Chronic Stress in Children and Adolescents: The Impact of Oral Health

Volume 3 - Issue 4

Luciana de Barros Correia Fontes, Juliana de Lima Teixeira*, Clara Franciely da Mota Sousa, Brenda Rocha Borba de Andrade, Nayara Ferreira da Silva, Ana Camily Oliveira da Costa, Brigida Sheyla Damaso Bem, Gabriela de Souza Ferreira, Niedje Siqueira de Lima, Maria da Conceicao de Barros Correia and Katia Maria Goncalves Marques

Received: April 12, 2019   Published: April 22, 2019

DOI: 10.32474/MADOHC.2018.03.000167

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Abstract

The aim of this mini review was to inform possible changes in oral conditions related to chronic stress in children and adolescents. It was considered a literature review in the PubMed, Lilacs and Scielo databases according to the descriptors Oral Health; Stress, Psychological; Child and Adolescent. It was also adopting the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Six articles were selected. There was a consensus on the relationship between stress and poor oral health condition, but there is a lack of articles lack of information about the impact of chronic stress with specific oral problems in this age group.

Keywords: Oral health; Stress; Psychological; Child; Adolescent

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