Bruxing: Clenching and Grinding
As the unemployment rate peaks at its highest level in more than eight years, stress levels are also following suit. But stress and blood pressure worries are not the only reasons workers should keep their calm - the issue may be whether or not they keep their teeth. Stress-related tooth clenching and grinding is a serious problem that does not just result in a few seemingly harmless headaches, according to Philadelphia prosthodontist Dr. Thomas Balshi. "Clenching and grinding will actually noticeably shorten your teeth," says Dr. Balshi. "In a relatively short period of time, regular tooth grinding will wear through nearly two millimeters of enamel on the tooth's biting surface. Not only will patients end up with short, cracked and stubby teeth, but they will throw off the entire mechanics of their mouth, leading to numerous other problems.
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