A recent study publication however
draws a link between breastfeeding
and infant tooth
decay.
Completing a research study for the
award of his doctorate from the University of Califormia, Benjamin Chaffee led a team of researchers survey 458 babies in
low-income families in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
The research aim of uncovering a
possible link that exist between longer-term breastfeeding
and the risk of tooth decay had babies screened at 6, 12 and 38 months old.
According to Reuters, “at six months,
the study team gathered data on the number of breast
milk bottles the baby drank the day before and any other liquids, like
juice. At the 12-month mark, parents reported whether they fed their babies any
of 29 specific foods, including fruits,
vegetables, beans, organ meat, candy chips, chocolate milk, cookies, honey,
soft drinks or sweet biscuits.
Two trained dentists examined all of
the babies at each of the visits. Nearly half of the children had consumed a
prepared infant formula drink by age 6 months, the researchers write in the
Annals of Epidemiology, but very few still drank formula by age”.
Revealing Stats from the study showed that,
40% of the children
breastfed (between 6-24 months) had developed tooth decay by the end of the
research study. Also, an 8% (48%) noticed increase occurred in babies who were
frequently breastfed past their 2 year birthdays .
William Bowen (professor emeritus in the Center for Oral
Biology at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York)
hypothesis the most likely cause to be the physical barrier created between
saliva and the teeth
when a baby
suckles. Saliva does not interact with the teeth of a baby whiles him/her
suckles and thus, saliva-bacteria breakdown is turned-off leading to unhealthy
consequences.
#NUTALK COUNSEL
This revelation should in no–way cause you to re-think
breastfeeding.
All the above study findings boil-down
to infant-teeth-hygiene. Every healthy
simple effort should thus be employed to keep the teeth
of infants clean always. The study location was among low-income families who
are most likely not to have good scores on hygiene.
Get in discussion with a
pediatrician/dentist on tips to keep your baby’s teeth
clean.
You can however clean you baby’s gums
and teeth
after meals /suckles with a dampened clean cloth. You quest should be to
prevent the growth of tartar in your baby’s mouth by making sure there are no
excess food in his/her mouth.
What
do you think about this new finding, will you still breastfeed Or Counsel others
to?
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