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Thumb and Finger Sucking

Lynn Davidson
Pediatrics in Review June 2008, 29 (6) 207-208; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.29-6-207
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  1. Lynn Davidson, MD
  1. Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Children's Hospital at Montefiore
    Bronx, NY

Infant Oral Health and Oral Habits. Norwak AJ, Warren JJ. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2000;47 :1052– 1066OpenUrlRepetitive Behaviors. Blum N. In: Levine M, Carey W, Crocker A, eds. Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders Company; 1999:430– 433Finger Habits: Their Effects and Their Treatments. Parts 1 and 2. Bishara S, Larsson E. The Dental Assistant. 2007;76 (vols. 1 and 2):14– 16, 18, and 16–18, 20, 22, 24OpenUrlHabit Reversal. Christophersen E. 2004. Development and Behavioral Pediatrics Online. Available at: www.dbpeds.org/articles/detail.cfm?TextID=37Changes in the Prevalence of Nonnutritive Sucking Patterns in the First 8 Years of Life. Bishara SE, Warren JJ, Broffitt B, Levy SM. Am J Orthodont Dentofac Orthoped. 2006;130 :31– 36OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedThumb Sucking. Blenner S. In: Parker S, Zuckerman B, Augustyn M, eds. Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2005:348– 350For the Dental Patient … Thumb Sucking and Pacifier Use. Chicago, Ill: American Dental Association; 2007. Available at: http://www.ada.org/prof/resources/pubs/jada/patient/patient_77.pdf

Although the incidence of thumb sucking in developed countries has declined in recent years, it remains a common behavior. Several related habits—thumb sucking, finger sucking, and pacifier use—are considered forms of nonnutritive sucking. Rates of nonnutritive sucking have varied over time. Studies in the past suggested as many as 70% to 90% of children engaged in such behavior, with digit sucking more common than pacifier use. Currently, pacifier use is more prevalent.

Thumb sucking is present in fetal life and has been noted at 29 weeks’ gestation. Recent studies have found finger-sucking behaviors …

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