The prevalence of finger sucking habit among presch ool children in Kerman, Iran
BACKGROUND AND AIM:The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of finger sucking habit amongthree-six-year-old children from kindergartens of Kerman, Iran.METHODS:This descriptive, cross-sectional study used censussampling to select 1000 children from 40 kindergartens.Data was collecte...
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| author | Hamid Reza Poureslami DDS, MSc Mohammad Reza Abolbashari DDS, MSc Hoda Shamsadin Hamid Sharifi DVM, PhD Parnian Poureslami |
| author_facet | Hamid Reza Poureslami DDS, MSc Mohammad Reza Abolbashari DDS, MSc Hoda Shamsadin Hamid Sharifi DVM, PhD Parnian Poureslami |
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| description | BACKGROUND AND AIM:The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of finger sucking habit amongthree-six-year-old children from kindergartens of Kerman, Iran.METHODS:This descriptive, cross-sectional study used censussampling to select 1000 children from 40 kindergartens.Data was collected by a checklist and clinical examination. Chi-square test in SPSS16wasused for statistical analysis.RESULTS:The prevalence of finger sucking habit was 3.4%. There was no statistically significant relation betweengender and the habit. Pacifier sucking habit was not an influencing factor in finger sucking habit. Most children(47.06%) had received exclusive breastfeeding. Anterior open bite was seen in 50.00% of the children with fingersucking habit.CONCLUSIONS:This study showed the decreased prevalence of finger sucking habit compared to similar studies. Thisdifference might have been caused by the type of feeding (about 50% of the children in the present study were breast-fed). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d99b46169dbf4bbebc1e07132d6965cd2022-12-22T00:08:43ZengKerman University of Medical SciencesJournal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology2322-13722013-04-01211822The prevalence of finger sucking habit among presch ool children in Kerman, IranHamid Reza Poureslami DDS, MScMohammad Reza Abolbashari DDS, MScHoda ShamsadinHamid Sharifi DVM, PhDParnian PoureslamiBACKGROUND AND AIM:The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of finger sucking habit amongthree-six-year-old children from kindergartens of Kerman, Iran.METHODS:This descriptive, cross-sectional study used censussampling to select 1000 children from 40 kindergartens.Data was collected by a checklist and clinical examination. Chi-square test in SPSS16wasused for statistical analysis.RESULTS:The prevalence of finger sucking habit was 3.4%. There was no statistically significant relation betweengender and the habit. Pacifier sucking habit was not an influencing factor in finger sucking habit. Most children(47.06%) had received exclusive breastfeeding. Anterior open bite was seen in 50.00% of the children with fingersucking habit.CONCLUSIONS:This study showed the decreased prevalence of finger sucking habit compared to similar studies. Thisdifference might have been caused by the type of feeding (about 50% of the children in the present study were breast-fed).http://johoe.kmu.ac.ir/index.php/johoe/article/view/32/51Finger and Thumb SuckingPrevalenceOral HabitsBreast-Feeding |
| spellingShingle | Hamid Reza Poureslami DDS, MSc Mohammad Reza Abolbashari DDS, MSc Hoda Shamsadin Hamid Sharifi DVM, PhD Parnian Poureslami The prevalence of finger sucking habit among presch ool children in Kerman, Iran Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology Finger and Thumb Sucking Prevalence Oral Habits Breast-Feeding |
| title | The prevalence of finger sucking habit among presch ool children in Kerman, Iran |
| title_full | The prevalence of finger sucking habit among presch ool children in Kerman, Iran |
| title_fullStr | The prevalence of finger sucking habit among presch ool children in Kerman, Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | The prevalence of finger sucking habit among presch ool children in Kerman, Iran |
| title_short | The prevalence of finger sucking habit among presch ool children in Kerman, Iran |
| title_sort | prevalence of finger sucking habit among presch ool children in kerman iran |
| topic | Finger and Thumb Sucking Prevalence Oral Habits Breast-Feeding |
| url | http://johoe.kmu.ac.ir/index.php/johoe/article/view/32/51 |
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