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How Your Mental Health Could be Affecting Your Dental Health

2/7/2023 9:09:02 AM   |   Comments: 0   |   Views: 57

Stress affects more than just your mental health. It can also affect your dental health. ZocDoc found that increased stress levels during Covid-19 caused the following:

        
  • Cracked tooth repair appointments increased by 43%
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  • TMJ pain appointments increased by 33%
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  • Dental pain appointments increased by 32% 
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  • And gum disease, gingivitis, and bleeding gums appointments increased by 22%

Improving Your Mental Health to Improve Your Dental Health

If you or a loved one are struggling with mental health, there are ways you can improve, such as:

        
  • Talk to a mental health professional
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  • Exercise more
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  • Change your diet, or what you are eating  
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  • Avoid substances and alcohol to cope
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  • Learning coping skills (such as those found in these coping skills worksheets
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  • Get out in nature

Final Thoughts on Improving your Mental Health for Dental Health

As we've highlighted, your mental health can affect much more than just your mental health, but also your dental health. It's important to take care of your mind.  

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