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– Many symptoms of exotic COVID-19 have grown, but one condition is now being registered in the dentist’s chair – and it is not a symptom of the disease, but a clear consequence of being stressed by it. Write in New York TimesProstodontist Tammy Chen details that the “cracked tooth epidemic” she is seeing is an extraordinary phenomenon that we all experience is due to excessive stretching of the teeth and PC due to coronavirus stress. Chen explains that because teeth are brittle and already have small fractures from everyday wear and tear, there is a little more pressure to lead them to fully developed cracks. He blames two things for the increase in cases of bruxism. First, people on temporary home workstations end up sitting in a bad posture, and because the neck and shoulder muscles connect and affect the jaw, which can eventually lead to grinding.
Second, the lack of sleep stimulated by COVID-19 stress puts us in a constant “fight or flight” mode. “All that stress goes straight to the teeth,” Chen writes. Per insider, his piece played the strings “At the beginning of the epidemic, I couldn’t open my mouth for two weeks because I was grinding my teeth so hard, the muscles on my face were stretched,” said one victim. Comments. Don’t you feel at risk? Chen instructs you whether your teeth are touching right now – which shouldn’t happen until you eat. Wearing a mouth guard at night in the instructions to make sure you don’t end up in his office fee, make sure your work area is organically fit, and take deep breaths before bed. He writes, “The more relaxed your body is, the less stress in the jaw makes you more likely to wake up.” “That means grinding less at night.” More here, including her “hang like a fish” tip. (Read more dental stories.)
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