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Effect of tongue hygiene instruction on periodontal patients: an experimental study [PDF]

BMC Oral Health
Background Although tongue cleaning provides various benefits such as reducing dental plaque, improving halitosis, managing gingival inflammation, and enhancing subjective taste, many people do not include tongue hygiene in their oral health habits. This
Fazele Atarbashi-Moghadam, Sajjad Salari, Seyed Sepehr Mirebeigi-Jamasbi   +2 more
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Correlation Between Early Childhood Oral Habits and Developing Malocclusions: A Pediatric-Orthodontic Cohort Analysis

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
Aim: To use a cohort-based orthodontic analysis to examine the association between early childhood oral habits (such as mouth breathing, tongue thrusting, dummy use, and thumb sucking) and the occurrence, kind, and severity of developing malocclusions in
Vijender Kumar, Kangjam James Singh, Kinjal Jani, Ashim Roy, Roshni Mahajan, Teena Purohit, Vikram Singh   +6 more
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A Customized Mouthguard Design for a Child with Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder: A Case Report [PDF]

Pediatric Reports
When fabricating custom-made mouthguards for children, tooth replacement is an important factor for dentists to consider. In addition, orofacial myofunctional disorders and deleterious oral habits—such as incompetent lip seal and tongue thrusting—are ...
Masatoshi Otsugu, Fumikazu Tojo, Rena Okawa, Kazuhiko Nakano   +3 more
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Causes and management of tongue bite in primary care

Journal of Primary Care Dentistry and Oral Health, 2023
Tongue bite typically refers to an injury to the tongue caused by accidental biting. While it may not be a severe medical emergency, it can cause discomfort and pain.
Tina Chowdhary, Raman Kumar
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Effects of habit-breaking appliances on tongue movements during deglutition in children with tongue thrust swallowing using ultrasonography – A pilot study

Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, 2020
Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the duration and range of tongue movements in tongue thrust swallow patterns with and without habit-breaking appliances using computer-aided M-mode ultrasound images.
Mihir Nayak, Sandya Devi S Patil, Madhu Kakanur, Snehalika A More, S Ravi Kumar, Rachna Thakur   +5 more
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Prevention of Severe Tongue Biting in a Mentally Challenged Patient: A Clinical Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018
Orofacial dysfunctions and habits are the main factors which influence the development of malocclusion and perioral disease. In this context, Orthodontics, a field of Dentistry, is closely associated with the diagnosis and treatment of injuries stemming ...
Filiz Aydoğan , Aynur Medine Şahin Sağlam   +1 more
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Adaptability of the tongue during orthodontic apparatus treatment

RUDN Journal of Medicine, 2023
To date, most dentoalveolar deformities are associated with bad habits such as thumb sucking, tongue sticking out, and so on. According to the authors, protrusion of the tongue is normal in newborns, in which the tongue lies between the gingival pads ...
Maria B. Vasilyeva, Nidjat A. Guseynov
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Lip biting scar and its treatment – A rare case report

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2023
Oral habits are an acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary. Oral habits such as thumb sucking, lip sucking, tongue thrusting, lip biting, nail biting, object biting, and bruxism have serious health consequences. Several
Vaibhava Raaj, Gobichettipalayam Jagatheeswaran Anbuselvan, Sajjad Salam, Muthukrishnan Sivagami, Andamuthu Yamunadevi, Kedarnath Priyadarshini, Kavinkumar Krishnaswamy Anbazhagan   +6 more
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Assessment of changes in the upper airway in children with finger sucking habit using cephalometric radiographs

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2023
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 ...
Sharmila Priyanka Betha, Bushra Kanwal, Randhir Kumar, Disha Jandial, Rabab Musalli, Praveen Kumar Varma   +5 more
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Elucidating the Philosophical Foundations of theWisdom of "Tongue under Control," with an Emphasis on Allameh Javadi Amoli’s opinion [PDF]

تاریخ فلسفه اسلامی
Contemplation and theoretical reflections on the "tongue under control" and how it operates, or the reasons and factors that prevent humans from exercising control, are among the most important topics studied by Islamic scholars.
Behrouz Asadi, Mohammad Karami
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