Stress is believed to be a factor in bruxism, or teeth grinding, during the night, and dentists are reporting a 20 to 25 percent increase in teeth grinding symptoms since the beginning of the financial crisis in late 2008. Many bruxism patients lost high paying jobs or were worried about loss of retirement funds.
[SOURCE: Camille Sweeney, “When stress takes a toll on your teeth,” New York Times, Oct. 8, 2009]