The Most Common Problems Dentists Are Seeing Because Of The Pandemic
Huff PostJavier Zayas Photography via Getty Images At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people avoided the dentist unless there was a real emergency. Here, dentists share the most common dental issues they’re seeing now: Teeth grinding Between the pandemic, a potential recession and political turmoil, we are living through stressful times. And one of the ways our bodies respond to stress is through bruxing, or teeth grinding, said Dr. Albert Coombs, owner of Smile Services DC and a member of the International Dental Implant Association. Overall dental issues as a result of neglect “Dental problems are kind of like roof leaks,” Coombs said. “If you have a small roof leak, it might go away for a little bit, but you know it’s going to come back far worse.” The same goes for dental problems.