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Can anxiety cause teeth marks on side of tongue? (Scalloped tongue)

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camham1111
camham1111

I’m 16 and lately, my anxiety has been hitting hard. And now I’m suddenly worried about my tongue and what health problem they could mean. Well my tongue is a light pink color with teeth marks on the side!? When I think about it, I feel like my teeth keep pressing again my tongue and my tongue feels bigger than normal but yet when I look at it, it doesn’t look very swollen at all! I usually don’t even realize that my teeth are pressing against my tongue but I do notice that when I’m thinking in my head, I tend to grind my tongue against my teeth. Help? Does this mean anything?

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  • borderriever
    borderriever camham1111

    Posted

    If you are grinding your Tongue or biting it, you will get marks on it, if your Tongue is a bright pink you have nothing to worry about.

    Personally it sounds like a habit, you know you are doing it so that is the first stop to stop doing it. How would you like to be bitten when fit.

    Stop biting your Tongue. It has done nothing to deserve that. Lol

    BOB

  • Money7
    Money7 camham1111

    Posted

    Hi! Yes, I have experienced this.  It is a side effect of anxiety.  Mine was just as you described. I would push my tongue to the roof of my mouth and against the inside of my teeth.  It would leave groove marks on my tongue. I worried too, but once I was placed on medication, this stopped.  I wish  you the best!
    • camham1111
      camham1111 Money7

      Posted

      OMG! And now I’m obsessing over my tongue. Does it look to red? Is it too pale? I have some cracks on it?! Why does it feel kinda dry? Why does it feel too wet? Why does it have teeth marks when I bite down on the middle? All these questions are killing me! I have been noticing that I push my tongue through the cracks of my teeth a lot and press it against the roof of my mouth. The teeth indentations aren’t so bad especially during the day but after waking up(usually when anxiety kicks in or I’m asleep), I would feel deeper indentations. Throughout the day, I try my best to not grind or clench my teeth. It’s quite difficult tho....
    • Money7
      Money7 camham1111

      Posted

      Hi Canham, try not to over think it.  I know that's easier said than done.  But I am telling you, I went through this same horror before medication. I would look at tongues on the internet and compare them to mine, I would always find something different about them and freak myself out. I even convinced myself I had oral cancer.  However, after eight trips to the ENT doctor, I was assured that I was fine.  Are you on medication?  It sounds like you have severe anxiety and would benefit from some type of SSRI.  I'm rooting for you! <3

    • Donutzz43
      Donutzz43 Money7

      Posted

      hello i have same problem only my tounge stays on bottom teeth all the time and have left pretty deep teeth marks is there any advice it may be from Anxiety

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