Studies are showing that stress in parents are influencing their children in a very unique way, decaying teeth. The study shows that parents who are stressed tend to have children with bad teeth due to stress manifesting in the home and influencing contributory factors such as diet and dental health. Having a stressful life is also a sure sign that parents are normally spending more than they earn, meaning fewer dental care visits to get and maintain their children’s teeth. This exaggerates the pressures of teen life in older children and leads to premature dental trauma in younger children that have to be heavily sedated in order to get primary dental care. Children with good teeth come from families with good financial standing, able to spend for dental care as part of their health routines.