Cessation of Thumb/ Finger Sucking Habit

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Thumb/Finger Sucking Habit

Treatments: Other: palatal crib; Device: electronic habit reminder

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04075617

Electronic habit reminder

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to assess the use of electronic habit reminder and palatal crib in the cessation of thumb/finger sucking habit.

Treatment of thumb/finger sucking by extraoral approaches are well accepted by school-age children (Adair, 1999). It was reported in a case study by Krishnappa et al that the use of an extraoral electronic habit reminder is a new method used for cessation of thumb/finger sucking habit in short time and it is more comfortable and acceptable to the child (Krishnappa et al, 2016).

Full description

This study will be conducted in, Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University. Diagnosis and patient selection will be at outpatient clinic in the specific days of diagnosis. Impression taking, delivery of appliances and follow up will be at post graduate clinic under supervision of the main and assistant supervisor.

Eligible patients will be randomized to form two groups, Intervention group: Treatment by using electronic habit reminder which will be constructed by taking impression for the thumb/finger using silicon impression material (putty consistency) and pouring it with dental stone. The replica of the finger is used to formulate a custom made cover for it, which consists of stainless steel wires with specific design and acrylic resin this is the first part of the reminder. The second part is in the shape of wrist watch which is connected to the first part by a wire. When the child puts his finger in his mouth the stainless steel wires touch each other and the watch produces alarming sound and counts how many times the alarm goes off. The child should wear the appliance most of the time except during eating and activities.

Control group: Treatment by using palatal crib which will be constructed by taking impression for upper arch with alginate impression material, and then will be sent to the lab for fabrication. Cementation of the appliance and then follow up.

Follow up will be at two weeks and 1, 3, 6 months.

Enrollment: 22 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children with thumb/finger sucking habit.
• After eruption of upper first permanent molar
• open bite

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with special health care need
• Uncooperative child
• Parents refuse the participation of their child

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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22 participants in 2 patient groups

intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

electronic habit reminder will fabricated to treat thumb/finger sucking habit containing two parts: acrylic part specially fabricated for the child finger/thumb connected to the reminder in the shape of wrist watch.

Treatment:

Device: electronic habit reminder

control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

palatal crib will be cemented after impression taking and fabrication

Treatment:

Other: palatal crib