by Pride Dental | Nov 10, 2016 | Oral Health
After years of hearing the myth that breastfeeding children is associated with early childhood caries, finally some scientific vindication. A recent study in Acta Paediatrica shows that breastfeeding up to 12 months of age is not associated with an increased risk of... 
by Pride Dental | Mar 24, 2016 | General Health
Our thanks to the office of Dr. Vern Erwin for letting us share the following post from their blog: Is describing breastfeeding as “natural” ethically problematic? That’s the claim of a recent article in Pediatrics. Why problematic? “Natural” influences people, say... 
by Pride Dental | Jan 7, 2016 | Biological Dentistry
As we discussed before, breastfeeding is ideal for an infant’s health and dental development. Yet try as they might, some children have trouble feeding properly. What stops them? A condition formally known as ankyloglossia, in which the frenulum – the thin bit of... 
by Pride Dental | Aug 13, 2015 | Oral Health
When it comes to infant health and development, breast, as they say, is best. And you may already know that breastfeeding lowers a baby’s risk of things like SIDS, allergies, asthma, ear infections, severe lower respiratory infections, obesity, pneumonia and more. But...