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Recreational strategies for the elimination of pacifier and finger sucking habits
Carina Fontana Muzulan1, Maria Inês Rebelo Gonçalves
1Centro avançado em Fonoaudiologia, Instituto da Voz, Maringá, PR, Brasil. carinamuzulan@pop.com.br
Purpose:
To verify the efficacy of recreational strategies of awareness for spontaneous removal of finger sucking or pacifier habits in children.
Methods:
Fifteen children (nine female and six male), with ages ranging from 4 to 8 years (mean age of 5.6 years) participated in the study. Recreational strategies were developed for the removal of oral habits. The program consisted of ten one-hour weekly sessions. At the end of each session, parents were oriented, solved questions, and reported their child's behaviors during the past week.
Results:
Twelve children (80%) totally eliminated the suction habit after the program. No difference was found for the removal when data regarding finger and pacifier sucking were compared (p=0.34).
Conclusion:
The awareness strategies using recreational activities was effective to eliminate finger and pacifier habits in children.
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