Prevalence of non-nutritive sucking habits and its relation with anterior open bite in children seen in the Odontopediatric Clinic of the University of Pernambuco

• मुख्य लेखकों: Luiza do Nascimento Cezar Magalhães (लेखक), Maria José Rodrigues (लेखक), Mônica Vilela Heimer (लेखक), André Suliano de Alencar (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Dental Press Editora, 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this work was to establish the prevalence of non-nutritive sucking habits (pacifier and/or digit sucking) and to assess its relation with anterior open bite. METHODS: The sample consisted of 980 records of children of both genders, with ages between 3 and 12 years, who were tre...