“Does alcohol help tooth pain?”
I am a 34 year old male and I have a toothache. Does alcohol help tooth pain?
3 Answers
DentistDentist
Well, if you drink enough of it, you may forget about temporarily. However, you’ll wake up the next day with the toothache and a headache. I would suggest trying Tylenol, Advil or Aleve as instructed on the bottle until you are able to see a dentist to diagnose the cause of the tooth pain.
Hello,
Drinking alcohol is a central nervous system (CNS) depressant; which means it slows down nerve impulses in the the brain, brain stem and spinal cord. However, nerve impulses do get through, so the pain signals will still be received by the brain. This myth gets is merit from the fact the alcohol does cause retro-grade amnesia (the ability of someone got drunk and does not remember what happened even before they started drinking). So, psychologically speaking, it is possible to forget that someone had pain during the time they were drinking. However, some people react more intensely to stuff when they drink alcohol so it is very possible that they will feel the pain worse then it actually is. In summary, drinking alcohol will not ease the tooth pain.
Hope this helps.
My best to you
William F. Scott IV, DMD
Drinking alcohol is a central nervous system (CNS) depressant; which means it slows down nerve impulses in the the brain, brain stem and spinal cord. However, nerve impulses do get through, so the pain signals will still be received by the brain. This myth gets is merit from the fact the alcohol does cause retro-grade amnesia (the ability of someone got drunk and does not remember what happened even before they started drinking). So, psychologically speaking, it is possible to forget that someone had pain during the time they were drinking. However, some people react more intensely to stuff when they drink alcohol so it is very possible that they will feel the pain worse then it actually is. In summary, drinking alcohol will not ease the tooth pain.
Hope this helps.
My best to you
William F. Scott IV, DMD