Emotional and mental stress often manifest as temporomandibular disorders, tooth wear, facial pain or bruxism. In the discussion of their latest Pharmacology column, Jason H. Goodchild, DMD, and Mark Donaldson, PharmD, make the connection between bruxism and the stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. While pharmaceutical interventions may help manage the stress that precipitates bruxism, some of these agents induce bruxism as an adverse effect.

Read General Dentistry’s latest Pharmacology column for a discussion on medications that can induce bruxism and how to manage such cases.