Prolonged pacifier-sucking and use of a nursing bottle at night: Possible risk factors for dental caries in children

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 233-237

  Ollila, Päivi ^a   Niemelä, Marjo ^b   Uhari, Matti ^b   Larmas, Markku ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Canes development; Caries activity; Feeding habit; Sucking habit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BOTTLE FEEDING; CANDIDA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUCKING;

BOTTLE FEEDING; CANDIDA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; LACTOBACILLUS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SALIVA; SUCKING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032133377     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016359850142853     Document Type: Article

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