Tosato Juliana de Paiva, Biasotto-Gonzalez Daniela Aparecida, Gonzalez Tabajara de Oliveira
Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba - FOP/UNICAMP.
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2005 May-Jun;71(3):365-8. doi: 10.1016/s1808-8694(15)31337-9. Epub 2005 Dec 14.
: The goal of the present study was to analyze if the duration of pacifier use influenced the stomatognathic system in children that did not present any other parafunctional habits. : Transversal cohort study. : To collect data, a questionnaire was used and answered by the mothers of 90 children aged three to seven years old. : The children were divided into three groups: did not use pacifier; used pacifier until 2 years old; and used pacifier for more than 2 years. Greater prevalence of pain or discomfort in the stomatognathic system was observed among the children who had not used pacifier and the children who had used it for more than 2 years. The prevalence was smaller among the children who used pacifier until 2 years of age. : Thus, it is concluded that pacifier is important to induce children to perform suction movements, preparing them to the introduction of solid foods. However, if used for a prolonged period of time, it may damage the joint and consequently the child's quality of life.
本研究的目的是分析使用安抚奶嘴的时长是否会对未表现出任何其他副功能习惯的儿童的口颌系统产生影响。横向队列研究。为收集数据，使用了一份问卷，由90名3至7岁儿童的母亲作答。这些儿童被分为三组：未使用安抚奶嘴；使用安抚奶嘴至2岁；使用安抚奶嘴超过2年。未使用安抚奶嘴的儿童以及使用安抚奶嘴超过2年的儿童中，口颌系统疼痛或不适的患病率更高。在使用安抚奶嘴至2岁的儿童中，患病率较低。因此，可以得出结论，安抚奶嘴对于诱导儿童进行吸吮动作很重要，有助于他们为引入固体食物做好准备。然而，如果长期使用，可能会损害关节，进而影响儿童的生活质量。
