Increased maternal stress during pregnancy may accelerate infants’ biological aging, leading to earlier tooth eruption and more teeth by the time a child turns 6 months old, according to a news ...

Rates of childhood obesity have increased dramatically in the U.S. over the past few decades. In 1980, 7% of children between the ages of 6 to 11 were obese; that rate reached 20% in 2008, according ...

Baby teeth are the first set of teeth that come in, or erupt, after birth. They’re temporary, meaning they’ll eventually fall out and be replaced by permanent teeth. Baby teeth are also known as ...

Your child’s primary teeth typically fall out between the ages of 6 and 12 years old. But certain teeth often fall out before others. When you become a parent, it can seem like you’re constantly ...

New research indicates that a mother's hormone levels during pregnancy, particularly stress-related ones like cortisol, may influence the timing of a baby's first tooth eruption. Higher maternal ...

Tameeka Mason, 33, was not surprised when a dentist suggested her 9-year-old son, Savion Carter, see an orthodontist due to overcrowding in his mouth. “Overcrowding runs in the family,” says Mason, of ...