Baby’s nourishment in the first two years of life: dentist’s role as a health promoter agent

Authors

  • Fabiana Bucholdz Teixeira Alves UEPG
  • Ana Cláudia Chibinski UEPG
  • Jenny Abanto USP
  • Daniela Prócida Raggio USP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/2177-0018.14896

Keywords:

Infant nutrition, Oral health, Supplementary feeding, Weaning, Breastfeeding

Abstract

Health professionals have an important role in assisting parents or guardians about children nutrition and the development of proper habits to achieve and maintain good health. The objective of this study was to provide relevant information about proper eating habits for children aging 0 to 2 years old. This paper, aiming pediatric dentists but interesting for all health professionals, sequences the most appropriate moment for introducing foods on the child’s diet, from exclusive breastfeeding to the introduction of all food groups, by the age of two. These informations should be able to help dentists in contributing for the adoption of proper eating habits in order to children achieve normal development of stomatognathic system as well as maintain systemic health.

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Author Biographies

Fabiana Bucholdz Teixeira Alves, UEPG

Doutora em Odontopediatria na Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de São Paulo/FOUSP - São Paulo/SP, Brasil

Ana Cláudia Chibinski, UEPG

Profa. Assistente de Odontopediatria do curso de Odontologia da Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa - UEPG

Jenny Abanto, USP

Aluna de Doutorado em Odontopediatria na Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de São Paulo/FOUSP

Daniela Prócida Raggio, USP

Professora Doutora do Departamento de Ortodontia e Odontopediatria da Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de São Paulo; Doutora pela FOUSP

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Published

2010-11-25

How to Cite

Teixeira Alves, F. B., Chibinski, A. C., Abanto, J., & Raggio, D. P. (2010). Baby’s nourishment in the first two years of life: dentist’s role as a health promoter agent. Revista Da Faculdade De Odontologia De Porto Alegre, 51(3), 31–36. https://doi.org/10.22456/2177-0018.14896

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 3 (2010)

Section

Review articles

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