Pacifiers

Devices that babies can suck on when they are not feeding. The extra sucking can be comforting to the babies and pacify them. Pacifiers usually are used as a substitute for the thumb in babies who suck on their thumb or fingers almost constantly.

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Networked: 392 relevant articles (25 outcomes, 67 trials/studies)

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Experts

1.	Moon, Rachel Y: 8 articles (01/2022 - 11/2007)
2.	Paiva, Saul Martins: 7 articles (05/2021 - 07/2008)
3.	Hauck, Fern R: 6 articles (03/2014 - 11/2005)
4.	Horne, Rosemary S C: 5 articles (02/2016 - 11/2007)
5.	Martins, Carolina Castro: 4 articles (12/2020 - 01/2014)
6.	Peres, Karen Glazer: 4 articles (06/2020 - 01/2007)
7.	Abreu, Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães: 4 articles (03/2018 - 01/2015)
8.	Resende, Vera Lúcia Silva: 4 articles (03/2018 - 01/2015)
9.	Goettems, Marília Leão: 3 articles (06/2020 - 11/2017)
10.	Stevens, Bonnie: 3 articles (07/2016 - 12/2004)

Related Diseases

1.	Sudden Infant Death (SID) 12/01/1999 - "Epidemiological studies suggest that pacifier use may be protective against SIDS but little is known of the relationship between pacifier use and other forms of non-nutritive sucking (NNS) in infancy, or of patterns of NNS during the night, when most SIDS deaths occur. " 01/01/2010 - "This pilot study presents important data for sucking habits in pacifier users which may provide a basis for further investigations concerning the efficacy of pacifiers in SIDS prophylaxis." 01/01/2006 - "Recent reviews of giving pacifiers (dummies) to infants during sleeping periods have found a significant reduction in the incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. " 01/01/2017 - "Pacifier use, given its low cost, might be a cost-effective intervention for SIDS prevention if it is confirmed effective in randomised controlled trials. " 12/01/2023 - "Though pacifiers have protective effects against sudden infant death syndrome, prolonged use of a pacifier can lead to complications. "
2.	Pain (Aches) 12/01/2001 - "This study evaluates the effects of colostrum, delivered via syringe or on a pacifier, on the pain and heart rate reactions of newborns undergoing routine heel-lance. " 09/01/2023 - "Pacifier (non-nutritive sucking) intervention produced better control of pain response than human care contact during casting for both feet." 01/01/2022 - "To the contrary, women were less likely to be practice >1 m-EBF if they gave infants other liquids during their hospital stay; experienced pain or discomfort in breasts/nipples, or used a pacifier after hospitalization; had larger bodies (i.e., higher BMI); and believed that you should give the infant powdered milk or some other food when the baby is not full. " 08/01/2013 - "Pacifiers are appropriate during tube-feeding, for pain relief, and for calming infants. " 01/01/2012 - "At first week after delivery, the presence of pain differing from nipple and uterine pain, was more likely associated with milk formula supplementing, bottle use, pacifier use, less satisfaction in breastfeeding, and more tiredness. "
3.	Open Bite (Openbite) 01/01/2016 - "There was a significant improvement in reducing existing open bite and overjet with the pacifier after six months." 01/01/1992 - "Users of orthodontic pacifiers had statistically significantly greater overjets, and there was a significantly higher proportion of subjects with open bite in the conventional pacifier group. " 01/01/2011 - "Efficacy of a novel pacifier in the prevention of anterior open bite." 07/08/2020 - "Thus, the objective of the study was to assess the influence of pacifier use and its duration on the association between longer breastfeeding duration and lower prevalence of anterior open bite in children with primary dentition. " 10/01/2018 - "Although an anterior open bite and accentuated overjet were identified among conventional users of pacifier in one study no differences were identified in the other two selected studies. "
4.	Malocclusion (Crossbite) 01/01/2019 - "The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of poor oral habits and malocclusions, after usage of orthodontic pacifiers in children with primary dentition. " 11/01/2017 - "In this study, we aimed to assess malocclusion in deciduous dentition and its association with prolonged breastfeeding, pacifier use, and perinatal health indicators pertaining to the periods immediately before and after birth. " 12/01/2016 - "Pacifier suckers are less likely to develop an increased overjet compared with digit suckers, although the results of a meta-analysis of 7 studies whose investigators had assessed posterior crossbite in the primary dentition demonstrated a significant association with pacifier sucking over digit sucking (n = 5,560; risk ratio, 1.42; 95% confidence interval, 1.18-1.70; P = .0001). " 12/01/2012 - " aim of this study was to determine the frequency of past pacifier-sucking habits in a sample of school children and its role in the genesis of dental malocclusion in primary dentition, as well as to follow up these alterations until the next phase of the dentition (mixed dentition). " 04/01/2007 - "The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of posterior crossbite among children whose pacifier-sucking habit persisted until different ages. "
5.	Infections 01/01/2005 - "Conversely, one study found no positive association between pacifier use at 15 months of age and a range of infections experienced between the ages of 6 and 18 months. " 01/01/2005 - " studies reported a moderately sized positive association between pacifier use and a variety of infections. " 07/01/2018 - "Twin pregnancies, post-partum infection, cesarean section by maternal request, use of a pacifier and irritability in the neonatal period significantly reduced the duration of EBF. " 01/01/2016 - "Breastfeeding habits, pacifier use, dietary habits, medications, and all signs and symptoms of acute infections were registered in diaries by parents and in questionnaires by trained professionals. " 04/01/2013 - "There was no significant association between pacifier use with acute respiratory infection. "

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