Orajel didn't do anything for us either , I think the amount of saliva they have while teething is just too much to let a gel work lol. We use k.i.d.s teething drops and they help if it's a good day. Otherwise ibuprofen is our best bet right now since its a NSAID

I used it on my son and it didn't work much so I ended up using baby Tylenol which helped sooth and he was able to sleep

I have used the organic orajel at like 2 months and it helped a little bit