Like most mammals, humans are diphyodont: We have two sets of teeth – baby teeth and adult teeth. The technical term for our ...

Children have 20 milk teeth, 10 in each jaw. This set of teeth is important for chewing and speaking, and helps to keep space ...

At 6 months, infants whose mothers had the highest cortisol levels averaged four more teeth than those with the lowest.

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