The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of a pacifier (102 Medical Pacifier, Curaprox, Switzerland) on malocclusions like posterior crossbite, anterior open bite, larger overjet and tongue dysfunction in young children.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
200
Children swap from their habitual pacifier to the functional pacifier and stop baby bottle
Children stop the use of their pacifier and/or baby bottle
UZB, University Center for Dental Medicine
Basel, Switzerland
RECRUITINGPosterior cross bite
presence of posterior crossbite in which minium 1 tooth and/or edge to edge in the region deciduous canines and/or deciduous molars, with or without forced bite.
Time frame: 1 year
Anterior open bite
presence of anterior open bite in which the overbite has negative values or edge to edge (≤ 0), with or without tongue thrust.
Time frame: 1 year
Facial movement
Lip contraction during swallowing of a sip of water
Time frame: 1 year
Lip competence
Contact between the upper and the lower lips at rest
Time frame: 1 year
Facial morphology
3D measurements of facial proportions
Time frame: 1 year
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