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Meta-Analysis
. 2017 Jul 11;7(1):5048.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-05393-y.

Association between duration of breastfeeding and malocclusions in primary and mixed dentition: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Montserrat Boronat-Catalá  1 , José María Montiel-Company  2 , Carlos Bellot-Arcís  2 , José Manuel Almerich-Silla  2 , Montserrat Catalá-Pizarro  2
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Meta-Analysis

Association between duration of breastfeeding and malocclusions in primary and mixed dentition: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Montserrat Boronat-Catalá et al. Sci Rep. .

Abstract

The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine the current evidence on the possible effects of breastfeeding on different malocclusion traits in primary and mixed dentition. A systematic search was made in three databases, using terms related to breastfeeding and malocclusion in primary and mixed dentition. Of the 31 articles that met the inclusion criteria and were included in the qualitative analysis, nine were included in the quantitative analysis. The quality of the 31 observational studies was moderate to high on the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. It was found that the odds ratio for the risk of posterior crossbite was 3.76 (95% CI 2.01-7.03) on comparing children who had not been breastfed, with those breastfed for over six months, and rose to 8.78 (95% CI 1.67-46.1) when those not breastfed were compared to those breastfed for over twelve months. The odds ratio for class II malocclusion in children breastfed for up to six months compared to those breastfed for over six months was 1.25 (95% CI 1.01-1.55). Lastly, children who were breastfed for up to six months had an odds ratio of 1.73 (95% CI 1.35-2.22) for non-spaced dentition compared to those who were breastfed for over six months.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

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PRISMA 2009 Flow Diagram. From: Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG, The PRISMA Group (2009). Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement. PLoS Med 6(7): e1000097. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed1000097.
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Figure 2
Odds Ratio for posterior crossbite, comparing no breastfeeding with breastfeeding for <6 months, >6 months and >12 months.
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Odds Ratio for posterior crossbite, comparing no breastfeeding with exclusive breastfeeding for <6 months and >6 months, and <6 months of exclusive breastfeeding with >6 months.
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Figure 4
Odds Ratio for posterior crossbite, comparing breastfeeding for <6 months with breastfeeding for >6 months and >12 months.
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Figure 5
Odds Ratio for openbite, comparing breastfeeding for <6 months with breastfeeding for >6 months.
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Figure 6
Odds Ratio for Class II molar relationship, comparing breastfeeding for <6 months with breastfeeding for >6 months.
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Figure 7
Odds Ratio for non-spaced dentition, comparing breastfeeding for <6 months with breastfeeding for >6 months.
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