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HomeModuleModule 1: An Introduction to Infants' and Young Children's Oral HealthModule 2: Managing Infants' and Young Children's Oral HealthModule 3: Oral Conditions and AbnormalitiesModule 4: Prevention of Oral DiseaseModule 5: Non-Nutritive Sucking HabitsModule 6: Oral InjuryModule 7: Infants and Young Children with Special Health Care NeedsContentsGlossaryEvaluationHelp
Module 5: Non-nutritive Sucking Habits
Module Contents
Overview
5.1 Sucking — A Normal, Healthy Reflex
5.2 Childhood Patterns of Non-nutritive Sucking
5.3 Choosing a Pacifier
5.4 Effects of
Non-nutritive Sucking
Habits
 
5.5 Interventions for
Non-nutritive Sucking
Habits
 
Key Points
Post-Test
References (current page)
Additional Resources



References

  1. Casamassimo P, ed. 1996. Bright Futures in Practice: Oral Health. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. http://www.brightfutures.org/oralhealth/pdf/index.html.

  2. Nowak AJ, Warren JJ. 2000. Infant oral health and oral habits. Pediatric Clinics of North America 47(5):1043-1066.

  3. Warren JJ, Levy SM, Nowak AJ, Tang S. 2000. Non-nutritive sucking behaviors in preschool children: A longitudinal study. Pediatric Dentistry 22(3):187-191.

  4. Pinkham JR, Casamassimo PS, Fields HW, McTigue DJ, Nowak AJ, eds. 1999. Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy Through Adolescence (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: W. B. Saunders Company.

  5. Modeer T, Odenrick L, Lindner A. 1982. Sucking habits and their relation to posterior crossbite in 4 year old children. Scandinavian Journal of Dental Research 90(4):323-328.

  6. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, Council on Clinical Affairs. 2003. Policy on oral habits. Pediatric Dentistry 27(7):40.

  7. Warren JJ, Yonezu T, Bishara SE. 2002. Tooth wear patterns in the deciduous dentition. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 122(6):614–618.
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