Volume : 8, Issue : 4, APR 2022

DELETERIOUS ORAL HABITS: A PEDIATRICIAN PERSPECTIVE

DR. MILI MEGHPARA, DR. NIKHIL MARWAH, DR. SHUBHAM GODHANI, DR. SRISHTY CHALANA, DR. MANOJIT MAHATO, DR. AMBIKA JOSHI, DR. AROON BENGANI, DR. MILI KEVADIYA

Abstract

Oral habits are associated with a very complex nature. They may act as a inane behavior for infants, so that they can collect information from the environment and considered as a part of normal development in children. More or less they are always associated with anger, release of mental tension, hunger, sleep, fear, fatigue, boredom, excitement, physical stress, tooth eruption and sometimes insufficient satisfaction of sucking during infancy. Digit sucking, lip and nail biting, tongue thrusting, mouth breathing etc. are some common habits seen in children. If these habits are continued for a long time beyond certain developmental age, then it may lead to malformation in developing teeth, occlusion and surrounding oral structures. Since, pediatricians observe child’s development throughout years from infancy to adolescence, it also becomes their key responsibility to recognize these habits along with pediatric dentists and play a crucial role in spreading awareness among parents.

Keywords

DELETERIOUS ORAL HABITS, THUMB SUCKING, MOUTH BREATHING, TONGUE THRUSTING, MASOCHISTIC HABITS.

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