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Bad habits
• Habit: it is an action or condition Habit: it is an action or condition which by repetition had become which by repetition had become spontaneousspontaneous
Oral bad habitsOral bad habits
1.1. Thumb suckingThumb sucking
2.2. Mouth breathingMouth breathing
3.3. Lip bitingLip biting
4.4. Tongue thrustTongue thrust
• It decrease with increase in age
• It is less with bottle feeding than glass feeding
• It increase with increasing no. of siblings
• More frequnt in high socioeconomic status
What is the effect of habit on What is the effect of habit on occlusion between the age of 6 occlusion between the age of 6 mo. -5.5 yr.mo. -5.5 yr.
Thumb sucking
• Production of negative or reduced intra oral pressure
• The pattern of sucking is different some children put the thumb only others put thumb and tongue between teeth
What is the treatmentWhat is the treatment
Determinant factors of habit on Determinant factors of habit on occlusionocclusion
DurationDuration FrequencyFrequency IntensityIntensity
Duration
At which age the child get the habit
The time spent by the child to do the habit
Frequency
How many times the patient put his thumb in his mouth per day (day , night, both)
IntensityIntensity
• The force used during the sucking The force used during the sucking habithabit
Treatment of bad habits
Clinical examination1. Type of malocclusion2. finger
Types of malocclusions associated with oral habits
Digit examination Clean Larger in dimension callous
Don’t ask the patient if he Don’t ask the patient if he sucks his finger or nosucks his finger or no
The question should beThe question should be
How many times you How many times you suck ?suck ?
Timing of treatmentTiming of treatment
In deciduous dentition?In deciduous dentition?
Treatment
Mouth breather
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