Oral habits. A behavioral approach |
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Authors: | J E Peterson P E Schneider |
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Affiliation: | Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, California. |
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Abstract: | Thumb-sucking, pacifier use, and other oral habits are not so harmful or beneficial to the child to justify ill-timed aggressive discontinuance. Indeed there is ample time to guide the child to forming desired behaviors. In nearly every case success in habit management depends on the child making a personal commitment to discontinue the habit. Control can be placed in the child's hands after that decision is made. |
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