[The possible influence of bad habits on tooth morphogenesis. Clinical case].
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.
Lamperti
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Ospedale di Legnano.
Rosmarini
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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
Possibile influenza di un'abitudine viziata sulla morfogenesi dentaria. Caso clinico.