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

• Автори: Luiza do Nascimento Cezar Magalhães (Автор), Maria José Rodrigues (Автор), Mônica Vilela Heimer (Автор), André Suliano de Alencar (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: Dental Press Editora, 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...