title: Timetable for oral prevention in childhood--developing dentition and oral habits: a current opinion.
abstract: As most of the etiologic factors of malocclusion are of genetic origin and thus cannot be prevented, environmental causative factors have become the focus for correction. Early interception of oral habits may be an important step in order to prevent occlusal disturbances in children. The identification of an abnormal habit and the assessment of its potential immediate and long-term effects on the dentition and potentially on the craniofacial complex should be made at an early stage. This paper focuses on the most common oral habits influencing dentofacial growth in childhood and management of these habits in the developing dentition.
authors.affiliation: Dental Clinic, School of Dentistry, University of Brescia, P.le Spedali Civili 1, 25123, Brescia, Italy. alessandra.majorana@unibs.it.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Majorana
authors.affiliation: Dental Clinic, School of Dentistry, University of Brescia, P.le Spedali Civili 1, 25123, Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bardellini
authors.affiliation: Dental Clinic, School of Dentistry, University of Brescia, P.le Spedali Civili 1, 25123, Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Amadori
authors.affiliation: Dental Clinic, IRCCS "Ca Granda-Ospedale Maggiore", Department of Orthodontics, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillo-facial Sciences, Pediatric Dentistry Unit, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Polimeni
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003817:Dentition; D005386:Fingersucking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000628:therapy; D006184:Habits; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008445:Maxillofacial Development / Q000502:physiology; D009058:Mouth Breathing / Q000517:prevention & control; D009972:Orthodontics, Interceptive; D013391:Sucking Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D014061:Tongue Habits / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000628:therapy; D014078:Tooth Eruption / Q000502:physiology