Episode Transcript
[00:00:04] You're listening to Trust yout Teeth, the podcast where lifestyle meets dentistry.
[00:00:10] Stress doesn't always show up where you expected.
[00:00:13] It isn't just racing thoughts. It isn't just a late night at your laptop.
[00:00:18] Often it hides somewhere quieter in your jaw, in the way your teeth meet, in the pressure you carry without realizing it.
[00:00:28] That's where stress leaves its mark.
[00:00:31] When cortisol, the stress hormone, rises, your body stays on alert.
[00:00:36] Your jaw muscles don't relax, they hold tension. And that tension vents itself through grinding and clenching.
[00:00:44] Grinding is movement, teeth sliding against teeth, flattening enamel, chipping edges, aging your smile before it's time. Clenching is pressure force so strong it pushes gums back, stresses bone and ligaments, and even puts crowns, veneers and implants at risk. Here's the enamel doesn't grow back. And once dental work is compromised, repairs aren't small.
[00:01:10] They're full crowns. Multiple restorations, sometimes complete reconstruction, a process that can cost tens of thousands.
[00:01:20] That's the hidden cost of stress.
[00:01:22] It's not just emotional, it's structural. It's dental.
[00:01:26] So what's the upgrade? Think prevention. Think refinement. Think lifestyle. As protection, start with a custom retainers. Not the one size guards from a store, but a precision fit from your dentist. It's skin care for your smile, a shield you wear at night to protect every investment layer in rituals that release tension.
[00:01:49] Gentle yoga to open the shoulders and jaw.
[00:01:52] Massage therapy that unlocks stored pressure.
[00:01:56] Guided breathing or meditation before bed, calming your nervous system before it has the chance to grind.
[00:02:02] And don't forget your daily rhythm, because stress doesn't only happen at night, it starts at your desk.
[00:02:09] Ergonomic posture breaks away from screenshots. Sparkling water or calming tea instead of that fourth coffee. These aren't luxuries, they're safeguards. They're the difference between a smile that wears down under stress and a smile built to last.
[00:02:26] True luxury isn't adding more, it's protecting what already matters most.
[00:02:32] Your health, your confidence, your smile.
[00:02:36] So when stress sneaks in, don't let it right itself across your enamel. Protect your bite. Protect your dental work.
[00:02:44] Protect the smile you've built.
[00:02:47] Because stress may creep in quietly. But prevention always speaks louder.
[00:02:52] Thanks for listening to Trust yout Teeth.
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[00:03:02] Until next time, Stress less Smile more sa.
