Objectives: Feeding patterns in infancy are plausible contributors to dental caries later in
childhood, yet relatively few cohort studies have examined potential dietary risk factors at …

Background Early‐life feeding behaviors foretell later dietary habits and health outcomes.
Few studies have examined infant dietary patterns and caries occurrence prospectively …

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between feeding practices in the first
year of life and the occurrence of severe early childhood caries (S-ECC) at 4 years of age. A …

Purpose: The objective of this study was to analyze the association between the feeding
practice and presence or absence of SECC (Severe Early Childhood Caries) in Brazilian …

BACKGROUND: Few studies have assessed the effect of breastfeeding, bottle feeding, and
sugar consumption on children's dental caries. We investigated whether the duration of …

Aims: To describe the prevalence, severity and patterns of caries in 2–4-year-old children
and to evaluate the association between caries experience of the children and their feeding …

Objectives: To investigate the impact of feeding habits and daytime sugar intake on the
prevalence of early childhood caries in a population where prolonged breastfeeding is a …

Background Recent reviews have proposed a causal relationship between prolonged
breastfeeding and early childhood caries (ECC), but the evidence to date is inconsistent …

Background Several maternal health determinants during the first period of life of the child,
as feeding practice, smoking habit and socio-economic level, are involved in early childhood …

Objectives This study was conducted to investigate the association between prolonged
breastfeeding and early childhood caries (ECC) with adjustment for important confounders …