Does No-Shpa help with toothache?

Next you will learn:

• Does No-Shpa really help with toothache or is it a myth;
• What is the principle of action of the drug and how are "craftsmen" trying to use it;
• What other effective and affordable painkillers can replace No-Shpu.

First of all, it is worth noting that No-Shpa is an effective antispasmodic - in other words, this drug is able to quickly eliminate muscle spasms of smooth muscles. Due to this, for example, No-Shpu is used for various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and urinary tract, when it is smooth muscle spasms that cause pain. Sometimes No-Shpa helps well with headaches, if the problem is caused by spasm of blood vessels.

Today, the popularity of the drug in the population is so high that they often try to use these tablets for toothaches, although No-Shpa doctors never prescribe them to relieve toothache. And most interestingly, many of those people who have already tested the drug in action, note its effectiveness.

So where is the truth: does No-Shpa still help with toothache, or not, and if it helps, then how to use it correctly in this case? Let's figure it out ...

 

Composition, active ingredients and principle of action of the drug

The main active ingredient of No-Shpa is drotaverine, a strong antispasmodic. This substance relaxes smooth muscles (stomach, intestines, blood vessels) and allows you to quickly relieve pain associated with peptic ulcer, intestinal inflammation, hypertonicity of the digestive tract muscles, etc. Moreover, the No-Shpa inflammatory process does not have a directed effect on the nerve endings as a whole - the entire action of its components is limited to eliminating smooth muscle spasms.

It is interesting

The same drotaverine and some related substances are known for their ability to temporarily eliminate erectile dysfunction. For example, a drotaverine-like phosphodiesterase enzyme inhibitor (PDE) is the basis of Viagra. Viagra itself, by the way, was developed as a means to relieve abdominal pain, and it was during her experimental tests that the subjects noted a clear stimulating effect on potency.

Therefore, purely theoretically, taking No-Shpa from toothache is absolutely not justified. In the vast majority of cases, toothaches are not spasmodic in nature, which means that No-Shpa cannot affect the causes of such pains.

Thus, swallowing No-Shpu when teeth are sore is completely pointless - this will not help. However, sometimes this drug still helps (if it is not taken orally), since there is one important nuance that does not take into account the "theory". We will talk further about this practical nuance.

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“Such a neighbor recently came running to me, that's how you are. He says, give it urgently, but to Shpu, a small tooth ached. I almost fell, asking where does a shpa from toothache help? She told me: I don’t know, they told me if a toothache, then I need a shpa. I gave her Tempalgin, advised me not to do stupid things. I don’t know if she found something there or not, but I don’t advise you to listen to such advice. No way, but a toothache doesn’t help. ”

Larisa, St. Petersburg

 

Does No-Shpa help with toothache?

Among sane educated people, it is generally accepted that No-Shpa does not help with toothache. And regardless of the strength of the pain itself:

1. Mild pain caused by damage to the enamel and dentin of the tooth occurs due to irritation of the nerve endings. Relaxing smooth muscles is no help here.
2. Severe pain, associated, for example, with inflammation of the pulp and the tissues surrounding the tooth root, is also pointless to remove No-Shpoi, since in this case, smooth muscles do not play a role in the development of pain, and there will be no effect from the use of the drug.

At the same time, there are reviews that No-Shpa really helps when a tooth hurts. This is often due to the fact that in acute toothache a person drinks several painkillers at once for a reliable result. As a result, simple Analgin or Aspirin acts, but the patient considers the removal of pain a merit of No-Shpa. In some cases, the placebo effect may work.

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“No-shpa definitely helps me with toothache. She drank her three times already, she acts all the time. If my tooth hurts, then I drink aspirin to relieve inflammation, and then I immediately feel pain. Completely, of course, is not always removed, but clearly helps. But Shpa is safe, it is easy to drink, and the pain in the tooth after it becomes quite bearable, you can even sleep with it. "

Olga, Nizhny Novgorod

In the case of the above review, it is obvious that the main effect is Aspirin, but not No-Shpa.

