Can Stress Affect Your Dental Health? Can Stress Affect Your Dental Health?
The Link Between Anxiety and Oral Problems The Link Between Anxiety and Oral Problems
How Stress Affects your Dental Health How Stress Affects your Dental Health
Stressdoesn’tjustinfluenceyourmoodor Stressdoesn’tjustinfluenceyourmoodor
sleep–itcanquietlytakeatollonyour sleep–itcanquietlytakeatollonyour dentalhealth.Youmightnotnoticeitatfirst, dentalhealth.Youmightnotnoticeitatfirst, buttheeffectsoftenbuildupthroughsmall, buttheeffectsoftenbuildupthroughsmall, rrepeatedhabits. epeatedhabits.
Sleep, Stress and your Mouth Sleep, Stress and your Mouth
IIt’snosurprisethatstressinterfereswith t’snosurprisethatstressinterfereswith sleep,butitmightsurpriseyouthatyouroral sleep,butitmightsurpriseyouthatyouroral healthalsoplaysarolehere. healthalsoplaysarolehere.
Whenyou’reunderpressure,yourbody Whenyou’reunderpressure,yourbody doesn’talwaysswitchoffatnight.Many doesn’talwaysswitchoffatnight.Many peoplegrindtheirteethduringsleepwithout peoplegrindtheirteethduringsleepwithout knowingit.Whatyoufeelistheaftermath:a knowingit.Whatyoufeelistheaftermath:a ttightjawinthemorning,dullheadaches,or ightjawinthemorning,dullheadaches,or evencrackedteethovertime. evencrackedteethovertime.
Why Regular Checkups are Important Why Regular Checkups are Important
IIt’seasytocancelacheck-upwhenyou’vegot t’seasytocancelacheck-upwhenyou’vegot ttoomuchon.Butskippingappointmentsmight oomuchon.Butskippingappointmentsmight meanyoumissearlysignsofstress-related meanyoumissearlysignsofstress-related damage.Weoftennoticepatientswithworn damage.Weoftennoticepatientswithworn bitingsurfaces,smallfractures,orsignsoftension bitingsurfaces,smallfractures,orsignsoftension iinthejawmuscles.Thesearen’talwayspainfulat nthejawmuscles.Thesearen’talwayspainfulat ffirst,butthey’reredflagsyourbody’sabsorbing irst,butthey’reredflagsyourbody’sabsorbing morepressurethanusual. morepressurethanusual.
Everyday Habits that Support your Oral Health Everyday Habits that Support
your Oral Health
••Trytosticktobrushingandflossingeven Trytosticktobrushingandflossingeven onbusydays onbusydays
••Sipwaterregularly,especiallyifyour Sipwaterregularly,especiallyifyour mouthfeelsdry mouthfeelsdry
••Bookearlierappointmentsiflateones Bookearlierappointmentsiflateones addtoyouranxiety addtoyouranxiety
••Choosesnacksthataretooth-friendly–Choosesnacksthataretooth-friendly–llikecheese,carrotsorapples ikecheese,carrotsorapples
••Checkinwithyourjawduringtheday–if Checkinwithyourjawduringtheday–if you’reclenching,tryrelaxingyourbite you’reclenching,tryrelaxingyourbite
Let Maroubra Dental Avenue Support your Dental Health Let Maroubra Dental Avenue Support your Dental Health
Stressmaybepartofmodernlife,butitdoesn’t Stressmaybepartofmodernlife,butitdoesn’t havetoweardownyourdentalhealth.Whetherit’s havetoweardownyourdentalhealth.Whetherit’s sensitivity,tension,orjusttimeforacheck-up,the sensitivity,tension,orjusttimeforacheck-up,the tteamatMaroubraDentalAvenueisreadyto eamatMaroubraDentalAvenueisreadyto supportyou. supportyou.
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