In today’s era the most common term we hear from working professionals or home makers is stress.
What is stress?
How has this stress in our lives changed our overall health?
Stress not only hamper’s ones health but it physically, mentally and emotionally drains you out.
Stress also has a damaging effect on your teeth .You want to know how?
Keep reading this article to know more.
What do you understand by Stress?
Stress is nothing but our body’s way of reaction to overcome danger, threat and negative emotions.
Our body’s react differently to every situation, be it physical, mental or emotional.
It is a normal part of our life.We experiences it on day to day basis, when we think a lot, or have wandering thoughts, it can be due to external environmental factors or internal factors which deteriorate our health.
What causes stress?
There are a number of reasons, situations which can trigger stress in a person.
If one experiences humiliation, let down or is not able to complete a task at workplace all these factors can induce stress.
Women undergo stress too managing things at home and maintaining work -life balance.
When one needs to finish a task in a given span of time, many people succumb under pressure and stress.
How does it affect your health?
The human body is designed in such a way that, it can tackle stress naturally.
Stress can have positive effects, like keeping us alert during a critical situation, motivating us to handle an unforeseen situation or danger.
But stress has more negative impact on our health. It disturbs our mental balance and body’s equilibrium.
Negative effects of stress
- Chronic headaches
- Upset digestive/ gastric system
- Elevated blood pressure
- Heart disease
- Liver malfunctioning causing liver cirrhosis
- Disturbed sleep
- Anxiety ,depression
- Panic attacks leading to breathing disorders
Signs of stress
- Dizziness and black out
- Chronic generalized aches and pain
- Headaches
- Nausea
- Indigestion , acid reflux
- Loss or gain in appetite
- Weight loss or gain
- Grinding of teeth
- Clenching of jaws
Ways in which stress affect our Oral Health
BRUXISM:-
Also known as teeth grinding.
It occurs when a person is over thinking and tends to clench their teeth unknowingly.
It usually is observed that people grind their teeth in the night, as they have difficulty in sleeping because of being stressed.
The teeth get damaged due to constant wear out by grinding leading to sensitivity.
Solution: – Get a customized night guard made by our dentists at our clinic to relieve the teeth from night grinding.
APHTHOUS ULCER:-
Also known as canker sore.
They develop in our mouth when we are stressed.
They are painful and make it difficult for the person to talk or eat properly
Solution: – We as dentists can help you get rid of this recurrent ulcer, by prescribing you medication and regularly following it so as to eradicate this problem.
PAIN IN THE JAWS:-
Clenching the teeth continuously can cause an unbearable pain in the jaws due to involuntary action when person is stressed.
Solution:- We can provide you with appliances and guide you on how to overcome the pain.
POOR ORAL HYGIENE :-
People often experience foul odour, stained teeth with deposits when stressed.
It is because they find it difficult to maintain good oral hygiene which requires brushing and flossing.
Solution:- We at Dr. Sachdeva’s dental clinic provide a thorough cleaning of your teeth by scaling and polishing and educating you about proper brushing technique which is effective in maintaining good oral hygiene.
BLEEDING GUMS:-
It’s due to poor nutrition and deficiency of vitamin c and vitamin k.
Deficiency of vitamin c causes scurvy also it causes bleeding gums.
Deficiency of vitamin k causes delayed clot formation leading to profuse bleeding from the gums on brushing.
Solution: – We can help you identify the underlying cause of your bleeding gums and help you maintain a healthy oral cavity.
6. INFLAMMED GUMS:-
Stress affects our immune system under stress. Our body produces a hormone called cortisol which naturally helps in reducing stress.
But when the cortisol is produced in excess amount it can cause inflammation in the gums resulting in periodontal disease.
Solution: – At our clinic we can rectify the problem and treat the inflamed tissue and help you maintain it.
7.DRY MOUTH :-
Have you ever felt your mouth gets dry and you feel thirsty before an interview or examination viva?
Well if the answer is yes, it is due to stress that the saliva secretion is decreased.
When saliva secretion is reduced it affects the teeth as they start to decay.
This happens because natural flushing mechanism of the saliva to remove food debris is altered.
Solution: – We can help you rectify the problem and treat the decayed tooth to its original form and shape and maintain your teeth so as to avoid further damage and decay.
CONCLUSION:-
If you wish to have a healthy oral hygiene and not get stressed due to poor oral health, you must visit our dental office at the earliest.
We at Dr. Sachdeva’s dental clinic in Ashok Vihar will help you minimize the stress level and reduce the damage caused by stress to your teeth and gums and give you overall good health.
