Case Report

Year : 2017 | Volume : 2 | Issue : 1 | Page : 34-36

Modified RURS’ Elbow Guard: An Extraoral Appliance for the Digit Sucking Habit

Siddharth Anand, Deepa Yeshwanth Hegde1, Ramakrishna Yeluri2 , Updesh Masih1

Department of Pedodontics, Purvanchal Institute of Dental Sciences, Gorakhpur, 1 Department of Pedodontics, K.D. Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, 2 Department of Pedodontics, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Address for correspondence:

Dr. Siddharth Anand,

Department of Pedodontics, Purvanchal Institute of Dental Sciences, Sector 7, GIDA, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.

E‐mail: drsiddharthanand@yahoo.co.in

Abstract

Digit sucking is the most common oral fixation seen in children. Some situations that stimulate digit sucking are fatigue, boredom, excitement, hunger, fear, physical, and emotional stress. If these habits persist beyond the preschool age when permanent teeth start to erupt, they may be implicated as an important environmental etiological factor associated with the development of malocclusion. This article presents a case report of a 9‐year‐old female patient with thumb sucking habit since childhood and describes the steps in the fabrication of the modified RURS’ elbow guard appliance for more efficient function.

Keywords: Digit sucking, habit breaking appliance, modified RURS’ elbow guard

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How to cite this article: Anand S, Hegde DY, Yeluri R, Masih U. Modified RURS' elbow guard: An extraoral appliance for the digit sucking habit. Int J Pedod Rehabil 2017;2:34-6.