Please Breastfeeding Duration Effect Toward Dental Arch Growth And Development In Children (A Scoping Review)Just Try to Submit This Sample Abstract
PlErly Berlianda1, Johan Arief Budiman2*, Yuniar Zen2, Harris Gadih Pratomo2ease Just Try to Submit This Sample Abstract

Faculty of Dentistry Universitas Trisakti

Abstract

Breastfeeding is defined as consuming milk directly from the mother^s nipple. The movement of the baby^s tongue and mandible can stimulate the growth and development of the jaws, which will impact the occlusion pattern of the child^s teeth. WHO recommends that children exclusively breastfeed for the first 6 months of life without being given other foods and drinks. Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the representation of breastfeeding duration effect on the growth and development of dental arches in children. Methods: This scoping review was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines with PCC criteria (Population, Concept, and Context) and inclusion and exclusion criteria using Boolean Search on three databases (Google Scholar, PubMed, and ScienceDirect). Results: The results of the Boolean Search were 274 journal articles. The nine studies were further investigated and entered into the extraction table with the respective research results. Conclusion: Prolonged breastfeeding has a positive effect on the growth and development of the dental arch and provides a protective effect to reduce the risk of malocclusion. Bottle feeding and non-nutritive sucking habits such as finger sucking and pacifier use are confounding factors that cause variations in research results regarding the duration of breastfeeding on the growth and development of dental arches in children.

Keywords: Breastfeeding- Dental arch- Malocclusion

Topic: Dental Public Health