Dentists are noting that teeth grinding and jaw clenching, known as bruxism, seem to be on the rise amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Patients admit to being more tense since the start of the pandemic," said Dr. Yanell Innabi-Danial of River Town Dental in Dobbs Ferry, New York."They exhibit tenderness radiating to head and neck muscles, causing headaches."The stress isn’t only affecting people while they sleep. It can persist into daytime grinding and clenching as well.
Dr. Kevin Simon, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Harvard, said he has seen an increase in patients with anxiety or other mental health-related disorders who make note of physical complaints such as headaches and jaw pain. Ultimately, dentists and mental health professionals agree that tackling this issue will involve addressing stress and anxiety along with preventive dental care to ensure that complications don’t arise in the future.
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