Breastfeeding Protects from Overjet in Adolescence by Reducing Pacifier Use: A Birth Cohort Study [PDF]
Nutrients, 2023 Increased dental overjet in adolescence is a clinically relevant outcome associated with the complexity and high cost of treatment, indicating the need for prevention strategies.
Karen Peres +2 more
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Predictors of and reasons for pacifier use in first-time mothers: an observational study [PDF]
BMC Pediatrics, 2012 Background The use of pacifiers is commonplace in Australia and has been shown to be negatively associated with breastfeeding duration. In order to influence behaviour related to the use of pacifiers it is important to understand the reasons for their ...
Mauch Chelsea E +3 more
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Factors associated with pacifier use among children of working women with childcare in the workplace [PDF]
Revista CEFAC, 2017 Purpose: to identify the prevalence of pacifier use as well as the reasons for introducing a pacifier and to analyze factors associated with this practice among children of working women with childcare in the workplace.
Thais Rosa dos Santos +2 more
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Brazilian Oral Research, 2018 This study aimed to evaluate the influence of breastfeeding and pacifier use on the occlusal status of preschool children. A cross-sectional study was conducted with children (n = 489) aged 2–5 years in private and public schools in Pelotas, South Brazil.
Catiara Terra da COSTA +5 more
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Effect of breast- and bottle-feeding duration on the age of pacifier use persistence [PDF]
Brazilian Oral Research, 2009 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
Fernanda Barros de Arruda Telles +3 more
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The who, when, and why of pacifier use. [PDF]
Pediatr ResInternational audienceAbstract Background Social and familial consequences of pacifier use remain poorly understood. The present study attempts to shed more light on the characteristics of parents using pacifiers with their infants and to explore how ...
Mitev K +5 more
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Pacifier Sizing as a Prescription for Better Oral Health Outcomes for Infants: A Call to Action [PDF]
ChildrenSucking is essential for feeding and impacts the development of the cranio-facial-respiratory complex (CFRC). Non-nutritive sucking on a pacifier causes palatal narrowing and modifies the natural balanced relationship between intraoral pressure ...
David A. Tesini +3 more
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Influence of pacifier design on pacifier-palate contact: a finite element analysis [PDF]
Head & Face MedicineObjective The study compares the contact pressure and pressure distribution of various pacifier shapes on the palatal surfaces of newborns and six-month-old infants using nonlinear finite element analysis (FEA).
Michaela Maintz +3 more
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Correlation Between Early Childhood Oral Habits and Developing Malocclusions: A Pediatric-Orthodontic Cohort Analysis [PDF]
Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied SciencesAim: To use a cohort-based orthodontic analysis to examine the association between early childhood oral habits (such as mouth breathing, tongue thrusting, dummy use, and thumb sucking) and the occurrence, kind, and severity of developing malocclusions in
Vijender Kumar +6 more
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Influence of potentially harmful sucking habits on otitis media in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Brazilian Oral ResearchThis study aimed to evaluate the influence of pacifier use, bottle feeding, and finger/thumb sucking on the occurrence of otitis media in children. Searches were conducted in grey literature and six databases: Web of Science, Cochrane Library, LILACS ...
Ana Cláudia CASTRO-CUNHA +7 more
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