Abstract
Breast-feeding offers many benefits to the baby and the mother. For instance, breast milk provides the right balance of nutrients to help an infant grow into a strong and healthy toddler. Even though breastfeeding is a natural process, it is not always easy. In certain situations, some mothers are unable to breastfeed their babies or the babies are unable to adapt to breastfeeding. This will lead to the use of bottle-feeding. The effect of breast-feeding and bottle-feeding on physical growth has been well established but less has been concentrated on the craniofacial growth and dental development. This review reveals the effects of breast-feeding and bottle-feeding on craniofacial growth and dentoalveolar development based on the available literature.
Highlights
The basic material of an infant’s diet is milk
Many of the substances found in breast milk cannot be reproduced in formula milk such as some nutrient compounds, cells, hormones, enzymes, prostaglandin, antibodies, antibacterial and antiviral factors (4)
The aim of this paper is to review whether there is an effect of the bottle-feeding and breast-feeding on the craniofacial and dentoalveolar growth
Summary
The basic material of an infant’s diet is milk. It can be either breast or formula milk (1). Breast milk is a living, cellular and complex fluid. It has more than two hundred known constituents that constantly change to meet the needs of the infant (2). Formula milk on the other hand is a type of processed milk that contains proportions of milk and other constituents. It can be preserved either by canning or drying. Many of the substances found in breast milk cannot be reproduced in formula milk such as some nutrient compounds, cells, hormones, enzymes, prostaglandin, antibodies, antibacterial and antiviral factors (4)
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