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Medical Video: Breastfeeding
According to one study, it is likely that babies who are given exclusive breastfeeding will have parallel teeth as they grow older.
However, weaning with dot bottles will "threaten" this potential benefit. "Many studies have focused on the benefits of breastfeeding only on the content of breast milk produced by the mother. In fact, breastfeeding activities themselves have several other advantages, "said the researchers.
Studies have shown that breastfeeding can reduce the risk of falling teeth ("loosening", getting out of line, overlapping, ginging). This study reveals the difference between infants who are exclusively breastfed and breastfed babies who are also bottle nipples (sometimes given milk in bottles). Many babies have problems in the oral cavity because they are fed with bottles.
The study was conducted on 1,300 children for 5 years, including how they breastfeed at 3 months, 1 year and 2 years. The researchers also asked how often children use pacifiers, both for 3 months, and 1 to 4 years. 40% of children use pacifiers for 4 years everyday.
When a child is 5 years old, researchers have found various types of uneven teeth or jaw conditions, including open bite, crossbite (broken teeth), overbite (tonggos) or uneven teeth that are quite severe.
The risk of tooth loss in children will decrease as much as 1/3 of the time if the baby is given ASI specifically for 3-6 months compared to babies who are not given ASI specifically. If the baby is breastfed for at least 6 months or more, the risk of the occurrence of barges will decrease by 44%.
Similarly, children who are specifically breastfed for 3-6 months will reduce the risk of 41% experiencing uneven teeth. And if you breastfeed your child for 6 months or more, the risk of uneven children's teeth will decrease by 72%.
Although there are studies that have found a relationship between breastfeeding and dental health, this has not been proven because of the direct relationship between breastfeeding and children's teeth. However, researchers have provided several plausible explanations regarding this relationship.
One of the mechanisms involved explains direct breastfeeding mothers and the low risk of having uneven teeth including good development of the orofacial structures in nursing children, such as good muscle structure and nasal breathing. In addition, children who directly breastfeed usually use a pacifier less frequently, where pacifiers can increase the risk of malocclusion.
Unlike drinking milk from a bottle, breastfeeding directly requires the baby to move the jaw and tongue so that it can develop the oral cavity. As long as your baby doesn't have his first teeth, he will make a strong foundation for his teeth later.
This discovery also explains the benefits of breastfeeding is to make babies train the jaw during the breastfeeding process itself. When breastfeeding, the baby must move the jaw muscles more often than the bottle, so that the mechanism of breastfeeding can directly stimulate the muscles in the jaw.
Openbite, tonggos, and uneven teeth, moderate to severe, are rarely found in directly breastfed babies. However, the study found that children who were breastfed directly but also continued to use pacifiers would have uneven teeth.
Pacifiers and pacifiers play an important role as a baby suction device, but when used excessively can put pressure on the developing jaw and cause problems in older children with maluklosi (uneven teeth / jaw).
However, that does not mean parents must get rid of pacifiers from the needs of children. The American Academy of Pediatrics advises parents to use pacifiers for babies during the first 6 months to reduce the risk of death symptoms in infants (or SIDS, in English).
Many babies get a sense of comfort when sucking or sucking something that is not nutritious. Pacifiers can greatly help newborns and reduce the incidence of SIDS in babies who suck pacifiers.
However, parents still have to limit the use of pacifiers. In addition, pacifiers are not needed after the child has stepped on 6-12 months, so parents can begin the weaning process.
