Mohammad Ziauddin, Bagalkotkar Apeksha, Mishra Ashank, Veerala Gopi
Associate Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2018 Mar-Apr;11(2):141-145. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1500. Epub 2018 Apr 1.
Oral habits in the form of thumb sucking and tongue thrusting are commonly learned patterns of behavior seen in preschool children and they are associated with anxiety, fear, hunger, oral pressure, and sleep. Chronic practice can cause dentoalveolar, perioral problems, and atypical root resorption (ARR) of anterior primary teeth. The ARR is provoked by the thumb sucking habit, and leads to early loss of anterior primary teeth. The early loss of anterior tooth may result in speech and masticatory problems, and psychological disturbance to the child. Hence, pediatric dentists play a crucial role in giving necessary information to parents and guardians. Starting from counseling to appliance therapy, various treatment modalities have been reported in the literature. One of them is bluegrass appliance; it is a nonpunitive habit reminder therapy. The present case report describes a customized hybrid bluegrass appliance designed to eliminate thumb sucking and tongue thrusting habit, and to perform as an esthetic functional space maintainer. Mohammad Z, Bagalkotkar A, Mishra A, Veerala G. Customized Hybrid Bluegrass Appliance: An Innovative Technique. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2018;11(2):141-145.
吮指和吐舌等口腔习惯是学龄前儿童常见的习得行为模式，它们与焦虑、恐惧、饥饿、口腔压力和睡眠有关。长期保持这些习惯会导致牙槽、口周问题以及乳前牙的非典型性牙根吸收（ARR）。ARR是由吮指习惯引发的，会导致乳前牙过早脱落。前牙过早脱落可能会导致儿童出现言语和咀嚼问题以及心理障碍。因此，儿科牙医在向家长和监护人提供必要信息方面起着至关重要的作用。从咨询到矫治器治疗，文献中报道了各种治疗方式。其中之一是蓝草矫治器；它是一种非惩罚性的习惯提醒疗法。本病例报告描述了一种定制的混合蓝草矫治器，旨在消除吮指和吐舌习惯，并作为一种美观的功能性间隙保持器发挥作用。穆罕默德·Z、巴加尔科特卡尔·A、米什拉·A、维拉勒·G。定制混合蓝草矫治器：一种创新技术。《国际临床儿科牙科学杂志》2018年；11(2):141 - 145。
