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From rotten teeth to advanced cancer, patients feel the effects of treatment delays

With medical visits picking up again among patients vaccinated against COVID-19, health providers are starting to see the consequences of a year of pandemic-delayed preventive and emergency care.

Despina Markogiannakis examines a patient at her dental practice in Chevy Chase, Md. Markogiannakis says she has noticed an increase in patients grinding or clenching their teeth, conditions likely caused by pandemic-related stress.
Despina Markogiannakis examines a patient at her dental practice in Chevy Chase, Md. Markogiannakis says she has noticed an increase in patients grinding or clenching their teeth, conditions likely caused by pandemic-related stress.Read moreRONALD FLORES PHOTOGRAPHY
    by Bruce Alpert, Kaiser Health News
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