Thumb Sucking Diagnosis

Creator: Dr. Reeja Tharu
Keywords: Thumb sucking, diagnosis, child, protruding, anterior teeth, habit, frequency, duration, evaluation

Written by - Dr. Reeja Tharu, M.Phil.,Ph.D

Medically Reviewed by - The Medindia Medical Review Team

Last Updated on Apr 05, 2014

How can we diagnose Thumb Sucking ?

Any child above the age of 4 with protruding anterior teeth may be affected by thumb sucking. A detailed history about the habit is very helpful. The frequency and duration of this habit can help in evaluating the extent of the habit.

The thumb used by the child normally appears to be very clean compared to the other finger.

Published on Apr 05, 2014
Last Updated on Apr 05, 2014

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resha

my daughter is 18 months old and she sucks two fingers. as a result of that there is a bump on one the finger. it does not look like a corn or calluses,however there are some features of it such as round in shape, yellow But very very soft. what is it?

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sophie007

i am 28 years old, and i am sucking finger while i am sleeping,and when i am alone, i also suck my finger for relax.....i also want to know why.....

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karakar

If you have 10 research conclusions after 2003 about "why do young children suck their thumb?" kindly post with this question

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hadeeldidi

My daughter is 1 year old.. and used to thumb sucking to sleep.. what should i do???

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guest

can this be prevented