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Does stress influence your oral

health?

By: Dulce María Tapia Most headaches are treated with the wrong specialist and it can
10th level be confused with a neurological disease such as the presence of
Teacher: Rosa María Hernández López tumours when the source of the disease is “bruxism”.

Bruxism is treated by a dentist with many different techniques
to correct the relationship in which teeth contact using a device
called mouth guard, which will help to prevent the excessive
forces to the muscles and teeth.
If you are a very stressed person, you may find this article useful. Nowadays it is important to keep stress under control and value
Can you believe that 8 out of 10 people live under a lot of stress the importance of our health.
and all of them experience head and facial aches?
For start, the relationship between these aches is a demanding
function of the muscles that cover our face and head, one of the
causes is the influence of the teeth forces.
This issue is called Bruxism, the symptoms are:
∙ Headache

∙ Jaw pain
∙ Ear pain

∙ Stiff neck
∙ Pain & stiffness in the facial muscles

∙ Grinding sound
∙ Toothache and sensitivity

∙ Swollen or raised tissue on the lining of the cheek
∙ Teeth marks on the tongue
∙ Loose or chipped teeth

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