Do breastfed children have a lower chance of developing mouth breathing? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVE: Determine the association between breastfeeding and the development of mouth breathing in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seven databases were searched for studies investigating the association between the type of feeding and the development of the breathing pattern in children. Descriptive analysis and meta-analysis were performed, with the calculation of the prevalence and likelihood (odds ratios (95% CI)) of mouth breathing according to the duration of breastfeeding. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of mouth breathing was 44% (95% CI: 38-49) (N total = 1182). Breastfeeding was a protection factor against the development of mouth breathing (OR = 0.62; 95% CI: 0.41-0.93). The likelihood of developing mouth breathing was 41% and 34% lower among children that were breastfed for more than 12 and more than 24 months, respectively. No association was found between exclusive breastfeeding for up to 6 months and the occurrence of mouth breathing (OR = 0.60; 95% CI: 0.31-1.18). CONCLUSIONS: Due to the scarcity of cohort studies that met the inclusion criteria and the low certainty of the evidence, no strong evidence-based conclusion can be drawn. However, breastfeeding should be encouraged due to its possible protective effect, evidenced by the substantial reduction in the prevalence of mouth breathing pattern when performed for up to 2 years. Exclusive breastfeeding was not associated with the development of the breathing pattern. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The results reveal that breastfeeding can protect children from the development of mouth breathing. Thus, healthcare providers should offer support so that mothers feel prepared and encouraged to perform breastfeeding. TRIAL REGISTRATION: PROSPERO registry: CRD42017062172.

Access and use of dental services by pregnant women: an integrative literature review. / Acesso e utilização de serviços odontológicos por gestantes: revisão integrativa de literatura.

The objective of this article is to identify the scientific productions on the access and use of dental services by pregnant women. A search was carried out on the BVS and MEDLINE/PubMed online databases to produce this integrative literature review. In the BVS database, the Portuguese descriptors were: "acesso aos serviços de saúde", "saúde bucal" and "gestantes", and in PubMed: "Health services accessibility", "oral health" and "pregnant women", all associated with each other by the Boolean operator "AND". We identified five studies that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria and were systematized into two empirical and co-related categories: the significant number of pregnant women who do not perform prenatal dental care and the importance of educational measures that signal the need to receive dental care during prenatal visits. Further studies on the subject are required to support public health policies that consider this theme. Existing research shows low adherence to prenatal dental care and that the main factors hindering the access to and use of dental services were related to socioeconomic, cultural and educational aspects.

O objetivo deste artigo é identificar as produções científicas sobre o acesso e utilização de serviços odontológicos por gestantes. Foi realizada uma revisão integrativa de literatura com busca nas bases de dados BVS e MEDLINE/PubMed. Na base BVS os descritores foram: "acesso aos serviços de saúde", "saúde bucal" e "gestantes", e na PubMed: "Health services accessibility", "oral health" e "pregnant women", associados entre si pelo operador booleano AND. Foram encontrados cinco estudos que preencheram os critérios de inclusão e exclusão, sendo sistematizados em duas categorias empiricas e co-relacionadas: número expressivo de gestantes que não realizam o pré-natal odontológico e importância de medidas educativas que sinalizem a necessidade de receberem acompanhamento odontológico durante as consultas de pré-natal. Existe a necessidade de mais estudos, para embasar políticas de saúde pública que contemplem esta temática. As pesquisas existentes demonstram baixa adesão ao pré-natal odontológico e que os principais fatores observados como complicadores do acesso e utilização dos serviços odontológicos foram os relacionados aos aspectos socioeconômicos, culturais e educacionais.

Acesso e utilização de serviços odontológicos por gestantes: revisão integrativa de literatura / Access and use of dental services by pregnant women: an integrative literature review

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é identificar as produções científicas sobre o acesso e utilização de serviços odontológicos por gestantes. Foi realizada uma revisão integrativa de literatura com busca nas bases de dados BVS e MEDLINE/PubMed. Na base BVS os descritores foram: "acesso aos serviços de saúde", "saúde bucal" e "gestantes", e na PubMed: "Health services accessibility", "oral health" e "pregnant women", associados entre si pelo operador booleano AND. Foram encontrados cinco estudos que preencheram os critérios de inclusão e exclusão, sendo sistematizados em duas categorias empiricas e co-relacionadas: número expressivo de gestantes que não realizam o pré-natal odontológico e importância de medidas educativas que sinalizem a necessidade de receberem acompanhamento odontológico durante as consultas de pré-natal. Existe a necessidade de mais estudos, para embasar políticas de saúde pública que contemplem esta temática. As pesquisas existentes demonstram baixa adesão ao pré-natal odontológico e que os principais fatores observados como complicadores do acesso e utilização dos serviços odontológicos foram os relacionados aos aspectos socioeconômicos, culturais e educacionais.

Abstract The objective of this article is to identify the scientific productions on the access and use of dental services by pregnant women. A search was carried out on the BVS and MEDLINE/PubMed online databases to produce this integrative literature review. In the BVS database, the Portuguese descriptors were: "acesso aos serviços de saúde", "saúde bucal" and "gestantes", and in PubMed: "Health services accessibility", "oral health" and "pregnant women", all associated with each other by the Boolean operator "AND". We identified five studies that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria and were systematized into two empirical and co-related categories: the significant number of pregnant women who do not perform prenatal dental care and the importance of educational measures that signal the need to receive dental care during prenatal visits. Further studies on the subject are required to support public health policies that consider this theme. Existing research shows low adherence to prenatal dental care and that the main factors hindering the access to and use of dental services were related to socioeconomic, cultural and educational aspects.