K. Kohli, DDS
Finger
Sucking Habit
zMost commonly seen non-nutritive habit in children.
zNormal for newborns to engage in digit sucking.
zCommonly develop in the first year of life.
zPsychological factors contribute to the continuation of this habit past 6-7 months of age.
zMost habits abandoned prior to the eruption of the permanent incisors.
zNo Tx needed if habit stopped by 6-7 years of age.
zEarlier Tx instituted if maxillary arch constricted or parent/child is concerned.
