Paediatrica IndonesianaVol 19 No 11-12 (1979): November - December 1979
A Comparative Study of Caries Formation in Breast-fed and Bottle-fed Children
Dahrul Aldy(Department of Child Health, School of Medicine, University of North Sumatera, Medan.) Zakaria Siregar(Department of Child Health, School of Medicine, University of North Sumatera, Medan.) Helena Siregar(Department of Child Health, School of Medicine, University of North Sumatera, Medan.) Sani Gary Liwijaya(Department of Dentistry, General Hospital Medan.) Srinita Tanyati(Department of Dentistry, General Hospital Medan.)
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Publish Date 16 Jun 2017
Abstract
One hundred under five children have been examined in the Child’s Policlinic at General Hospital Medan December 1977. Fifty four children suffered from dental caries of which 48 had caries similar to bottle caries. Among those 48 children 35 was fed with breast milk continued by bottle milk and got bottle milk only.
Paediatrica Indonesiana is a medical journal devoted to the health, in a broad sense, affecting fetuses, infants, children, and adolescents, belonged to the Indonesian Pediatric Society. Its publications are directed to pediatricians and other medical practitioners or researchers at all levels of ...