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Association Between Breastfeeding and Dental Caries in Japanese Children | Synapse

December 12, 2011Open Access

Association Between Breastfeeding and Dental Caries in Japanese Children

KTKeiko TanakaEhime University YMYoshihiro MiyakeEhime University

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Breastfeeding for 18 months or longer was positively associated with the prevalence of dental caries, while breastfeeding for 6 to 17 months was nonsignificantly inversely associated with the prevalence of dental caries.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69dababc3e67f8d1386845c1 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.2188/jea.je20110042

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