How Can Stress Harm My Teeth?

By Laura Hawn


When you are stressed out, it can have a strong impact on your overall health. Your oral health is really no different. Many people, when stressed, will grind their teeth without even considering it to help with the stress they are facing. Grinding your teeth is extremely harmful to them, as it wears down the enamel very fast.

In today's stressful world, the number of people who grind their teeth due to stress is skyrocketing. If under enough stress, folk will even grind their teeth in their sleep, without knowing they are doing it!

Studies have shown that in recent years, between ten and fifteen percent of people in the U.S. grind their teeth, whether while awake without thinking about it or while asleep. Those facing economic hardships are much more likely to grind their teeth, and money concerns are the number one cause of stress for folks everywhere. If you're under lots of stress, a dentist Salt Lake City can help you to rid yourself of the tooth grinding habit; frequently by first telling you that you've got the habit that you may not realize you have.

As well as stress, some of us have a genetic predisposition to grind their teeth, and this is just as harmful as grinding teeth due to stress. Even those with a genetic predisposition to grinding their teeth will have a tendency to do it much more when under extraordinary stress, and this may cause fractured teeth and jaw pain, and many other mouth issues.

If you know that tooth grinding runs in your family, get to your Salt Lake City dentist before you start to experience acute stresses that might trigger or make tooth grinding worse. See what your dentist can do to help break the habit, even if you've got the genes for it.




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