アブストラクト（20巻2号：The Bulletin of Kanagawa Dental College）

The Bulletin of Kanagawa Dental College

English

Title　： A Study on Open Bite of the Deciduous Dentition Caused by Thumb-Sucking : I. Recovery from Anterior Open Bite by the Mitten Therapy
Subtitle　： ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Authors　： Noboru Uchimura, Hisaaki Shinji, Sumio Kumasaka, Takashi Tange
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Organization　： Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Kanagawa Dental College
Journal　： The Bulletin of Kanagawa Dental College
Volume　： 20
Number　： 2
Page　： 122-134
Year/Month　： 1992 / 9
Article　： Original article
Publisher　： Kanagawa Odontological Society
Abstract　： [Abstract] For 12 children who had a thumb-sucking habit (primarily while sleeping) until about 4 years of age and who presented an anterior open bite of the deciduous dentition, we attempted to treat the open bite by suppressing the thumb-sucking habit with mittens. Children who recovered spontaneously from the open bite after one month of mitten therapy were the subjects to this study. With some patients, the thumb-sucking habit appeared to have been caused by their living environment. In cases where the overbite was less than -3.0 mm and no abnormal swallowing habit was seen, the open bite was cured spontaneously by suppressing the thumb-sucking habit for a short period. In these cases, the recovery from the open bite was accompanied by a slight decrease in the overjet, an increase in the width of the maxillary deciduous dentition and a decrease in the length of the same dentition. The mandibular arch did not show any remarkable change. Thus, a persistent thumb-sucking habit, which is mainly seen during sleep, was effectively cured by the mitten therapy, without causing any substitute symptoms.
Practice　： Dentistry
Keywords　： Thumb-Sucking Habit, Mitten Therapy, Deciduous Dentition, Open Bite, Spontaneous Recovery