12 Questions
What can be a consequence of thumb sucking in children?
Anterior openbite
Which type of appliance can be used to interfere with thumb sucking habit?
Fixed Habit Breaker Appliance
What is one of the bad oral habits mentioned in the text?
Mouth breathing
When should treatment for a prolonged nonnutritive sucking habit be initiated?
Between 4 years old and the eruption of permanent incisors
What is one effect of using an orthodontic pacifier according to the text?
Imitation of breastfeeding tongue position
Why should patients express a desire to stop thumb-sucking before treatment?
To ensure treatment success
What theory states that an object will remain in the same position if subjected to balanced forces?
Equilibrium Theory
Which oral habit is described as a baby's first coordinated muscular activity?
Finger/thumbsucking
Which factor has a greater impact among intensity and duration of oral habits?
Duration
Which type of habits are described as 'nutritive sucking habits'?
Thumb sucking
What distinguishes oral habits like thumb sucking and tongue thrusting from masticatory functions in terms of force?
They exert lower force
Which of the following is NOT listed as a bad oral habit in the text?
Bottlefeeding
Explore how bad oral habits can influence the development of malocclusions. Learn about Equilibrium Theory and how it applies to dental perspectives in maintaining the balance of the dentition.
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