title: Prolonged pacifier usage in infancy does not cause eating behavior problem later.
abstract: The objective of this study conducted in children aged 3-7 years was to determine whether pacifier use during infancy is associated with eating problems in later periods. A total of 85 children (55.2 ±12.3 months) admitted to hospital with eating problems and with no organic pathology in scans, and 97 healthy children (52.24±10.97 months) without eating problems, were assigned to case and control groups, respectively. Eating problems were classified into five groups and investigated via a questionnaire. The presence of eating problems was analyzed for association with pacifier use. There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of pacifier use (chi-square test: 0.141, p=0.707), and pacifier use is not related to a poor appetite in later periods. Pediatric healthcare providers and parents should be informed with regard to the subject.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey. drnazan_erdal@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Nazan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kaymaz
authors.forename: Şule
authors.initials: Ş
authors.lastname: Yıldırım
authors.forename: Sibel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cevizci
authors.forename: Nurcan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bulur
authors.forename: Naci
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Topaloğlu
authors.forename: Fatih Köksal
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Binnetoğlu
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tekin
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kılıç
authors.forename: Elif Nursel
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Özmert
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004435:Eating; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D041361:Pacifiers / Q000009:adverse effects*