PICS OF non and bf'd profiles?

[momtoS]

Does anyone know of any comparision photos of adult profiles...of those that were bf'd and those who were not? (looking for straighter teeth etc...)

[Janice in Canada]

Are you familiar with Dr. Brian Palmer (dentist) website? I'm not sure if he has comparison pictures, but his research and articles are on the same topic as you are persuing.

http://www.brianpalmerdds.com/


I once saw a picture of a bunch of people in the Middle East (can't recall, where or who exactly) demonstrating on the front of Time magazine or something. (I thought I'd saved a picture but I didn't). Anyone, they were all yelling, and you could see their teeth. Absolutely perfect, every one of them. This was from a culture that definately was still a breastfeeding culture. There were a bunch of us commenting on-line in how it must have been breastfeeding that gave them such great teeth. It really was amazing to see.

Janice

[Bellita]

Do you think that breastfed babies' faces look different from those of bottle-fed babies? Is it perceptible the difference in the jaw structure, etc? I often wonder if you can just tell by looking...

[kallyn]

I was breastfed and my teeth were crooked and required tooth extraction, palate widening, and braces.

I think it has way more to do with heredity and maternal nutrition than anything else.

[IdahoMom]

I was only breastfed for a short time, and I have perfect teeth.

[blessedwithboys]

OP:

you would probably be interested in the work or Westin A Priceand the book Nutrition and Physical Degeneration.

[sapphire_chan]

Originally Posted by kallyn

I was breastfed and my teeth were crooked and required tooth extraction, palate widening, and braces.

I think it has way more to do with heredity and maternal nutrition than anything else.

Yeah, my teeth are screwed up and I was breastfed for 3 years (6 months exclusively).

[wryknowlicious]

I was BF'd and my teeth were incredibly crowded, coming in all over each other and under my tongue. I had to wear several differnet appliances.

[gwerydd]

i was breastfed and i had crooked teeth and had to have jaw surgery at 15 due to an overbite. i don't think breastfeeding or not breastfeeding really has much to do with that.

[Little Bear's Mama]

The research from Dr. Palmer shows that breastfeeding (no pacifiers, thumb sucking, finger sucking) equals better tooth alignment.

[TinkerBelle]

I was not BF and have straight teeth and have never ever had even one cavity.

[KirstenMary]

I was FF'd and have perfect teeth. Both my daughters are still BFing and have such soft baby teeth that they are simply wearing away.

[jessjgh1]

I was formula fed and required lots of brace-work.
Anyways.... that's not the point, an individual experience means very little, trends show up in the numbers. No one has stated that breastfed babies always have good teeth or that genetics and other factors dont' make a difference... but logically (and probably statistically) breastfeeding would lead to good teeth.

Heck, dh and I (both formula fed) are hoping our breastfed children have better, teeth, eyesight, brains, and health than we do (-:

BTW, thinking of media pictures of tribespeople (Africa, etc.) I seem to have an image of nice bright white straight teeth. (Of course a confounding factor could be aesthetic bias towards the more attractive photographs, but anyways...)

Jessica

[mama24-7]

The other notable thing in Dr. Palmer's research of preserved skulls is that there was virtually no dental caries.

And, like someone else said, the only way that BF'ing really protects your mouth, jaw, teeth, etc. is if there are no other things that a child is sucking on: breast only.

I think that the SAD & what's happening w/ our guts has resulted in the changes in the health of our teeth.

Sus

[gcgirl]

Originally Posted by jessjgh1

BTW, thinking of media pictures of tribespeople (Africa, etc.) I seem to have an image of nice bright white straight teeth. (Of course a confounding factor could be aesthetic bias towards the more attractive photographs, but anyways...)

Jessica

Or more likely, better diets (less reliance on grains, very little sugar).

[G8P4]

Many of the answers on this thread illustrate how difficult it is to apply population statistics to individuals. It's like all those people who say that they smoked all their lives and didn't get cancer. There's good data showing that breastfeeding babies have different jaw alignment and dentiton than bottle fed babies. But, if you have a small jawed dad and a mom with a full complement of large teeth, you might still have to wear braces no matter what how you were fed as a baby.

[simonboy'smommy]

I was breastfed until 8 months. My mom was heart broken. I just stopped. I would drink her milk from a cup, but not her. Anyway, I have perfect teeth.

My sil nursed her lo till he was 17 months, but his teeth started turning dark. he had to have work done on them or they would be rotted away by now He has poor enamel I believe like his granddad had as a child so it is genetic. His teeth are straight though.

[hibana]

I was bf until 3+ years, and I had very crowded teeth requiring braces. (and I grew up eating a diet similar to what Price recommends)

[PJJ]

BF vs not

Even with all these postings, an abnormal suck occurs with anything other than a human nipple. This certainly should impact dental issues.

When all is said and done, dummies, sippies and artificial nipples all are substitues.

Thanks.

[guestmama9904]

i was breastfed until 2 years old, never given a bottle. i had 25 cavities by age 4. no joke. my DS who was breastfed until age 5 years has had 3 extractions, 4 caps, and countless cavaities. i think it is our genetic defect of having thin enamel. there are billions of reasons to breastfeed, but in our family it seems to not make one bit of difference in our teeth. however my teeth are quite strait, no one in my family has had braces and all us kids were nursed for 2-4 years.