India, Aug. 7 -- Stress has become an unavoidable part of modern life. Though most people think about headaches, tiredness, or high blood pressure when it comes to chronic stress, few pay attention to how chronic stress affects their oral health.

In an interaction with HT Lifestyle, orthodontist Dr Jaineel Parekh stated that stress causes anxiety, insomnia, and teeth grinding, which in turn harm the teeth and gums in an invisible manner. He elaborated on each, which is presented as follows.

One of the most common oral diseases resulting from stress is the case of bruxism, where there is grinding of teeth and clenching of jaws, particularly while one is asleep, shared Dr Parekh.

"Most people do not know that they are grinding their teet...