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.

Access and use of dental services by pregnant women: an integrative literature review.

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".