Weekly Press Release of Istanbul Gelisim University (Issue 137) (February 14-18, 2022)

Abstract

The Academic Member of the Faculty of Dentistry of the Istanbul Gelisim University, Dr. Dentist Ayfer Atamer, who indicated that the stress is one of the most important factors of the burixism, said that there has been an increase in the grinding or clenching of the teeth above normal level at the pandemic period. If you feel pain in your jaw muscle or have headache when you wake up in the morning, it may be possible that you are experiencing a problem of grinding or clenching of the teeth, to put it another way, a burixism. The pandemic that restricts us in various numbers of fields especially in recent years also increased the stress in our daily life. The Academic Member of the Faculty of Dentistry of the Istanbul Gelisim University, Dr. Dentist Ayfer Atamer, who indicated that the stress is one of the most important factors of Burixism, further added that there has been increase in the grinding or clenching of the teeth beyond normal level during the pandemic period.