Effect of breast- and bottle-feeding duration on the age of pacifier use persistence

• Published in: Brazilian oral research Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 432 - 438
• Main Authors: Telles, Fernanda Barros de Arruda, Ferreira, Rívea Inês, Magalhães, Luiza do Nascimento Cezar, Scavone-Junior, Helio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica - SBPqO 01.12.2009; Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica
• Subjects: Age Factors; Bottle Feeding - statistics & numerical data; Breast feeding; Breast Feeding - statistics & numerical data; Child; Child, Preschool; Dentistry; DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE; Dentition, primary; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Logistic Models; Male; Pacifiers - utilization; Sex Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Sucking behavior; Sucking Behavior - physiology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Time Factors; Tooth, Deciduous; Breast feeding; Dentition, primary; Sucking behavior

This study evaluated the effect of breast- and bottle-feeding duration on the age of pacifier use persistence. Questionnaires (n = 723) with information on nutritive and nonnutritive sucking habits of children aged 3-6 years were assessed. The sample was divided according to breastfeeding duration:...