Effect of breast- and bottle-feeding duration on the age of pacifier use persistence

• Main Authors: Fernanda Barros de Arruda Telles (Author), Rívea Inês Ferreira (Author), Luiza do Nascimento Cezar Magalhães (Author), Helio Scavone-Junior (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study evaluated the effect of breast- and bottle-feeding duration on the age of pacifier use persistence. Questionnaires (n = 723) with information on nutritive and nonnutritive sucking habits of children aged 3-6 years were assessed. The sample was divided according to breastfeeding duration:...