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Exam Stress can Effect Oral Health; 5 Ways how to deal with it by Expert
Exam Stress and Oral Health: Exam stress can take a to on your physical and mental health and there is nothing new for us. But you will be surprised to know that Exam Stress use to affects badly your oral health also. In a bid to    deal with exam stress and protect your oral health, its need that you should stick to a regular oral hygiene routine including avoiding sugary foods and drinks, visit to dentist for regular checkups and cleanings, managing stress level and others. Stress has become a common cause of health problems, and our oral health is no exception for the same...Too much stress can be harmful for you oral health and it lead to many oral disorders including gnashing of teeth, dry mouth, burning mouth syndrome and much more.  According to experts, too much stress displays serious consequences for your teeth and gums. Stress badly affects your Oral health and it may contribute to teeth grinding, gum disease, dry mouth and other oral health related issue. 

According to the experts, when someone is in the situation of stress, we use to clench your teeth — especially at night. Also people use to  slide them back and forth over each other. Many oral issued appeared to use only due to situation of Stress and certain such things are serious condition and that shouldn’t be ignored. It can cause serious, chronic conditions if not treated. Now there is a need to deal with the any kind of Stress including the Exam Stress for Children as it can harm your oral health also.

Now there could be questions like how stress affects oral health, can stress causes tooth decay, can stress cause gum pain and what will be the reason for oral stress. Apart from these there are many questions like can stress causes tooth abscess, can stress causes teeth discolorations and how stress causes our teeth to break. 


As we know, stress is a common cause of several health problems, and certainly your oral health is no exception for the same. Any kind of stress may creates many troubles including  teeth grinding, gum disease, TMJ Disorder and, Staining of teeth and mary more. With this article, you will know the how the exam stress effect your children during this exam stress periods and how to deal with it with the expert Dr. Gunita Singh and Dr. Tanvir Singh, Dentem.


1.Teeth Grinding – One of the most common side effect of stress in young during exams is clenching your teeth at night. This can further lead to Sleep disorders, headache, Jaw pain, abnormal Tooth wear.  To overcome this Teeth guard or night guards are recommended. They reduce the clenching, infact it puts an end to it avoiding further damage to teeth.
Home tips: Breathing exercises ten minutes morning and evening are a wonderful solution to overcome STRESS.


2.Gum Diseases  -The studies have shown that when the body is experiencing stress,its ability to manufacture immune cells to protect against bacteria is compromised.Stress effects immune system negatively and allows bacteria to increase infection and inflammation in our oral cavity. One sitting of cleaning before exams helps kill all harmful bacteria in the oral cavity.(after 15years of age). 
Home tip: Regular mouthwash and gum massage also do wonders.drink a lot of water

3.TMJ Disorder – One of the major chief complaint in young adults. We at dentem are attending to 1-2  teenagers every week who are walking in with severe pain.X-rays show no pathology but the patients complain of unbearable pain in the jaw. All these teenagers are appearing for exams and with our experience, we can conclude that 9 out of 10 such cases resolve soon after exams. Laser physiotherapy gives immediate relief to the patient.                                 
Home tip: Breathing exercise 10 minutes morning and evening and hot fermentation 10minutes morning and evening do good to the patient.

4.Staining of teeth  - Irregular Eating /sleeping habits during exams leads to bad oral hygiene and staining of teeth. Coffee is a savior in exams for the youth but actually, it is not.Caffiene in the short term can provide useful boost immediately but comes with lots of side effects,one of them is staining and erosion of the teeth.
Home Tips: So limit the use of coffee and replace it with green tea/sugar-free gums and drinking lots of water is the mantra.

5.Oral Health Neglect –One of the first thing we do when under stress with exams is neglect one own self. We neglect ourselves. we suffer from poor sleep so finally no energy for daily chores like brushing, flossing, mouth wash. Nutritional choices also get disturbed during exams. Stress prompts us to take more sugary foods, this can wreck one’s oral health. So Health above all kids have a proper diet. Identify your stress ,meet us at Dentem .we have a proper programme for teenagers to deal with stress during exams and have healthy oral cavity.
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Note: Please note that the tips/suggestions mentioned in the article are only for general information purposes to keep you updated about the issue which is expected to common people and these should not be construed/ followed as professional medical advice. We recommend you always to consult your Doctor/ Medical Professional healthcare provider if you have any specific questions about any medical matter/ regarding the topic. 
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