Circadian control of dental development in the womb
With ideas for correcting course in oral health in infancy and early childhood
Teeth are among the hardest and longest lasting parts of the body, yet paradoxically they are also among the most vulnerable parts of the body and can be among the first to show signs of ill-health.
Today’s post was inspired by a question from the community asking for ideas to support a baby through dental eruption and information about how the mother’s circadian rhythm impacts her baby’s dental development.
This is a great question, and points to the fact that EVERY system in the body is interconnected in feedback loops with the circadian rhythm.
Before birth and for the first 2-3 years of life, babies are dependent upon their mothers for circadian regulation because it takes that long for their own circadian rhythms to fully develop. If you’d like know how to best support this phase of life in video format, check out my circadian pr…
