[A study of oral colonization of mutans streptococci and feeding habits in infants].
OBJECTIVE
To study the correlation of prime colonization time of Mutans Streptococci and feeding habits in infants.


METHODS
One hundred and eighty children (aged 6-24 months) from Shenyang city were examined for the colonization of MS Related items were registered by completed questionnaires.


RESULTS
The study showed a correlation between prime colonization time and feeding mode, breast feeding, feeding frequency during bedtime, asleep habits.


CONCLUSIONS
Advocating reasonable feeding mode and asleep habits is effective to interdict or delay MS's colonization and transmission in child to prevent caries.
Tong
Ling
L
Dept. of Stomatology, Children's Hospital of Shenyang, Shenyang 110032, China.
Geng
Feng-zhen
FZ
Liu
Shu-jie
SJ
D001903:Bottle Feeding; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires