Periodontal disease linked with stress.
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by: Christine Zafra
Stress can be very harmful to a person’s health. There are a lot of illnesses and diseases associated with stress from a simple migraine to heart attack, these illnesses can be experienced by the person who undergoes stress. But aside from these, new studies show that periodontal disease can also be linked with stress. Researchers from the University College of London studied a total of 34,000 people and found out that those who have stress related “wear and tear” on their bodies were most likely to get periodontal diseases and other stress related diseases. Aside from these, they also looked at the income level of the people and the allostatic loads of the subjects, that is, the adapting mechanism of the person’s body to stress.
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Dental diseases are something universal that does not choose race, age, economic standing or any demographics. Any person can be afflicted with various types of dental diseases if there is no proper dental care. These diseases can lead to pain or teeth loss which can be very uncomfortable and at times need costly dental treatments in order to resolve or correct.