title: [The effects of feeding methods on deciduous caries.].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: School of Stomatology, Dental Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China. gxj19722003@163.com
authors.forename: Xue-jun
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Bing-sheng
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Li-jun
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Xiu-yun
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Ke-qing
authors.initials: KQ
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: 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