Kamdar Rajesh J, Al-Shahrani Ibrahim
Professor & Head, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, Yogita Dental College & Hospital, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India.
Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, Division of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
J Int Oral Health. 2015 Apr;7(4):85-7.
Oral habits, if persist beyond certain developmental age, can pose great harm to the developing teeth, occlusion, and surrounding oral tissues. In the formative years, almost all children engage in some non-nutritive sucking habits. Clinicians, by proper differential diagnosis and thorough understanding of natural growth and developmental processes, should take a decision for intervening. This article describes case series reports of thumb sucking, finger sucking, and tongue thrusting habits, which have been successfully treated by both removable and fixed orthodontic appliances. The cases shown are ranging from the age group of 9-19 years presenting combination of both mixed and permanent dentition development. All cases show satisfactory correction of habits and stable results.
口腔习惯如果持续到特定发育年龄之后，会对正在发育的牙齿、咬合以及周围口腔组织造成极大危害。在成长阶段，几乎所有儿童都会有一些非营养性吮吸习惯。临床医生通过适当的鉴别诊断以及对自然生长发育过程的透彻了解，应做出干预的决定。本文描述了吮拇指、吮指和吐舌习惯的病例系列报告，这些习惯已通过可摘式和固定式正畸矫治器成功治疗。所展示的病例年龄范围为9至19岁，呈现出混合牙列和恒牙列发育的组合情况。所有病例的习惯矫正效果令人满意且结果稳定。
