Dummy‐ and finger‐sucking habits in young Swedish and Norwegian children

• Published in: European Journal of Oral Sciences
• Main Authors: Larsson, Erik, Ögaard, Björn, Lindsten, Rune
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1992
• Subjects: General Dentistry; Karasjok; Kautokeino; Norway; Northern Norway
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0722.1992.tb01073.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1600-0722.1992.tb01073.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1600-0722.1992.tb01073.x

The prevalence of dummy‐ and finger‐sucking habits in 3‐yr‐old children was registered in four different areas of Sweden and Norway. In Norway 245 children were examined and in Sweden 171 children. The Swedish children were more prone to develop a dummy‐sucking habit as well as to prolong it. About...