Association between the incidence of early childhood caries and attending childcare among toddlers in a rural area of Japan: a prospective cohort study.
CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that receiving daytime care at a nursery school, prolonged breastfeeding, and frequent snacking are associated with an increased risk of ECC among Japanese toddlers in rural areas.
PMID: 32692586 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acta Odontologica Scandinavica - Category: Dentistry Authors: Yokoi A, Takeuchi N, Ekuni D, Morita M Tags: Acta Odontol Scand Source Type: research
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