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Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life and Cosleeping: The Role of Nocturnal Breastfeeding

Martín Romero-marotoMaria José González OlmoMaría Carrillo-díazLaura Lacomba-trejoMaría Pérez-chicharro

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breastfeedingoral-health-related quality of lifeBreastfeedingPhysical examinationOral healthPediatricsRJ1-570Articlestomatognathic systemcosleepingQuality of lifeearly childhood cariesmedicinemedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryDMFT Indexchild relationsDental hygienemedicine.diseasestomatognathic diseasesPediatrics Perinatology and Child Healthoral healthbusinessFamily impactEarly childhood cariesDemography

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The purpose of this paper is to analyse the association between cosleeping and the number of breastfeeding sessions in infants, OHRQoL of the child and the family, and the DMFT Child’s index. The sample comprised 273 children (2–4 years old). In addition to the clinical examination of the child to assess the DMFT Index, the mother was requested to complete a questionnaire to collect data about the breastfeeding practice, diet, dental hygiene, dental check-ups, quality of the child’s oral life, and family impact (ECOHIS Scale). The children’s OHRQoL is positively correlated with number of night-time breastfeeding sessions at 12 months (r2 = 0.40 **), DMFT index (r2 = 0.60 **), impact family (r2 = 0.65 **), and duration of cosleeping (r2 = 0.36 **). The moderating effect explained 41% of OHRQoL

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-10-01Children
https://doi.org/10.3390/children8110969