Assessment of changes in the upper airway in children with finger sucking habit using cephalometric radiographs

Introduction: The persistence of the sucking beyond a certain age has been attributed to many deleterious effects on the orofacial structures. Hence, the present study evaluates the alterations in the upper airway among the children with and without the finger-sucking habits. Material and Methods: W...

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Published in:	Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
Main Authors:	Sharmila Priyanka Betha, Bushra Kanwal, Randhir Kumar, Disha Jandial, Rabab Musalli, Praveen Kumar Varma
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Subjects:	craniofacial morphology finger-sucking habit hyoid bone position tongue posture upper airway
Online Access:	http://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2023;volume=15;issue=5;spage=201;epage=203;aulast=Betha