STRESS RELATED ORAL DISEASES- A RESEARCH STUDY

Abstract

Stress is defined as a physical, mental or emotional response to events that causes bodily
or mental tension. Every organ in the human body is affected by various types of diseases like
infection caused by microbes, immunological, metabolic, endocrinal disturbances etc.,
Etiopathogenesis of many diseases are discovered and managed at any early stage, still some
diseases are considered as idiopathic, hence diagnosis and treatment plan of such diseases
always becomes controversial. Stress is one such etiology or predisposing factor in many
diseases. Many authors have proved stress in relation to hypertension, gastric ulcer and diabetes
mellitus. Similarly this research study aims in identifying and proving the role of stress as one of
the etiological factor in few oral lesions such as Oral lichen planus, Apthous ulcers, Burning mouth
syndrome and Myofacial pain Dysfunction syndrome.