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The effect of pacifier sucking on orofacial structures: a systematic literature review

Overview of attention for article published in Progress in Orthodontics, March 2018
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Title
The effect of pacifier sucking on orofacial structures: a systematic literature review
Published in
Progress in Orthodontics, March 2018
DOI 10.1186/s40510-018-0206-4
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Karin Michèle Schmid, Remo Kugler, Prasad Nalabothu, Carles Bosch, Carlalberta Verna

Abstract

Non-nutritive sucking habits may adversely affect the orofacial complex. This systematic literature review aimed to find scientific evidence on the effect of pacifier sucking on orofacial structures. A search on MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Web of Science databases was conducted to find all pertinent articles published from inception until February 2018, based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The quality of the studies was evaluated using the risk of bias judgements in non-randomized studies of interventions (ROBINS-I). Among the 2288 articles found, 17 articles met the selection criteria: seven prospective cohort studies, nine cross-sectional studies, and one randomized clinical trial. Using ROBINS-I, 12 studies were evaluated to have a serious overall risk of bias and five, a moderate one. These studies claimed a strong association between a pacifier sucking habit and the presence of an anterior open bite and posterior crossbite. Functional/orthodontic pacifiers were shown to cause significantly less open bites than the conventional ones. High level of evidence of the effect of sucking habits on orofacial structures is missing. The available studies show severe or moderate risk of bias; hence, the findings in the literature need to be very carefully evaluated. There is moderate evidence that the use of pacifier is associated with anterior open bite and posterior crossbite, thus affecting the harmonious development of orofacial structures. Functional/orthodontic pacifiers reduce the prevalence of open bite when compared to the conventional ones, but evidence is needed concerning the effects on posterior crossbite. Well-designed randomized controlled trials are needed to further analyze the effects of functional/orthodontic and conventional pacifiers on orofacial structures.

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Unknown 301 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 34 11%
Student > Master 30 10%
Student > Postgraduate 20 7%
Student > Ph. D. Student 18 6%
Researcher 12 4%
Other 36 12%
Unknown 151 50%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 105 35%
Nursing and Health Professions 17 6%
Engineering 4 1%
Social Sciences 3 <1%
Linguistics 3 <1%
Other 10 3%
Unknown 159 53%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 21. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 September 2023.
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#1,880,822
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Outputs from Progress in Orthodontics
#3
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#38,846
of 356,375 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Progress in Orthodontics
#1
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