Open AccessValidation of Association between Breastfeeding Duration, Facial Profile, Occlusion, and Spacing: A Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Shiv Shankar Agarwal,
Mohit Sharma,
Karan Nehra,
B Jayan,
Anish Poonia,
Hiteshwar Bhattal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jaypee's international journal of clinical pediatric dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-1904
pISSN - 0974-7052
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1356
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , dentition , dentistry , cross sectional study , association (psychology) , deciduous dentition , odds ratio , demography , pediatrics , psychology , pathology , sociology , psychotherapist
This cross-sectional retrospective study was designed to assess the relationships among breastfeeding duration, nonnutritive sucking habits, convex facial profile, nonspaced dentition, and distoclusion in the deciduous dentition.