"Pacifiers" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D041361
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.490.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pacifiers" by people in Profiles.
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Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2022 Recommendations for Reducing Infant Deaths in the Sleep Environment. Pediatrics. 2022 07 01; 150(1).
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Characterisation of anterior open bite in primary school-aged children: A preliminary study with artificial neural network analysis. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2021 Sep; 31(5):576-582.
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Patterned frequency-modulated oral stimulation in preterm infants: A multicenter randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2019; 14(2):e0212675.
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Interventions to improve the oral feeding performance of preterm infants. Acta Paediatr. 2012 Jul; 101(7):e269-74.
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Detecting fever in young infants: reliability of perceived, pacifier, and temporal artery temperatures in infants younger than 3 months of age. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2003 Aug; 19(4):240-3.