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5 questions · 5 findings · 1 reviews

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Nocturnal breastfeeding vs No nocturnal breastfeeding

Early childhood caries (ECC) · Preschool children (<6 years)

After excluding one study, nocturnal breastfeeding was associated with higher ECC risk (RR 3.05, 95% CI 2.40 to 3.87; I²=33%).

1 finding from 1 review

Breastfeeding <24 months vs Breastfeeding for ≥24 months

Early childhood caries (ECC) · Preschool children (<6 years)

After excluding Peres et al. (2017), breastfeeding for less than 24 months was associated with fewer caries (RR 0.49, 95% CI 0.39 to 0.62; I²=6%).

1 finding from 1 review

Breastfeeding vs No breastfeeding

Early childhood caries (ECC) · Preschool children (<6 years)

After excluding five studies, breastfeeding was associated with lower ECC risk in cohort studies (RR 0.82, 95% CI 0.71 to 0.95; I²=0%).

1 finding from 1 review

Breastfeeding <18 months vs Breastfeeding for ≥18 months

Early childhood caries (ECC) · Preschool children (<6 years)

After excluding two studies, breastfeeding for less than 18 months was associated with fewer dental caries (RR 0.26, 95% CI 0.16 to 0.42; I²=0%).

1 finding from 1 review

Breastfeeding <12 months vs Breastfeeding for ≥12 months

Early childhood caries (ECC) · Preschool children (<6 years)

After excluding three studies, breastfeeding for less than 12 months was associated with lower dental caries risk (RR 0.70, 95% CI 0.62 to 0.80; I²=0%).

1 finding from 1 review