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Unique Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences DIGIT SUCKING AS AN ETIOLOGICAL FACTOR FOR SKELETAL DISCREPANCIES: A REVIEW
2015
Unique Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences
unpublished
Digit sucking or thumb sucking habits are most commonly seen in younger children. These habits continued in their latter part of life and results in minor or major dental and skeletal discrepancies. The affected patients go through the psychological stress because of social factors and pain due to intervention to correct the dental and skeletal problems. There is also a cost burden on the parents. This review highlights the digit sucking as an etiological factor in occurrence of skeletal
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