Researchers are examining tiny stress lines in baby teeth for risks of developing mental illness.
Doctor Erin C. Dunn, a social and psychiatric epidemiologist who is an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, is the study’s senior author. She also describes herself to children as a “science tooth fairy,” or a scientist with a keen interest in what human teeth can tell us about our health.
Although it’s not known exactly why the neonatal line forms, Dunn says the width of this line is thought to correlate with the level of stress experienced at a child’s birth. Wider lines correspond to more stress, while thinner lines correspond with less. Researchers could instead ask parents about their children’s adversity, but parents may be reluctant to talk about these painful events, particularly if parents themselves were implicated in such events, says Dunn. Just the same, parents may be unaware their children were even exposed to certain things.
Researchers also examined responses from the mothers of those children, who shared any instances of depression, anxiety and other psychiatric issues, as well as perceptions of social support during and shortly after their pregnancies. They examined if mothers endured any stressful life events during or shortly after pregnancy, as well as any neighborhood concerns during pregnancy.
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