Author/Authors :
پوراسلامي ، حميدرضا نويسنده , , ابوالبشري، محمدرضا نويسنده Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontic s, School of Dentistry, International Campus, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran Abolbashari, Mohammad Reza , شمس الدين، هدي نويسنده Resident, Department of Pedodontics, School of D entistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Ke rman, Iran Shamsadin, Hoda , شريفي، حميد 1330 نويسنده پزشکي SHARIFI, hamid , پوراسلامي، پرنيان نويسنده Student of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Poureslami, Parnian
Abstract :
BACKGROUND AND AIM:
The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of finger sucking habit among
three-six-year-old children from kindergartens of Kerman, Iran.
METHODS:
This descriptive, cross-sectional study used census
sampling to select 1000 children from 40 kindergartens.
Data was collected by a checklist and clinical examination. Chi-square test in SPSS16
was
used for statistical analysis.
RESULTS:
The prevalence of finger sucking habit was 3.4%. T
here was no statistically significant relation between
gender and the habit. Pacifier sucking habit was no
t an influencing factor in finger sucking habit. Mo
st children
(47.06%) had received exclusive breastfeeding. Anterior open bite was seen in 50.00% of the children with finger
sucking habit.
CONCLUSIONS:
This study showed the decreased prevalence of finger sucking habit compared to similar studies. This
difference might have been caused by the type of feeding (about 50% of the children in the present study were breast-fed).
