International Journal of Pedodontic Rehabilitation

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2017  |  Volume : 2  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 34--36

Modified RURS' elbow guard: An extraoral appliance for the digit sucking habit


Siddharth Anand1, Deepa Yeshwanth Hegde2, Ramakrishna Yeluri3, Updesh Masih2 
1 Department of Pedodontics, Purvanchal Institute of Dental Sciences, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Department of Pedodontics, K.D. Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
3 Department of Pedodontics, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Correspondence Address:
Siddharth Anand
Department of Pedodontics, Purvanchal Institute of Dental Sciences, Sector 7, GIDA, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
India

Digit sucking is the most common oral fixation seen in children. Some situations that stimulate digit sucking are fatigue, boredom, excitement, hunger, fear, physical, and emotional stress. If these habits persist beyond the preschool age when permanent teeth start to erupt, they may be implicated as an important environmental etiological factor associated with the development of malocclusion. This article presents a case report of a 9-year-old female patient with thumb sucking habit since childhood and describes the steps in the fabrication of the modified RURS' elbow guard appliance for more efficient function.


How to cite this article:
Anand S, Hegde DY, Yeluri R, Masih U. Modified RURS' elbow guard: An extraoral appliance for the digit sucking habit.Int J Pedod Rehabil 2017;2:34-36


How to cite this URL:
Anand S, Hegde DY, Yeluri R, Masih U. Modified RURS' elbow guard: An extraoral appliance for the digit sucking habit. Int J Pedod Rehabil [serial online] 2017 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];2:34-36
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