A amamentação e o desenvolvimento do sistema estomatognático

Abstract

Brazil has prioritized the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding to be an important strategy for improving quality of population health and reducing child mortality. However, prevalence rates did not attain the target set by the World Health Organization recommends that exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of life and maintenance of breastfeeding after the introduction of other foods up to two years or more. Breastfeeding has factors that protect children against diarrhea and infections. In this literature review aimed to demonstrate the benefits of breastfeeding in the development of orofacial muscles in the newborn and its benefit to the stomatognathic system and describe the different types of feeding and relation with oral habits. From the literature it can be concluded that besides the numerous benefits of breastfeeding, it contributes to the development and proper lip prevents changes in relation to the oral motor system and noted that breast-feeding with a bottle and pacifier use are strongly associated with early weaning, which may lead to disruption of proper oral motor development and may affect the functions of chewing, swallowing, breathing, articulation of speech sounds and cause malocclusion.