On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Ellen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hello Sam and all,
> My kids also have perfect teeth, thank goodness and I really do believe it
> was lack of pacifiers and breastfeeding that played a crucial part. Also
> anecdotal. Wondering how many of our bf kids needed braces.
> Hmmm. That could be an interesting study along with paci use.
>
> In my sample size of three, it looks like one will need braces. He is the
one who has his father's facial structure, and my husband had braces as a
child (twice). I didn't, and the two who look like me don't look like
they're going to need braces either (though the youngest is 6 so I might be
jumping to conclusions). Coincidentally the one needing braces nursed the
longest, the the oldest who definitely does not need braces nursed the
shortest. Also, the one needing braces had horrid issues with early
childhood caries, so he's just been a dental nightmare all around. ;)

Gina
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Gina Gerboth
Intern Midwife, IBCLC, CD(DONA), CBE
Pueblo, Colorado
www.safepassagebirth.com

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