How do Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics textbooks address the themes of breastfeeding and complementary feeding?

• Autor(a) principal: Brockveld, Lucimeire de Sales Magalhães
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Venâncio, Sonia Isoyama
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da ABENO (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revabeno.emnuvens.com.br/revabeno/article/view/889
• topic: Education; Dental. Breast Feeding. Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena. Health Promotion.; Educação em Odontologia. Aleitamento Materno. Fenômenos Fisiológicos da Nutrição do Lactente. Promoção de Saúde.

Breastfeeding (BF) and complementary feeding(CF) contribute to the development of the stomatognathic system and prevent oral diseases such as dental caries and malocclusion. This article reports a qualitative document analysis study to check information about BF and CF in four reference books used in Dentistry undergraduate programs in Brazil, namely two Pediatric Dentistry books and two Orthodontics ones. The books were chosen because they are included as course readings in the bibliography of the two courses in six Dentistry undergraduate programs in the state of São Paulo. This research showed that in the Pediatric Dentistry books, information is found in a greater amount and is more detailed, and some of this information needs updating. In conclusion, the study literature, which supports the learning of Dentistry students, presents useful and relevant content and stimulates the search for further information. Important gaps were found in the target Orthodontics books as regards the benefits of BF and CF that can aid the prevention of oral diseases. The contents in the Pediatric Dentistry books are more complete, and the book published in 2017 is also the most updated, although some aspects still need to be aligned with new scientific evidence and with the advice of the national dietary guidelines.