Etiology of thumb sucking habit and its effect on developing malocclusion

Ahmed, Zahid Nisar; Hussin, Ahmed Mahmoud; Alanazi, Anoud Fahad; Alhuraish, Abdullah Mohammed; Abomelha, Sarah Abdullah; Tulbah, Thabt Hassan; Alshahrani, Aidel Abdullah; Alotaibi, Alanoud; Alkheshail, Walaa Amer; Almalki, Waleed Khalid; Alshaikh, Waed Shaker; Aldossari, Ali Mohammed

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20210017

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“…3 Another investigation conducted by Ahmed et al revealed similar results to our study. 5 Kharat et al concluded in his research that negative oral habits can lead to malocclusion. A total of 40% cases of malocclusion were found to be related to oral habits 15 , which is consistent with our results.…”

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“…Malocclusion occurs when these habits persist during and after the eruption of permanent dentition. 5 The frequency of oral habits and their consequences varies in different communities relying on factors such as type of parafunctional habit, its extent, frequency and intensity. 7 Bruxism is defined as the unintentional habitual grinding of teeth, which may cause attrition, periodontal problems and malocclusion.…”

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Parafunctional Oral Habits: Frequency and Association with Malocclusion Traits in Adolescents

Malik¹,

Haq²,

Mehmood³

et al. 2023

J Pak Dent Assoc

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of parafunctional oral habits and their association with types of malocclusions in all three planes among the adolescents. METHODOLOGY: This cross-sectional study involved 610 students studying in 8 different schools of Raiwind, Lahore. Ethical approval for the study was obtained from Sharif Medical and Dental College, Lahore. Data was collected by the primary researcher and recorded in predesigned proforma. Each student was inspected while seated in an upright position in natural day light, using disposable wooden blades to retract the cheek to record posterior dental relationships and to retract lips to record anterior dental relationships. Data was scrutinized using SPSS and chi-square test was used to find the statistical significance of the association between various parafunctional oral habits and types of malocclusions. RESULTS: The frequency of parafunctional oral habits was 57.3% among 610 adolescent students, being more prevalent in females (72.9%) than males (52.3%). The most common oral parafunctional habit was bruxism (18.0%) and least frequent was thumb sucking (8.4%). Association between oral parafunctional habits and malocclusion in all three planes was found to be significant (p=0.0). CONCLUSION: The parafunctional oral habits such as bruxism, tongue thrusting, nail biting, mouth breathing and thumb sucking are very commonly found among adolescents in the same descending order. Most common malocclusions found to be associated with parafunctional oral habits are exaggerated over-jet, open bite and deep bite. Parafunctional oral habits have a strong influence on developing malocclusion traits in all three dimensions. KEYWORDS: Parafunctional oral habits, malocclusion, thumb sucking, tongue thrusting, mouth breathing, bruxism, nail biting.

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Parafunctional Oral Habits: Frequency and Association with Malocclusion Traits in Adolescents

Malik¹,

Haq²,

Mehmood³

et al. 2023

J Pak Dent Assoc

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“…4 The prevalence of sucking habits was 48.36% with the dummysucking as the dominant type and had broken their habits in the first few years of life while the more digit-suckers were still persistent at age 5 years reported by Farsi et al 2 The persistence of thumb sucking habit might leads to several harmful consequences like facial deformity caused by anterior open bite, delayed or abrupt tooth eruption, increased overbite, development of posterior crossbite and speech or phonological problems. 5 The management protocol of thumb sucking habit is wide spectrum approach that starts from reassurance of the child, application of non-invasive substances (bitter compounds) to thumb guard, habit reminder and habit breaking appliances. 6 Malocclusion of teeth & jaw is an important dental public health problem Its high morbidity potential has brought this problem into the focus of dental health professionals thus the different studies 20| P a g e Website: https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/UpDCJ were carried to figure out the association of thumb sucking habit.…”

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Consequences of Thumb Sucking Habit among School Going Children: A Cross Sectional Study

