I went to the dentist’s office this morning for my regular cleaning and check-up. At some point, the issue of bruxism came up. Bruxism is defined by teeth clenching and grinding, wearing down the teeth in the process. The most common cause of bruxism is said to be stress.
They mentioned that they’ve noticed a greater incidence in cases of bruxism over the past few years. If my dentist’s experience is indicative at all of what’s going on throughout the rest of the metro area, then we have yet another possible link between a city’s transportation infrastructure and public health.
I’m sure it makes us fatter, too, to all sit in our vehicles with only fast food available to eat and available daylight hours for exercise dwindling.
When I say “us”, I mean other people, though. I take the train; I’ll have to find another excuse for not exercising.
Comment by Garrett — April 16, 2007 @ 5:07 pm