EP. 171: ADHD and Dental Health: Crowns, Root Canals, TMJD and Grinding

<span style="font-weight: 400;">As a dentist’s daughter, I have to admit I was always spoiled when it came to my dental health. That is, until a terrible root canal (is there any other kind?) made me realize I had to start taking my dental health more seriously, even if that involved wearing the dreaded night guard I had cast aside many years before. It also got me thinking: ‘Wait, is this</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">another</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">thing that is somehow related to my ADHD?’ </span>   <span style="font-weight: 400;">After diving into the research and taking a poll in our Facebook group, I discovered that an overwhelming number of ADHDers have experienced dental problems at some point in their lives, and there are some explanations as to why. </span> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join me for a solo episode, where I break down the causes of this correlation, and share helpful suggestions from our Facebook group members, and hopefully convince you to learn from my mistakes and wear your damn night guard!</span></p> <p><br /> <br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>Resources</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><a href= "https://chadd.org/attention-article/adhd-and-dental-care-guidance-for-parents-and-caregivers/"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://chadd.org/attention-article/adhd-and-dental-care-guidance-for-parents-and-caregivers/</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17587293/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17587293/</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14684974/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14684974/</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23659259/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23659259/</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5534274/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5534274/</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://decisio