Bouvet J M, Gastaldi R, Bouvet F
Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac. 1985;86(3):153-5.
In 9 out of 10 cases it is a very simple matter to persuade children age 7 to 9 years to stop sucking their thumbs by means of very elementary and brief supportive psychotherapy. In the majority of cases it is possible, three months after interruption of the habit and after studying the morphologic improvement, to decide whether treatment should be completed by education of deglutition and of phonetic articulation, possible after previous mechanical treatment if this is justified by the residual vestibulolingual bite disorder.
在十分之九的病例中，通过非常基础且简短的支持性心理治疗来说服7至9岁的儿童停止吮指是一件非常简单的事情。在大多数情况下，在习惯中断三个月后，并在研究形态学改善情况之后，有可能根据残留的前庭舌咬合障碍是否需要先前的机械治疗来决定是否应通过吞咽和语音发音教育来完成治疗。
