l have a weird sensation of pressure in my front upper teeth

Hi,

I have the same experience. Tightness in my left upper teeth, the whole upper left side, and sensitive, tingling sensation when my tongue touches them.

And my left bottom teeth do not feel tight, and only have the sensitive, tingling sensation.

I think the most likely cause is we grind or clench our teeth at night.

Dental splints do not help. They stop grinding but cannot do anything about clenching. And we may clench even worse as we try to bite the splint in our mouth.

I am not too sure about the jaw muscles. They may affect the way we bite. We might have heavy or unbalanced biting. But I am not sure if that is related to the tightness. I eat using my right upper and bottom teeth. I eat carefully and the left upper and bottom teeth do not contact at all. But they are still tight and sensitive.

If we clench or grind our teeth the "wrong way", meaning that we bite incorrectly and have our teeth injured (two teeth meet rather than bite), then we may feel the tightness as a result of the trauma.

The only solution I can think of is to ask someone monitor your sleep to see what really happens. I now sleep at daytime so my wife can monitor my sleep and wake me up when she sees me clench my teeth (by keeping an eye on my lips). I will see how this goes.

hi there i have exactly the same problem. been on going for 18 months and is now stopping me from woeking, talking and eating - does anyone have any updates or anything that has helped? i am at my wits end xx

i'm so glad i found this thread, i woke up on friday feeling pain in my upper front teeth. now it has become a sensation of pressure that seems to be spreading to my other upper teeth. it's very upsetting and stressful. i think it might be due to my wisdom teeth that have not been extracted and due to some of my teeth being crooked. i can't visit the dentist for a consultation right now due to the corona virus situation and the fact that my case isn't considered urgent or an emergency. i understand that only dire cases should be treated at the dentist right now, but i am so scared and stressed about this pressure i'm feeling in my teeth! it hurts when i tap on some of my teeth as well. i don't know how i'm going to live with this for two more weeks. i know i'm being dramatic but i feel like my teeth are going to rub against each other and my nerves are going to be destroyed and i am never going to have nice normal teeth again.

Hello to all dealing with this horrendous situation. I have pain, pressure & numbness in my 2 right, front, top teeth. My teeth feel thick and "wooden" too! Also, tiny saliva bubbles are constantly forming in the gum above these teeth and flow down the back of the tooth surfaces. Dealing with this almost 10 years. Both are crowns. When the first crowns were placed 25 years ago, there was no problem for 15 years! It only started when those crowns failed (they're not expected to last forever) & were replaced, one with a much larger post. Through much researching, I believe now that I have a tooth root fracture from wedging in such a large post. Now, after COVID, I have to find a dentist who will remove everything. I dont care if I'm missing teeth and get a removable bridge or Snap on Smile-- anything to stop this pain! I promise to keep this forum updated on if I get relief from taking these out. How do I cope?? To keep my tongue from constantly pressing on these 2 teeth which causes so much pain after a few hours, I bought a THIN clear mouthguard from a website that gives you the gummy stuff to make an impression and mail it in, then they mail back a mouthguard. I wear it 24/7. It saved me from severe depression over this. I hate wearing it, but I hate NOT wearing it even more!

Promise to keep you updated!

Hopefully my experience will be helpful. I was suffering nearly identical problems with pressure and tightness/crowding in my front teeth and a feeling like if I bit into something hard like an apple, my teeth would come right out or break off. At times I was even able to "click" certain teeth back and forth. Sometimes it was only my upper 2 front teeth, other times the front 6 or so on the top. They even sometimes felt misaligned slightly when I closed them fully...like they didnt fit together the way they should. At its worst my gums and teeth would throb with every beat of my pulse and feel really sensitive and delicate or weak almost.

I went to the dentist 4 times, got fitted for a bite plate mouth guard thing, tried over the counter guards, everything I could think of. After months of feeling awful, I finally figured out that I'm allergic to my sensitivity toothpaste! Naturally when my teeth felt awful I'd use the sensitivity toothpaste and it would get worse. I was unknowingly stuck in this vicious cycle. The revelation came after not using it for 3 days, I felt like a new man. Almost all pressure is gone and my teeth fit together properly now. Inflammation of my gums and tissues was the culprit and my teeth are naturally quite tight so very little inflammation is all it took.

If anyone has yet to explore this route please do. I know how awful this can be. The 2 toothpastes I've since discovered will cause this reaction for me are Senodyne Rapid Relief and Sensodyne Repair and Protect. I have yet to pinpoint which ingredient or ingredients but it's a safe bet that whichever ingredients are meant to provide extra sensitivity relief are my problem.

Really hope this info can help someone else!