The Covid Grind – Treatment Assessment
The problem with the Covid grind is that affects the teeth, muscles, joints and eventually the psyche.
The question is what came first; the psyche or the grind?
The answer is more or less, both.
Not able to sleep due to stress, mouth breathing and snoring
The position and of teeth changes over time through:
- wear and tear
- disease (decay & gum disease) or trauma
- dental treatment such as fillings and crowns
- orthodontic treatment
- extractions
- and even additions like implants, dentures, and bridges.
Our posture and habits have a bearing such as:
Neck muscles and muscles of Mastication
- Biting nails
- Eating hard foods
- Lack of sleep
- Sleep apnoea
- Poor diet that contains foods that weaken the enamel, such as sugar, caffeine, and acidic drinks.
Caffeine - in cola and coffee - as as well sugar. Not good.
- Poor oral hygiene
- Gastric reflux – also softens the teeth
- Medications that dry the mouth and soften the teeth.
So Covid has caused many of these factors to occur.
Why?
Covid has totally disrupted our way of life. This includes:
- Working from home
- Home schooling
- Sickness from Covid or family and friends affected by it
- Lockdown and lack of socialisation
Obey the Rules and Social Distance
- Tension between people of different ideals
- Uncertainty of life and misinformation
- Loss of work
- Disruption to the economy, services and travel.
All these factors need to be considered before carrying out treatment of a destructive habit born out of a pandemic world.
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The Covid Grind - Treatments