[The effects of feeding methods on deciduous caries.].
OBJECTIVE
The goal of this study was to explore the relationship between feeding methods and deciduous caries.


METHODS
An investigation on children's feeding methods, caries prevalence and dmft was made, using 260 cases which were provided with whole primary teeth. Chi-square test was used for statistical analysis on feeding methods and caries prevalence, and variance analysis was used on feeding methods and dmft.


RESULTS
The results showed that the deciduous caries rate, mean dmft in breast feeding (BF) group were lower than those in mixed feeding (MF) group and artificial feeding (AF) group, there were significant differences between BF group and MF group,also between BF group and AF group. But there were no significant differences between MF group and AF group.


CONCLUSIONS
It is concluded that proper breast feeding seems to be important for preventing deciduous caries.
Ge
Xue-jun
XJ
School of Stomatology, Dental Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China. gxj19722003@163.com
Zhang
Bing-sheng
BS
Li
Bing
B
Zhao
Li-jun
LJ
Zhao
Bing
B
Ren
Xiu-yun
XY
Sun
Ke-qing
KQ
D000367:Age Factors; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005248:Feeding Methods; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous