Breastfeeding: An overview of oral and general health benefits

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-151

  Salone, Lindsey Rennick ^a   Vann, William F ^a   Dee, Deborah L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Breastfeeding; Early childhood caries; Gastroenteritis; Nonnutritive sucking; Obesity; Occlusion; Oral habits; Otitis media; Primary dentition

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DENTAL OCCLUSION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MILK, HUMAN; ORAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84874704118     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2013.0093     Document Type: Article

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