Mannan,

Ahmed,

Nuruzzaman

et al. 2023

Update Dent. Coll. j

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Background: Thumb-sucking, a non-nutritive sucking behavior, is a natural reflex seen in infants but can persist into childhood if not addressed leading to various dental and orofacial issues, including malocclusion, dental arch deformities, speech difficulties, and facial asymmetry. The aim of the study was to explore the consequences of thumb-sucking habits among the school going children. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved among purposively selected 124 school going children, aged between 5-8 years with their parents attended in the outpatient department of University Dental College at Moghbazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The data were obtained through a pretested structured questionnaire and checklist through face-to-face interview from parents regarding background characteristics, consequences of thumbs sucking and oral examination of children respectively. Then, data were analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) software version 27 for descriptive analysis (frequency, percentage) and inferential statistics (chi-square test or fisher’s exact test) at 5% level of significance (P<0.05). Results: The study revealed that 77.4% of children aged 5-6 years and about 41.9% of parents reported that their child had thumb sucking habit. The thumb sucking habit was found to be statistically significant with start of age thumb sucking( p= <0.001), duration of thumb sucking ( p= <0.001), pronunciation of word clearly( p= <0.001), proclination of maxillary anterior teeth (P=0.002), asymmetry of face (P=0.002) and seek for dental advice or treatment(p=0.002). Majority of children (21.8%) start thumb sucking at the age 6-7 years. Only 8.1% of the children didn’t pronounce words clearly whereas only 5.6% had proclined maxillary anterior teeth, facial asymmetry and sought dental advice or treatment. Conclusion: This study found a significant association of thumb-sucking habit among children with notable consequences. It highlights the importance of early intervention and parental education and awareness regarding this habit's potential consequences on children's oral health and overall development. Update Dent. Coll. j: 2023; 13(2): 19-22

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“…Paediatricians can play a crucial role in recognizing the dangers of thumb sucking and the problems it can cause, as they often see infants and young children early in life [4]. Various interventions can be employed to help children discontinue thumb sucking, such as advice, removal of comforting items, orthodontic appliances, unpleasant taste application, or behaviour modification techniques [5] [6]. Dental professionals and paediatricians should educate parents and caregivers about the potential negative consequences of thumb sucking and implement appropriate interventions [6].…”

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Prevalence of Thumb Sucking Habits amongst Children at the Knust Basic School

Amuasi,

Sabbah,

Agyapong

et al. 2023

JBM

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Main Objective: To determine the prevalence of thumb sucking habits amongst children at the KNUST Basic School. Methodology: This study was quantitative and descriptive with the design being a cross-sectional type. The data was obtained from KNUST Basic School with a sample size of 200. Data was obtained through questionnaires and clinical examination. Results: Out of the 200 children studied, 19 (9.5%) were identified as thumb suckers, with a majority being females (13, 68.42%) and the rest being males (6, 31.58%). Most of the thumb suckers (47.37%) engaged in the habit due to hunger. The clinical manifestations observed among the thumb suckers included Class I malocclusion (94.7%), high arched palate (89.5%), anterior open bite (4), increased overjet (3, 15.8%), proclined maxillary incisors (4, 22.2%), linguoversion of mandibular incisors (1, 5.6%), unilateral posterior crossbite (2, 10.5%), speech changes (7, 41.2%), thinner thumb (7, 36.8%), elongated thumb (9, 47.4%), and callus formation on the thumb (2, 10.5%). Conclusion: Thumb sucking is a common oral habit which stimulates the growth of the orofacial complex from ages 0 to 3 years. The habit of thumb sucking is usually outgrown by age 3 but beyond this age, it turns out as a deleterious habit which has to be seen as such and measures put in place to stop thumb sucking.

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Etiology of thumb sucking habit and its effect on developing malocclusion

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References 12 publications

Parafunctional Oral Habits: Frequency and Association with Malocclusion Traits in Adolescents

Parafunctional Oral Habits: Frequency and Association with Malocclusion Traits in Adolescents

Consequences of Thumb Sucking Habit among School Going Children: A Cross Sectional Study

Prevalence of Thumb Sucking Habits amongst Children at the Knust Basic School

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