SynthesisNutrients2024
Association of Breastfeeding and Early Childhood Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Association of co-sleeping and bed sharing practices with early childhood caries in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026Pooled it
- Risk of Early Childhood Dental Caries Associated With Prolonged Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of paediatric dentistry · 2025Pooled it
- Does breastfeeding increase the risk of early childhood caries (ECC)? A systematic review.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Oral health effects of ecstasy (MDMA) and methamphetamine: a narrative review.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Pooled it
- Oral Hygiene and Dietary Behaviors Associated with Major Carious Lesions in Primary Dentition: A Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The relationship between nutrition, diet, and early childhood caries: A cross-sectional study using 2009 to 2014 NHANES data.Medicine · 2026Article
- Early childhood caries-related complications in pediatric dental emergencies: a 7-year retrospective study from Romania.Clinical oral investigations · 2026Observational
- Early Childhood Caries in Preschool Children: A Multidimensional Analysis From Biological Mechanisms to Socioecological Interventions.Oral diseases · 2026Review
- A Study of the Relationship Between Breastfeeding, Attachment Style and Oral Health in Pubertal Children: A Network Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Review Regarding the Impact of Breastfeeding on Early Childhood Caries.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The association between early-life nutrition and palatine tonsil grading in preschool children: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Endodontic Retreatment Using Rotary System and Aesthetic Rehabilitation of a Deciduous Central Maxillary Incisor in a 5-Year-Old Child: A Case Report.Case reports in dentistry · 2026Article
- Maternal age and oral health-related quality of life in preschool children: the mediating role of dental caries in a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Article
- Developmental ecology of the infant oral ecosystem: a framework for early childhood caries.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Review
- Association Between Infant-Feeding Practices and Early Childhood Caries: A Clinical and Epidemiological Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Association of Prolonged Breastfeeding With Early Childhood Caries Using Propensity Score Matching in the French Longitudinal Study of Children (ELFE Cohort).Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2025Article
- Review
- Breastfeeding and early tooth eruption as predictors of dental caries occurrence throughout childhood.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A Review of Early Childhood Caries: Risk Factors, Management, and Policy Recommendations.Cureus · 2025Review
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Abstract
Early childhood caries (ECC) is a growing public health concern worldwide. Although numerous systematic reviews have been published regarding the association between breastfeeding and early childhood caries (ECC), the results remain inconclusive and equivocal. This systematic review synthesises the evidence on the association between breastfeeding and ECC. Five electronic databases and backward citation chasing were performed from inception until May 2023. A total of 31 studies (22 cohort studies and 9 case-control studies) were included in this review. The meta-analysis of the case-control studies showed statistically significant fewer dental caries in children who were breastfed for < 6 months compared to those who were breastfed for ≥6 months (OR = 0.53, 95% CI 0.41-0.67,
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