Measurement of the pressure applied to the anterior region of the palate and incisor region of the mandible during thumb-sucking was carried out 3 female children. A polyethylene bag embedded with a high-sensitivity small pressure sensor was fixed on the ventral side of the thumb so that the baroreceptor could be interposed between the thumb and palate during thumb-sucking. The children were al...

The adult blood-sucking females of a number of species of Culicoides are pests in many parts of the world. The irritation and annoyance caused by their attacks on man and his animals are often so great that they constitute a serious problem. The chief significance, however, of Culicoides spp. is that they may act as vectors of filarial and virus diseases to man and his animals (see Hill, 1947)....

AIMS To assess the effect of the type of feeding and non-nutritive sucking activity on occlusion in deciduous dentition. METHODS Retrospective study of 1130 preschool children (3-5 years of age) who had detailed infant feeding and non-nutritive sucking activity history collected by a structured questionnaire. They all had an oral examination by a dentist, blinded to different variables evalua...

This study assessed the effect of an oral stimulation program on the maturation of sucking skills of preterm infants. Thirty-two preterm infants (13 males, 19 females), appropriate size for gestational age (gestational age at birth 28 wks, SD 1.2wks; birthweight 1002g, SD 251g), were randomly placed into experimental and control groups. The experimental group received a daily 15-minute oral sti...

Thumb and digit-sucking habits or non-nutritive sucking are considered to be the most prevalent among oral habits. Most children stop thumb sucking on their own. If the habit continues beyond 3 to 4 years of age, it not only affects the dental occlusion, but the shape of the thumb/digit may be altered as well. This article presents the management of thumb sucking by modified RURS, elbow guard i...

Humans have employed numerous herbs to cure a variety of diseases because they are aware their healing and energizing powers. For instance, physicians published large number booklets on the therapeutic virtues plants in ancient Egypt, India, China, Central Asia, many other nations. One these is medicinal nail plant, which harmed by several pests up until it ripens used folk medicine treat wide ...

Background: This study has focussed on identifying the Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) markers associated with sucking pests (more precisely jassid) tolerance/resistance loci. The was initiated 4348 mapped SSR to differentiate between resistant (R-1) and susceptible (BS-1) genotypes. Out of (retrieved from cotton microsatellite database cottongen.org) used,17 were showing polymorphism parental lin...

OBJECTIVE To verify the prevalence and factors associated with nonnutritive sucking habits in preschool-aged children attending daycare centers and preschools in Natal, Brazil. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,190 children of both sexes, aged 3 to 5 years, enrolled in daycare centers and preschools in Natal, Brazil. Exclusion criteria were: children with cleft lip and pala...

OBJECTIVE This study was aimed at verifying the prevalence of nutritive (breast-feeding and bottle-feeding) and non-nutritive sucking habits and the presence of malocclusion in Brazilian preschool children. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was a cross-sectional oral health survey of 342 children (196 boys and 146 girls) between the ages of 3 and 5 in Campina Grande, Brazil. The data was collect...

A review of the literature on the prevalence of sucking habits shows that it varies from one population to another. The purposes of this study were to: 1) determine the prevalence of sucking habits among preschool Saudi children living in Riyadh City, 2) assess the influence of some cultural factors on that prevalence, and 3) to study the effect these habits might have on the primary dentition....