Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 11

Stress and Oral Health: A Literature Review

1Intern, Department of Public Health Dentisty, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

2Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentisty, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Swati Patnaik, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentisty, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O ’Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, e-mail: swatiptnk88@gmail.com

Online published on 27 March, 2020.

Abstract

The mind and body are interconnected with each other. If one is ill it affects the other and the vice versa also holds true. Stress manifests itself into lot of varieties of disorders. A dental practitioner witnesses a wide variation of stress induced oral conditions. Even the most common oral conditions aggravate when the patient is psychologically compromised.

Keywords

Stress, psychosomatic, emotional, MPDS, BMS