Breastfeeding for oral health in preschool children

Amit Arora Amit, J. P. Foster, D. Gillies, A. J. Moxey, G. Moody, B. Curtis

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    Abstract

    This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: Primary "¢ To compare the rates of dental caries in children who were bottle fed as infants to children who were breastfed up to six months, between 6 and 12 months, or longer Secondary "¢ To compare the rates of dental caries in children who were: demand breastfed, non-demand breastfed "¢ To compare the rates of dental caries in children who were: breastfed via direct nursing, breastfed via a bottle, bottle fed with infant formula "¢ To compare the rates of dental caries in children who were: exclusively breastfed, partially breastfed, exclusively bottle fed with infant formula "¢ To compare the rates of dental caries in children who were: breastfed during day and night time, breastfed during the day only This review examines the hypotheses that breastfed children would have lower rates of dental caries than bottle fed infants.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1-11
    Number of pages11
    JournalCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
    Volume3
    Issue numberArt. No.: CD010416
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

    Keywords

    • breastfeeding
    • children
    • nutrition and dental health
    • systematic reviews (medical research)
    • teeth

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