Sore Tooth
by sean
I'm 23 and reasonably healthy except this morning when I woke up, one of my top front teeth was sore and pretty loose. After checking in the mirror, I discovered a very large dark red band covering my whole upper gums starting about halfway between my teeth and the top of my mouth and stretching all around to either side. I'm not so worried about the tooth as much as I am about my upper gums this has all happend overnight what is happening to my mouth? reply by Shelly ~ admin Hi Sean, I can't tell you for sure, but here are a couple of possibilities. The loose, sore tooth could be from clenching and grinding your teeth. This habit almost always occurs while you sleep and most are not aware of it. You will have a better idea if you keep noticing the same problem. Here is some more information about teeth clenching and grinding. The red band could be the normal color of your gum tissue. Gums are normally light pink near your teeth and higher up (or down for your lower teeth) gum tissue looks red. There is usually a line where the pink firm gum tissue ends and the redder cheek tissue starts. If you are concerned or if you have any other symptoms a quick trip to the dentist will be helpful and is the only way to know for sure. If either problem gets worse, or doesn't resolve in a few days you should see a dentist. Hope that helps, ~Shelly~
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