Bad Oral Habits Flashcards
Bad oral habits
Creates malocclusion
1.- Thumb sucking
2.- Tongue thrusting
3.- Lip sucking
4.- Nail biting (Onicofagia)
5.- Mouth breather
6.- Bruxism
BOH depends on:
- intensity
- duration
- frequency
amount of force that is applied to the teeth while the habit is performed
Intensity
means the age at which the child get the habit, and the time spent by the child to do the habit per day (hours/day)
Duration
Who produces more changes?
A) a child who sucks intermittently with high intensity
B) a child who sucks continuously (for more than 6 hrs)
B) a child who sucks continuously (for more than 6 hrs) can cause more significant dental changes
Hours of force per day enough to cause tooth movement.
4-6 hrs
The most important thing to remember before any kind of treatment is that the child must
the child must want to discontinue the habit so that the treatment can be successful.
how many times the child do the habit per day
Frequency
Each one of bad oral habits would show one or more occlusal problems
- change in the inclination of upper and lower incisors
- anterior open bite
- constriction of maxillary arch (with posterior cross bite and/or crowding)
is the placement of the thump or more fingers in the oral cavity with repeated and forceful sucking movements associated with strong buccal and lip contraction
Thumb or finger sucking
2 types of thumb sucking
Active
Passive
There is a heavy force by the muscles during sucking and if this habit continues for a long period the position of permanent teeth and the shape of mandible will be affected.
95%
thumb sucking ACTIVE
The child puts his/her finger in the mouth but there is no force on teeth and mandible so this habit is NOT associated with skeletal changes.
Como común
Thumb sucking PASSIVE
Diagnosis
determine the psychological or the causative factor involve
Which are: (6)
working mother
feeling lost
rebel
attention seeking
imitation
fear
Thumb sucking extra oral features
Digits (fingers): show redness, exceptionally clean, wrinkling, roughened wart, blister or ulceration and rarely deformity
lips: hypotonic upper lip and incompetent lips
facial form: mandible retursion and maxillary protrusion
Thumb sucking intra oral features
- anterior open bite
- posterior cross bite
- increased overjet
upper arch: pro lined maxillary incisors with or without diastema, constricted V-shaped arch with more constriction across the canines
lower arch: returned mandibular incisors
inter-arch: reduced overbite, increased over jet (open bite) and posterior cross bite
Treatment thumb sucking must be
During the eruption of the permanent incisors
Treatment approaches of sucking habit
- direct interview
- reward system
- reminder therapy appliance
- non appliance reminders
- appliance reminder therapy
- removable palatal crib
- fixed palatal crib
Consists is a simple discussion between the child and the dentist in which they express the concerns and include an explanation by the dentist
Direct interview
Appliance reminder therapy for sucking habit
These are passive appliances which are retained in the oral cavity by clasps and an acrylic baseplate with a palatal crib.
Removable palatal crib
Appliance reminder therapy for sucking habit
The design consists in bilateral bands placed in the first molars connected to a lingual arch with anterior crib device.
Fixed palatal crib
This are for those patients who want to stop the habit but they need the assistance to do it. Usually 6 to 8 weeks of treatment should be enough.
They include:
An adhesive bandage with waterproof tape on the finger that is sucked.
An elastic bandage that is wrapped around the elbow to prevent the arm flex and the fingers from being sucked.
Chemicals with hot flavoring placed on the sucked digits.
non-appliance reminder therapy
Time of therapy for sucking
6-8 months
- if the habit reappears, the appliance should be retained for 3 more months to make sure the habit has truly stopped
abnormal tongue function and posture that cause many malocclusions. The effects and management at early stages may be helpful to prevent future severe skeletal malocclusions
Tongue thrusting