Digit Sucking Habit and Association with Dental Caries and Oral Hygiene Status of Children Aged 6 Months to 12 Years Resident in Semi-Urban Nigeria.

Digit Sucking Habit and Association with Dental Caries and Oral Hygiene Status of Children Aged 6 Months to 12 Years Resident in Semi-Urban Nigeria.

OBJECTIVES:Non-nutritive sucking (NNS) is a common behavior in childhood. The association between digit sucking, dental caries and oral health has been studied with inconclusive results. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of, and the association between digit sucking, cari...

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Main Authors: Kikelomo Adebanke Kolawole, Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan, Hakeem Olatunde Agbaje, Titus Ayodeji Oyedele, Elizabeth Obhioneh Oziegbe, Nneka Kate Onyejaka, Nneka Maureen Chukwumah, Olusegun Victor Oshomoji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4758693?pdf=render

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