title: [The possible influence of bad habits on tooth morphogenesis. Clinical case].
abstract: Thumb sucking, if continued beyond the age of two, is commonly acknowledged to compromise correct craniofacial development, with consequent dental malposition. The observation of a deciduous central incisor morphology, lost traumatically by a thumb-sucking three years old boy with an apparent open-bite, makes us think this bad habit can influence teeth morphogenesis too.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale di Legnano.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lamperti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosmarini
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005386:Fingersucking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology; D009805:Odontogenesis; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Possibile influenza di un'abitudine viziata sulla morfogenesi dentaria. Caso clinico.