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Indian Pediatr 2010;47: 898 |
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Preetika Chandna,
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry,
Subharti Dental College, NH-58,
Delhi-Haridwar Bypass, Meerut,UP, India.
Email:
[email protected]
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The focus of the article was dental caries and its potential causes in a
child. Early childhood caries (ECC) in the breastfed infant is related to
the extended and repetitive feeding times with prolonged exposure of teeth
to fermentable carbohydrates without appropriate oral hygiene measures.
Two case control studies from developing country settings showed that
prolonged nocturnal breast feeding was a significant risk factors for ECC
development(1,2). Night time use of bottles and sweetened drinks are well
established risk factors for development of ECC. The recommendations of
infant feeding, however, have to be in context of overall benefits of
breastfeeding in terms of child survival.
References
1. Matee MI, Van’Hof MA, Maselle SY, Mikx FHM, van
Palenstein, Helderman WH. Nursing caries, linear hypoplasia and nursing as
weaning habits in Tanzanian infants. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1994;
22: 289-293.
2. Ye W, Feng XP, Liu YL. Epidemiological study of the
risk factors of rampant caries in Shanghai children. Chin J Dent Res 1999;
2: 58-62.
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