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Volume 7 Issue 3 (March, 2019)

Review Articles

Effect of Stress on the Oral Health
Sapanpuneet Kaur, Jaskiran Nain

Psychological stress appears to contribute to poor oral health systemically in combination with other chronic diseases.  Stress is likely to contribute to the progressive, long-term development of oral diseases. There is a positive relationship between current stress and poor oral health was observed. Stress can motivate individuals to cope in unhealthy ways that foster oral disease (e.g., substance use, including illicit drugs, alcohol and tobacco, poor diet, and sedentary behavior). Second, chronic stress contributes to high allostatic load that can lead to the dysfunction of physiological systems critical to homeostasis, and thus, affect the underlying mechanisms of disease progression. Stress is a common cause of health problems, and your oral health is no exception. Stress may contribute to teeth grinding, gum disease, dry mouth and canker sores and may also impact your oral health routine and diet—increasing your risk of tooth decay.
Key words-Burning mouth syndrome, stress, oral health, lichen planus, myofacial pain dysfunction syndrome, aphthous ulcer

Received: 14 January, 2019                              Revised: 5 February, 2019                       Accepted: 8 February, 2019
Corresponding Author: Dr. Sapanpuneet Kaur, Dental Practitioner, H.N. 1, Sunny Enclave, Sec 125, Greater Mohali, Desu Majra, Sas Nagar, Punjab, India

This article may be cited as: Kaur S, Nain JK. Effect of Stress on the Oral Health. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(3): 118-122.

 
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