More information on the document "Bright Futures in Practice: Oral Health" can be found at their website: <www.brightfutures.org>. The entire document is available for $12.50 from the National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse. You can get ordering information at the bright futures website. The document was created by a U.S. national committee. Per the table, it may be that the number references a table within the cited work. However, Casamassimo is listed as principal author twice in the references -- it is unclear which of his articles is referenced for the table. It may be the second (p. 189 of JADA article). You may want to look at that first before buying the Bright Futures document. In reading this article, IMHO, the authors are coming from a bottle-feeding paradigm and contradict themselves concerning fluoridation. Their citation for a cause of early childhood caries as "at will breast-feeding" is a single reference entitled "Inappropriate infant bottle feeding." Obviously, they have not read the article by Miriam Labbok et al on reduction on dental caries with breastfeeding, and other articles. Sounds like letters to the editor of JADA would be very appropriate, given ADA's strong support of breastfeeding (It would also be good to look at ADA's position statement on oral health and nutrition -- JADA 1996;96:184-189). It's amazing this got through their editorial review process! --Doraine Bailey Breastfeeding Busybody ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com