| Nonnutritive Sucking Habits |
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| • | Normal
part of neonatal development |
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| • | Arise
from rooting and sucking reflexes |
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| • | Habit
normally ceases between two and |
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| four
years of age |
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| • | Effects
on dentition depends on intensity, |
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| frequency,
and duration of habit |
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| • | Success
of intervention depends on child’s |
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| readiness |
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