text: Clove oil rubbed on the gums around the tooth.\nAlso, at Wal-Mart, in the denture section, there is a little tube of medication, that \ncomes in a little  box; called\nBenzodine, Benzident, Benz-something???  You rub it on your gums when your dentures make sores.  It numbs way better than OraJel or something like that.\nTooth aches s**k!  Wishing you well.