Customised Bluegrass appliance reminder therapy. Report of two cases

Authors:

  • R. Neeraja
    Assistant professors, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, M.R Ambedkar Dental college and hospital,Bangalore, Karnataka, India
  • G. Kayalvizhi
    Assistant professors, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, M.R Ambedkar Dental college and hospital,Bangalore, Karnataka, India
  • S. Namineni
    Professor and Head, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Sri Sai college of dental surgery, Vikarabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

ABSTRACT


Aim

Thumb sucking habits make up the majority of oral habits. While thumb sucking is considered normal during
the first two years of life, if it is not controlled and persists beyond the preschool period it may cause deleterious effects on
dentofacial structures. Reminder therapy using Bluegrass appliance has been proven successful to intercept thumb sucking
habit. CASE REPORT: We present here two cases of thumb sucking habit in 7 and 10 year old children corrected by non-
punitive reminder therapy using a customised Bluegrass appliance.

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Publication date:

Mar /2010

Keywords:

bluegrass appliance, customised, habit, reminder therapy, thumb sucking

Issue:

Vol.11 – n.1/2010

Page:

49 – 50

Publisher:

Ariesdue

Cite:


Harvard: R. Neeraja, G. Kayalvizhi, S. Namineni (2010) "Customised Bluegrass appliance reminder therapy. Report of two cases", European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 11(1), pp49-50. doi:
Vancouver: R. Neeraja, G. Kayalvizhi, S. Namineni. Customised Bluegrass appliance reminder therapy. Report of two cases. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry [Internet]. 2010Mar.1 [cited 2025Dec.05];11(1):49-50. Available from: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/customised-bluegrass-appliance-reminder-therapy-report-of-two-cases/
MLA: R. Neeraja, G. Kayalvizhi, S. Namineni Customised Bluegrass appliance reminder therapy. Report of two cases. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2010;11(1):49-50

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