Question 123 · LDEK · Etiology of malocclusion

Partial open bite can result from:

1) infantile type of swallowing;
2) pacifier sucking;
3) vertical positioning of the sucked thumb;
4) nail biting;
5) habitual supporting of the chin with one's hand.
The correct answer is:
  1. A. 1,2,4.
  2. B. 2,3.
  3. C. 3,4,5.
  4. D. only 4.
  5. E. all the above.
Hint

Think which habits keep the tongue or an object between the incisors, and which thumb position Polish textbooks link with open bite.

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