Sucking habits in childhood and the effects on the primary dentition: Findings of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 178-188

  Duncan, Karen ^a   McNamara, Clare ^a   Ireland, Anthony J ^a,b   Sandy, Jonathan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTITION; HABIT; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALOCCLUSION; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; PACIFIER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; SUCKING;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENTITION, PRIMARY; FINGERSUCKING; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALOCCLUSION; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; PACIFIERS; SUCKING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 41649086154     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2007.00905.x     Document Type: Article

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