bag could be responsible for providing me so much relief -- but it's totally true, & it does work.

I had a chipped/cracked molar that caused me no pain or problem, so I put off getting it fixed. It started with an aching kinda sore gum around the tooth for a couple days, which went south super fast.

Within 24 hours, the pain increased substantially, my jaw started to swell, & I knew I had a serious problem. I was taking the max dose of Advil, & Aleve, & neither was helping with the pain. I was so uncomfortable, & couldn't sleep. I was moments away from taking myself to the ER out of desperation, when I started searching for information about picking a dentist who took my insurance, what could be wrong with my tooth, & on various home remedies. When I read about black tea bags helping, I was willing to try anything, but remained very skeptical.

I drink black tea anyway, so I had some strong British tea (PG Tips) readily on hand. So I boiled the water (like I was making a cup of tea) poured it over two bags, just enough to cover them, & let it steep a couple mins. I squeezed the majority of hot liquid out of them, placed one on the tooth, & one between my gums & the tooth, & tried to bite down. The warmth felt super good, & I crawled on to the couch & passed out for a few hours.

When I woke up, I was completely stunned. Not only had the swelling gone down 75%, but I had zero pain! I felt immensely better. I went from gobbling pain medicine with it having no effect, to feeling almost "cured" (so to speak). I repeated the process twice more, before being able to get in to see a dentist. I've taken some time to further research what's going on & I have some tips which I'll list below:

* Use plain BLACK TEA (not Green Tea, Herbal Tea, flavored tea, diet teas, etc.)

* Activate the healing properties of the tea with VERY HOT WATER. I recommend boiled water, but you should think of it almost like the teabag is a 'hot water compress'. The hot water activates the tannins & the other anti-oxidant properties of the tea, plus help soothe the mouth and draw out the infection. You're not putting it boiling hot into your mouth! You'll give it a squeeze and allow it to cool a bit before you put it in your mouth. It's far less effective if you use cold water!

* Have a terry-towel or something handy as you should expect some hot tea/liquid to come out of your mouth, as you're biting down on the bag, but mainly this occurs just at the beginning.

* You may feel better, but this will not "cure" the underlying condition. Don't get me wrong, this really does wonders and helps you in the moment but it'll just buy you some time. You will still need to go to a dentist, unfortunately.

Nathan (Palm Coast, Florida) on 10/12/2018:
5 out of 5 stars

Green Tea Cure: The teabag thing really worked. I've been fighting this abscess tooth for 3 days dosing myself with amoxicillin and ibuprofen and the swelling just kept going up. I found this method while price checking dental procedures and decided to give it a try. I've only ever tried one other home remedy (potato slice to draw out stuff in my foot) but this one worked very well. Thank you.

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