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September 29, 2020 02:35 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/09/29/dentists-report-spike-in-cracked-teeth-likely-due-to-pandemic-stress.html
Dentists report spike in cracked teeth likely due to pandemic stress
US dentists report a big increase in cracked teeth since the pandemic. Stress triggers bruxing (teeth clenching and grinding) which cracks teeth and breaks fillings and crowns. From CNN:
— Read the restFor [San Francisco oral surgeon Paul] Koshgerian's office, before the pandemic, treating one cracked tooth per day or every other day was normal.
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/09/29/dentists-report-spike-in-cracked-teeth-likely-due-to-pandemic-stress.html
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