Effect of the type of feeding and non-nutritive sucking on open bite in 1099 preschool children
| Group of children | Open bite | Logistic regression OR (95% CI) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
| NNS+, children with non-nutritive sucking activity for more than 1 year; NNS−, children without non-nutritive sucking. | ||||
| Bottle feeding | 64 (14) | 395 (86) | 0.93 (0.65 to 1.33) | 0.678 |
| Breast feeding | 80 (13) | 560 (87) | ||
| NNS+ | 128 (17) | 609 (83) | 4.61 (2.69 to 7.92) | <0.0001 |
| NNS− | 16 (4) | 346 (96) | ||