[Oral stereotypes in school children]

When children are asked about school, most say they look forward to it. Not a few children, however, experience feelings of insecurity about school, and in particular starting school. Some are even afraid, and in some cases the child is unable to cope with its fears alone. An orthodontist must reckon with continual or periodical school problems when planning therapy. These difficulties are an essential element of the child's psycho-social world, although by no means the sole element. The relationship between oral stereotypes in school-age children and the necessity of parent counseling or psychological/psychiatric aid for the child is investigated on the basis of clinical reports.