When Pain Can’t Wait Tooth pain has a way of arriving at the least convenient time—before a big meeting, on vacation, or in the middle of the night. Whether it’s a cracked tooth, swollen gum, or a throbbing molar, knowing…

Tooth pain doesn’t schedule itself. It crashes your lunch break, shows up before a flight, or starts pulsing right when you want sleep. In those first tense minutes, what you do—and what you avoid—can save a tooth, shorten healing, and…