🌟 PERIODONTICS-PSYCHIATRY RELATIONSHIP📌 POINTS TO PONDER🔹Psychosomatic disorder in the oral cavity may be caused by either the development of habits that injure the periodontium, or the direct effect of the autonomic nervous system.🔹Psychosocial factors can modify the periodontal status through behavioural changes regarding oral hygiene, smoking, dietary intake, bruxism and drug use.🔹Four basic approaches used to deal with stress are as follows:– Removal or alteration of the source of stress– Learning to change how you see stressful event– Reducing the effect on your body that stress has– Learning alternative ways of…
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