However, there are times when No-Shpa still helps relieve toothache. To better understand the essence of the method, try the tablet to taste: you will feel how fast the tongue goes numb in the place where the tablet was. It seems to be not an analgesic, but the anesthetic effect is obvious.

“Folk craftsmen”, who like to delay a visit to the dentist until the last moment, have long learned how to use this property of the drug by laying a piece of the pill with severe toothache directly into the carious cavity, or simply applying No-Shpu to a diseased tooth.

Feedback:

“... By night, the tooth ached so much that it could no longer endure beyond my strength. She took no-shpu and put it directly on the tooth. After 10 minutes the pain subsided, even the whole cheek was numb. So I overslept until the morning, and then immediately to the doctor ... "

Veronika, Moscow

It should be noted that such an anesthetic effect from the tablet applied to the tooth will be observed only when the pulp chamber of the tooth is already opened, that is, it communicates with the bottom of the deep carious cavity (or almost communicates - the bottom is quite thin and permeable). In this case, the drug will act directly on the neurovascular bundle inside the tooth. Before this, it is advisable to rinse the mouth thoroughly (or even better to brush your teeth) - so that food debris and plaque do not interfere with the diffusion of the drug components into the pulp chamber.

On a note:

Do not try to use the Aspirin tablet in this way - you will get the so-called aspirin burn of the oral mucosa.

And most importantly - make an appointment with your dentist as soon as possible.

 

Safety when using No-Shpy

In addition to the fact that No-Shpa during normal use (inside) is practically ineffective against toothache, you need to remember that this remedy has certain contraindications and side effects. So, for example, No-Shpu can not be used for:

1. Pregnancy and lactation. Only sometimes doctors can prescribe this drug to pregnant women with digestive disorders. In the first few days after birth, drinking No-Shpu is strictly prohibited.
2. Renal and heart failure;
3. Children under 6 years old.

With great care, doctors prescribe No-Shpu with hypotension.

Of the side effects of the drug, the following are most often manifested:

1. Headaches, dizziness, sleep disturbance;
2. Constipation and nausea;
3. Allergies
4. Lowering blood pressure.

If there are problems with the work of the kidneys or heart, No-Shpa is used with maximum caution and only after consultation with the doctor.

Feedback

“Once we had a nightmare. The little one was three months old, the colic began, and such that he screamed for two hours without a break. Neither walking nor feeding helped.We call the pediatrician, she says - give him a quarter tablet of no-shpa. They pushed in a spoon, gave, and the child's eyes rolled back, breathing almost stopped. It is evident that he simply cannot breathe air. We thought everything, played out. The child is in such a state that he chokes, tries to take a breath, but he does not succeed. I thought I would lose consciousness from fear, my husband rushed to call an ambulance. But somewhere in about twenty seconds the little one breathed in and started crying again, and then it’s clear that the colic is over and he calmed down after ten minutes. "

Lydia, Dnepropetrovsk

 

The better to replace No-Shpu with toothache

In most cases, the No-Shpa drug is tried by people whose teeth do not hurt too much, when there is no need for powerful painkillers such as Ketanov or Nimesil. In such situations, the following drugs would give a much greater effect than No-Shpa:

1. Aspirin is a known antipyretic that can at the same time relieve toothache of weak or moderate strength. However, Aspirin is considered a rather outdated drug.
2. Analgin (it should be borne in mind that this drug is prohibited for use in many countries of the world, as it can cause dangerous side effects, in particular, agranulocytosis);
3. Paracetamol, significantly safer than previous drugs and even applicable to relieve toothache in children. Its analogues are Efferalgan, children's Panadol, Paramol.
4. Ibuprofen-based Nurofen, a fairly effective pain medication.

In any case, remember: all pain medications for toothaches are just temporary help needed to endure a visit to the doctor. Trying with pills regularly to ignore toothache can be dangerous to your health and life!

 

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