Atlanta Endodontist says pandemic, life stress leading to fractured teeth

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) – The stress you could be feeling about inflation, the pandemic, or politics might affect your bodily well being, in line with well being specialists.

A metro Atlanta Endodontist stated that stress in the previous couple of years has triggered extra of his sufferers to fracture a tooth.

Dr. Ken Goldstein advised CBS46 he at present sees at the very least three to 4 fractured tooth every week.

“Sufferers have been grinding or clenching their tooth increasingly due to the stresses from the pandemic,” Goldstein stated. “But additionally the stresses from life … all the things that comes at us we manifest that via grinding or clenching tooth.”

In keeping with Dr. Goldstein, the grinding of tooth places stress on the jaw and may trigger fractures within the roots.

Goldstein stated it’s a really actual drawback for his observe that may result in tooth loss for his sufferers.

“I believed because the pandemic is getting much less, the stress would go down,” he stated. “However they’re not, they’re nonetheless having stresses from the pandemic.”

Goldstein’s suggestion for grinding your tooth is to put on a nightguard.

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