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Dental Care , Fingersucking/prevention & control , Child , Child, Preschool , Dental Hygienists , Dentists , Humans , Infant , Preventive DentistrySubject(s)
Fingersucking , Child , Child, Preschool , Fingersucking/complications , Fingersucking/prevention & control , Humans , InfantABSTRACT
The simplicity and success of this intervention suggest that behavioral strategies such as monitoring and positive reinforcement should be applied to the problem of thumbsucking before the use of traditional dental appliance therapy in the age group studied.
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Behavior Therapy , Fingersucking/prevention & control , Reinforcement, Psychology , Child , Child, Preschool , Feedback , Fingersucking/psychology , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Pilot ProjectsSubject(s)
Fingersucking/therapy , Adolescent , Behavior Therapy , Child , Child, Preschool , Fingersucking/prevention & control , HumansSubject(s)
Behavior Therapy , Fingersucking/prevention & control , Child , Female , Fingersucking/etiology , HumansSubject(s)
Behavior Therapy/methods , Fingersucking/prevention & control , Child , Cognition , Female , HumansSubject(s)
Bottle Feeding , Malocclusion/prevention & control , Orthodontics, Preventive/instrumentation , Bottle Feeding/methods , Fingersucking/prevention & control , Germany, West , History, 20th Century , Humans , Infant , Orthodontic Appliances, Removable , Orthodontics, Preventive/history , Tongue HabitsSubject(s)
Behavior Therapy/methods , Fingersucking/prevention & control , Parents , Child , Female , Humans , Reinforcement, VerbalABSTRACT
A conservative approach to the management of the child and parent and to the treatment by the dentist for both digital sucking and tongue thrusting is advocated. Because the prevalence of both activities continues to decrease with age, various age ranges are selected as guidelines for the dentist in selecting an approach for the management and treatment of either activity. Successful closure of an anterior open bite after the cessation of digital sucking and tongue thrusting is directly related to the ability of the dentist to assess the growth pattern and especially to determine whether there is a skeletal component contributing to an increase in the certical dimension.
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Fingersucking/prevention & control , Orthodontic Appliances , Tongue Habits , Adolescent , Age Factors , Child , Child, Preschool , Dentist-Patient Relations , Dentition , Female , Fingersucking/complications , Fingersucking/diagnosis , Fingersucking/epidemiology , Fingersucking/physiopathology , Humans , Incisor/anatomy & histology , Incisor/physiology , Male , Malocclusion/diagnosis , Malocclusion/etiology , Mandible/growth & development , Maxillofacial Development , Physical Examination , Tooth Eruption , Tooth, Deciduous , United StatesABSTRACT
The role of the family dentist in the utilization of preventive orthodontics to intercept potential problems in the areas of serial extractions, buccal cross-bites and thumb sucking habits is discussed.
