Transitional objects and thumb sucking

Thumb and finger sucking.

A thermoplastic thumb post for the treatment of thumb-sucking.

This article was accepted fur publication September 26, 1991. Behavioral research has indicated that thumbsucking often covaries with hair pulling and that the elimination of thumb-sucking can result in the elimination of the hair pulling with which it was associated (e.g., Frlman & Hove, 1987; Knell & Moore, 1988). Treatments for persistent thumb-sucking, however, have shown minimal or transie...

Breastfeeding patterns in relation to thumb sucking and pacifier use.

OBJECTIVES To analyze the influence of thumb sucking and pacifier use on breastfeeding patterns in exclusively breastfed infants, on the duration of exclusive breastfeeding, and on the total breastfeeding duration. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive, longitudinal, prospective study. SETTING The subjects were recruited from a population of 15 189 infants born in the maternity ward at the University Ho...

In utero thumb sucking through cleft lip and palate.

To the Editor: A 22-year-old primigravida was admitted to our department at 16 weeks’ gestation. The medical histories of the parents were unremarkable. Transabdominal sonography indicated a cleft lip and palate (Figure 1). During scanning, the fetus was found to suck the thumb through the cleft lip and palate (Figure 2 and Video 1). Targeted sonography did not reveal any other accompanying mal...

Three-Alarm System: Revisited to treat Thumb-sucking Habit

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...