 Now, with different conditions, there are different healing times that are involved. With infections, for example, a tooth infection, you can get rid of faster than you can with penicillin. You can get rid of a tooth infection in a week. So let's say your mouth is throbbing like you see in cartoons, like your head is going to explode like a bomb. You take a drink of tea and you hold it in your mouth for about two minutes and the pain will immediately go away.