RESUMEN
The prevalence of dummy- and finger-sucking habits, or malocclusions of the type that may be associated with sucking habits, was examined in three different groups: Group A--415 small children from Mnene, Zimbabwe; group B--20 skulls from the Schreiner Collections, Anatomical Institute, Oslo, exhibiting intact deciduous dentitions. The skulls are mainly from the period A.D. 1000 to 1500 and were found in Scandinavia. Group C consisted of 280 young Swedish children. The study indicates that dummy- and finger-sucking habits occur infrequently among the African children other than as a symptom of a disturbance in the normal feeding and/or care in other respects. The investigation of the medieval skull material supports a similar situation among these Scandinavian children. In Sweden most infants are dummy- or finger-suckers. The authors introduce an explanation for the development of the initial sucking habits.
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Succión del Dedo/epidemiología , Cuidado del Lactante , Conducta en la Lactancia , Lactancia Materna , Preescolar , Succión del Dedo/etiología , Succión del Dedo/historia , Historia Medieval , Humanos , Lactante , Países Escandinavos y Nórdicos , Suecia , Diente Primario/anatomía & histología , ZimbabweAsunto(s)
Conducta en la Lactancia , Factores de Edad , Preescolar , Dinamarca , Femenino , Succión del Dedo/epidemiología , Humanos , Lactante , Cuidado del Lactante , Recién Nacido , Masculino , Factores Sexuales , Clase SocialAsunto(s)
Succión del Dedo/epidemiología , Cuidado del Lactante , Factores de Edad , Humanos , Lactante , Factores de TiempoAsunto(s)
Succión del Dedo/epidemiología , Conducta en la Lactancia , Adolescente , Niño , República Dominicana , Femenino , Humanos , MasculinoRESUMEN
Information was obtained from 600 parents of their childrens' daytime and nocturnal sucking habits from birth. Most children used some form of supplementary sucking which commenced at birth and lasted for as long as two years. From the second year, the predominant form of supplementary sucking involved a thumb or finger and digit suckers mostly did not suck a dummy or a bottle teat at night. Palatal or arch distortion occurred in only 18 children. This was 17 per cent of the digit sucking group. It was found that of children of the 17 parents who would not allow a dummy, 10 became digit suckers. Of the 72 children who refused a dummy, 38 became digit suckers. Parents should encourage dummy sucking in children who show signs of being potential digit suckers to prevent a digit sucking habit from arising. Where a dummy was not allowed by the parents or used by the child, 56 became digit suckers.
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Succión del Dedo/epidemiología , Adolescente , Niño , Preescolar , Femenino , Succión del Dedo/complicaciones , Succión del Dedo/terapia , Humanos , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Masculino , Factores de TiempoRESUMEN
A conservative approach to the management of the child and parent and to the treatment by the dentist for both digital sucking and tongue thrusting is advocated. Because the prevalence of both activities continues to decrease with age, various age ranges are selected as guidelines for the dentist in selecting an approach for the management and treatment of either activity. Successful closure of an anterior open bite after the cessation of digital sucking and tongue thrusting is directly related to the ability of the dentist to assess the growth pattern and especially to determine whether there is a skeletal component contributing to an increase in the certical dimension.