Association between nocturnal breastfeeding and snacking habits and the risk of early childhood caries in 18- to 23-month-old Japanese children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early childhood caries (ECC) is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases among children. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between nocturnal breastfeeding, snacking habits, or other risk factors and ECC in 18- to 23-month-old Japanese children.

Methods

Study subjects were 1675 children aged 18 to 23 months. A self-administered questionnaire was completed by parents or guardians of the children. The survey contents included such things as number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth per child, smokers in the home, nocturnal breastfeeding habit, snack times, kinds of snacks consumed ≥ 4 days a week, kinds of drinks consumed ≥ 4 days a week, parents brushing their child's teeth daily, and the use of fluoride toothpaste. Logist

SUBMITTER: Nakayama Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4310875 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature