Stress and its effect on oral health

In this hectic life where everyone is running behind money to earn livelihood stress is common. Indians are under stress and depression due to anxiety and financial problems. Untreated, stress can affect the mind and the body, including oral health. Stress is defined as the body's physiological response to situations or problems that may adversely affect the attitude or the body of a person.

 Stress is divided into four categories:

1    1)  Eustress 2) distress  3) hipoestresse  4) hiperestresse 

 The eustress is a form of positive stress. According to Wikipedia, The prefix eu- derives from the Greek word meaning either "well" or "good." When we attach this word to stress, it literally means "good stress".

 It is a motivating stress and allows the person to complete the project or work whereas the distress is a negative stress affects people through fear, frustration and sometimes anger.  

The hipostress occurs when someone is not under stress but can lead to more problems, producing boredom and despair.   T

The hiperstress is the result of stress when someone strives too much to meet deadlines. When stress occurs, more people are affected by unhealthy or negative habits that can influence your oral health also, In India people adopt such kind of habits like the use of tobacco and alcohol or, as stated by the dental surgeon Dr. Rohit, The risk factors of tobacco and alcohol - could influence the development of periodontal diseases.

In America also a study published in the Journal of Periodontology 2007 showed that stress interferes with oral hygiene. Fifty-six percent of the study participants said that stress had affected their ability to brushing and flossing. In addition, the hormone cortisol, which is present in the stress builds up in increasing levels and can lead to periodontal disease. Stress can affect people's health, causing the following oral problems:   

Emergences of thrush - Canker sores are small sores in the mouth caused by viruses, bacteria and immune system deficiency.   

 ATM / Bruxism - People under stress may have problems that affect the temporomandibular joint, as well as the creaking and clenching during the day or when sleeping.   

 Dry mouth - Stress can affect the level of salivation. Certain medications can influence salivary flow.  

 Gingivitis - Several studies show that stress can affect the ability of the person performing good oral hygiene. These are some of the problems that can occur when stress is present. See your dentist if you are going through any of them. Try to relieve stress by eating a nutritious diet, sleeping the hours needed at night and exercising to reduce anxiety and tension resulting from stress.

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