Bengi A Osman, Karacay Seniz, Güven Günseli
Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Center of Dental Sciences, Department of Orthodontics, Ankara, Turkey.
Quintessence Int. 2007 Mar;38(3):e158-63.
Finger-sucking habit, or nonnutritive sucking, usually ceases spontaneously in childhood. If the habit is not broken, however, not only will dental occlusion be affected, but the shape of the finger may be altered as well. When the habit is broken, the threatening disturbances of digital growth and dental occlusion will resolve spontaneously. This article describes a unique type of habit-breaking appliance applied on the sucked fingers of 2 children with mental retardation. The advantages of this type of extraoral appliance are discussed.
吮指习惯，即非营养性吮吸，通常在儿童期会自行停止。然而，如果这种习惯没有改掉，不仅会影响牙合，手指的形状也可能会改变。当这种习惯改掉后，手指生长和牙合方面令人担忧的问题会自行解决。本文描述了一种应用于两名智障儿童被吮吸手指上的独特的破除习惯矫治器。文中讨论了这种口外矫治器的优点。
