Infant feeding practices and occlusal outcomes: a longitudinal study.
This study was undertaken to determine the relationship between infant feeding and occlusal outcomes. One hundred eight subjects born in 1983, whose mothers participated in the survey of infant feeding, took part in the 1988 survey of oral-health. A strong association (chi-square = 7.47; p = 0.006) was found between exclusive bottle-feeding and anteroposterior malocclusion.
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Pacific Region, Medical Services Branch, Health and Welfare Canada, Vancouver, B.C.
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D001903:Bottle Feeding / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001942:Breast Feeding; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors