Vol. 9 (11) pp. 896-898 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/13818

A UNIQUE HABIT-BREAKING THERAPY: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH (PKS APPROACH)

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  • Senior Resident, Dept of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry S.C.B Dental College and Hospital Cuttack. 753007. India.
  • Post Graduate Student, Dept of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, S.C.B Dental College and Hospital Cuttack. 753007. India.
  • Professor and Head Dept of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry S.C.B Dental College and Hospital Cuttack. 753007. India.
  • Associate Professor Dept of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry S.C.B Dental College and Hospital Cuttack. 753007. India.
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Abstract

Digit/Finger sucking is a non-nutritive habit resulting in malocclusion. This habit is considered to be normal till the third decade of life. Both the parent and the child need to understand the etiology, nature, and manifestation of the habit. Along with the habit-breaking appliance, counseling also plays an important role in quitting the habit. This paper discloses, an innovative habit-breaking appliance which is chair-sided, less complicated than other habit-breaking appliance used.

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Deepika U., Krishnaveni L., Susmita Murmu, Kanika Chopra, Prasanna Kumar Sahoo and Prayas Ray (2021); A UNIQUE HABIT-BREAKING THERAPY: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH (PKS APPROACH), Int. J. of Adv. Res., 9 (11), 896-898, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/13818

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