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Review
. 1993 Nov-Dec;60(4):385-91.

Thumb-sucking: literature review

E D Johnson  1 , B E Larson
Affiliations
  • PMID: 8126302
Review

Thumb-sucking: literature review

E D Johnson et al. ASDC J Dent Child. 1993 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

A multidisciplinary literature review of nonnutritive-sucking habits is presented. The causes, prevalence, and risks of these habits are discussed, and factors that contribute to the severity of the habit are identified.

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