May 2012
Abnormal oral habits: A review
Oral habits are learned patterns of muscle contraction and have a very complex nature. They are associated with anger, hunger, sleep, tooth eruption and fear. Some children even display oral habits for release of mental tension. These habits might be non-nutritive sucking (thumb, finger, pacifier and/or tongue), lip biting and bruxism events. These habits can result in damage to dentoalveolar structure; hence, dentists...
May 2012
Prevalence of dental anomalies in Iranian orthodontic patients
The aim of the study is to investigate the prevalence and gender distribution of selected dental anomalies in an Iranian orthodontic population. This is a retrospective review of panoramic radiographs of 1590 subjects investigated for frequency of selected dental anomalies. Differences in the frequency of each dental anomaly by sex were analyzed using the Pearson chi-square test. 12% of the patients showed at least one...
