Psychosomatic disorders and their importance in dentistry

Abstract

Psychosomatic disorders are disturbances of visceral function, secondary to chronic attitude and long continued reaction to stress. Psychosomatic dentistry helps to acknowledge the relationshipThis paper deals with a wide spectrum of psychosomatic disorders which may affect oro-facial region, where, unfortunately they remain unrecognized because of common and limiting nature of their presenting features. Therefore, these disorders allow patients to occupy a sick role while psychologically unwell, to avoid responsibility for life by occupying position of suffering victim.