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Association between duration of breastfeeding and malocclusions in primary and mixed dentition: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Pooled it
- Orthodontic treatment for posterior crossbites.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Relationship between Breastfeeding and Malocclusion: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- Association Between Exclusive Breastfeeding and Mixed Feeding With Craniofacial Growth in Infants Aged 0-6 Months: A Prospective Longitudinal Study.International journal of paediatric dentistry · 2026Observational
- An Exploratory Assessment of Early Feeding Modality and Associated Stomatognathic, Occlusal, and Language Outcomes in Preterm Children: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Relationship between breastfeeding duration and the development of malocclusion and dental caries in children.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Oral Habits in Childhood and Occlusal Pathologies: A Cohort Study.Clinics and practice · 2024Article
- Pediatric Dentists:: Frontline Public Health Providers Leading the Way in Identifying and Preventing Childhood Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome.Delaware journal of public health · 2024Article
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- Integration of Breastfeeding Consultation and Practices in the Scope of Pediatric Dentistry: Collaboration with Lactation Specialists.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2023Review
- Non-Surgical Transversal Dentoalveolar Compensation with Completely Customized Lingual Appliances versus Surgically Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion in Adults-The Amount of Posterior Crossbite Correction.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Immunomodulatory Properties of Human Breast Milk: MicroRNA Contents and Potential Epigenetic Effects.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- The role of craniofacial maldevelopment in the modern OSA epidemic: a scoping review.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2022Article
- Review
- The Jaw Epidemic: Recognition, Origins, Cures, and Prevention.Bioscience · 2020Article
- Does breastfeeding have a long-term positive effect on dental occlusion?Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2019Article
- Prevalence of malocclusion and occlusal traits in the early mixed dentition in Shanghai, China.PeerJ · 2019Article
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Abstract
The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine the current evidence on the possible effects of breastfeeding on different malocclusion traits in primary and mixed dentition. A systematic search was made in three databases, using terms related to breastfeeding and malocclusion in primary and mixed dentition. Of the 31 articles that met the inclusion criteria and were included in the qualitative analysis, nine were included in the quantitative analysis. The quality of the 31 observational studies was moderate to high on the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. It was found that the odds ratio for the risk of posterior crossbite was 3.76 (95% CI 2.01-7.03) on comparing children who had not been breastfed, with those breastfed for over six months, and rose to 8.78 (95% CI 1.67-46.1) when those not breastfed were compared to those breastfed for over twelve months. The odds ratio for class II malocclusion in children breastfed for up to six months compared to those breastfed for over six months was 1.25 (95% CI 1.01-1.55). Lastly, children who were breastfed for up to six months had an odds ratio of 1.73 (95% CI 1.35-2.22) for non-spaced dentition compared to those who were breastfed for over six months.
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