Quote Originally Posted by Caradoc View Post
Clove oil is your friend.

Take a wooden toothpick, soak the end in clove oil, and GENTLY rub it into the gums surrounding the painful tooth.

The stuff really does work.
When I was a kid, the Dentists always had the smell of cloves. Now, every time I smell the stuff, I get a flashback emotion of a nine year old about to get a shot novocain. :eek: