Factors associated with the anxiety score of deaf and hearing mothers.

Purpose: To associate maternal anxiety with sociodemographic factors, breastfeeding practices, oral habits, and the child's entry into daycare among deaf and hearing (non-deaf) mothers.

Methods: This retrospective comparative cross-sectional study included 116 mothers (29 deaf and 87 hearing) of children aged between two and five years. Deaf mothers belonged to a reference center in the city, while hearing mothers were contacted in public daycares where their children were enrolled.

Pathway analysis of time of pacifier use by children whose mothers are hearing impaired or have normal hearing.

Background: The lack of mothers' understanding and information can increase their anxiety and lead to unhealthy behaviors, such as pacifier-use, in their children.

Aim: This study aimed to perform pathway analysis of pacifier use by children whose mothers were hearing impaired or had normal hearing.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 116 Brazilian mothers (29 hearing impaired and 87 with normal hearing).

Use of distraction techniques for the management of anxiety and fear in paediatric dental practice: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

Objective: To determine whether distraction techniques (DT) reduce children's/adolescent's anxiety and fear during dental treatment.

Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in which any type of DT were used to manage dental anxiety and dental fear in children/adolescents were included. A systematic search of PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane Library, Lilacs, and Google Scholar was conducted.

Preterm Birth, Pacifier use and Breastfeeding: is there a Relationship?

The immaturity of born to preterm infants may predispose to sucking difficulties. This research aimed to evaluate if pacifier use is associated with preterm birth and influenced in type of infant feeding. This comparative cross-sectional study was conducted in Belo Horizonte, Brazil and evaluated 250 children aged 3 to 5 years.