The Influence of the Prolonged Breast-Feeding on the Child's Oral Statues and Life Habit

Abstract

A dental clinic attached to a maternity hospital was opened in 1993 to provide oral health care for mothers and children. In this research,211 of the children who participated in the one year, one year six months and two years old dental health screening at the maternity hospital from April 1996 to October 2001 were investigated to assess the influence of the prolonged breast-feeding on the oral statue and habits.
The following results were obtained.
1. The children with prolonged breast-feeding had a higher Cariostat value at one year and six months of age than children with termination of weaning at one year and six months of age.
2. The children with prolonged breast-feeding had a higher caries prevalence and df-index at two years of age than children with end of weaning at one year and six months of age.
3. The children with prolonged breast-feeding had a more frequent consumption of snacks than the children with termination of weaning at one year and six months of age.