Breast and Bottle Feeding as Risk Factors for Dental Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Understanding the role that breastfeeding and bottle feeding play in the development of dental caries during childhood is essential in helping dentists and parents and care providers prevent the disease, and also for the development of effective public health policies. However, the issue is not yet...
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| description | Understanding the role that breastfeeding and bottle feeding play in the development of dental caries during childhood is essential in helping dentists and parents and care providers prevent the disease, and also for the development of effective public health policies. However, the issue is not yet fully understood. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to search for scientific evidence in response to the question: Do bottle fed children have more dental caries in primary dentition than breastfed children? Seven electronic databases and grey literature were used in the search. The protocol number of the study is PROSPERO CRD 42014006534. Two independent reviewers selected the studies, extracted data and evaluated risk of bias by quality assessment. A random effect model was used for meta-analysis, and the summary effect measure were calculated by odds ratio (OR) and 95% CI. Seven studies were included: five cross-sectional, one case-control and one cohort study. A meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies showed that breastfed children were less affected by dental caries than bottle fed children (OR: 0.43; 95%CI: 0.23-0.80). Four studies showed that bottle fed children had more dental caries (p<0.05), while three studies found no such association (p>0.05). The scientific evidence therefore indicated that breastfeeding can protect against dental caries in early childhood. The benefits of breastfeeding until age two is recommended by WHO/UNICEF guidelines. Further prospective observational cohort studies are needed to strengthen the evidence. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e066991847ad41afbd505adb39a6ceb52025-08-20T02:37:10ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032015-01-011011e014292210.1371/journal.pone.0142922Breast and Bottle Feeding as Risk Factors for Dental Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Walesca M AvilaIsabela A PordeusSaul M PaivaCarolina C MartinsUnderstanding the role that breastfeeding and bottle feeding play in the development of dental caries during childhood is essential in helping dentists and parents and care providers prevent the disease, and also for the development of effective public health policies. However, the issue is not yet fully understood. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to search for scientific evidence in response to the question: Do bottle fed children have more dental caries in primary dentition than breastfed children? Seven electronic databases and grey literature were used in the search. The protocol number of the study is PROSPERO CRD 42014006534. Two independent reviewers selected the studies, extracted data and evaluated risk of bias by quality assessment. A random effect model was used for meta-analysis, and the summary effect measure were calculated by odds ratio (OR) and 95% CI. Seven studies were included: five cross-sectional, one case-control and one cohort study. A meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies showed that breastfed children were less affected by dental caries than bottle fed children (OR: 0.43; 95%CI: 0.23-0.80). Four studies showed that bottle fed children had more dental caries (p<0.05), while three studies found no such association (p>0.05). The scientific evidence therefore indicated that breastfeeding can protect against dental caries in early childhood. The benefits of breastfeeding until age two is recommended by WHO/UNICEF guidelines. Further prospective observational cohort studies are needed to strengthen the evidence.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0142922&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Walesca M Avila Isabela A Pordeus Saul M Paiva Carolina C Martins Breast and Bottle Feeding as Risk Factors for Dental Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE |
| title | Breast and Bottle Feeding as Risk Factors for Dental Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. |
| title_full | Breast and Bottle Feeding as Risk Factors for Dental Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. |
| title_fullStr | Breast and Bottle Feeding as Risk Factors for Dental Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Breast and Bottle Feeding as Risk Factors for Dental Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. |
| title_short | Breast and Bottle Feeding as Risk Factors for Dental Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. |
| title_sort | breast and bottle feeding as risk factors for dental caries a systematic review and meta analysis |
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