ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Oral habits are continuous stimulation of oral or Para oral structures by digit sucking, pacifier sucking, lip sucking and biting, nail-biting, bruxism, self-injurious habits and tongue thrusting. Overindulgence is more likely to illustrate the parenting style for singletons and thus mold them into self-centered, dependent individuals and is anticipated to be lacking in social skills as they do not have siblings to interact with. AIM: The present study was aimed to establish the impact of psychological factor on oral deleterious habits. METHODS: Non-probability, convenient sampling technique was employed that yielded information from 200 random samples ranging from 10 to 14 years of age consisting of 92 boys and 108 girls was taken into the observational study having a cross-sectional design. All the participants data interrogated for the presence of various oral habits were evaluated for statistical analysis by SPSS software Version 26.0. RESULTS: A significant correlation was observed between the oral habits and the study population group (p=0.017121 P<0.05). On comparing boys and girls with oral habits a significant correlation was observed and it was also observed Bruxism (52.6%) was predominant among boys with no significant correlation with age. Similarly Nail Biting (50%) being the most predominant habit among girls. CONCLUSION: Eitherparental overindulgence or negligence can be a crucial factor which needs to be given immediate attention among this age group. Lack of awareness about the adverse oral habits would not only result in dentofacial anomalies but also have a greater impact on their well-being. Keywords: Child Neglect, Maternal Growth, Nail Biting, Oral Habits, Overindulgence, Single Child
Publication date: 1/1/21

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.1.5297