Best way to numb tooth pain from an abscessed tooth?

See below: Take care of the source of the abscess with a definitive procedure at the dental office to remove the infection rather than mask the pain with a painkiller.

Local anesthetic.: (administered by your dentist). Like a splinter in your finger, dental pain exists because there is a problem. Would you take pain medication and antibiotics to manage the splinter? Not likely: you would take it out! see your dentist. Solve the problem. Take fewer meds & be well :-).

If truly abscessed..: I would recommend an antibiotic for a few days prior to starting treatment. Please see a dentist for this. You do not want to dilly dally with an abscess. It can get significantly less fairly quickly.

See a dentist: Try oral gel or over the counter pain medications like ibuprofen. But the best option is to see a dentist and get the tooth treated asap.

Med. Dentist: OTC pain meds and see dentist TODAY. You can usually get same day appointment.

Abscess is an infection. Numbing tooth allows infection to spread to other organ systems which can cause serious complications. the tooth needs treatment, probably extraction/implant/crown or root canal treatment/crown. See Dentist immediately rather than trying to mask symptoms.