The Use of a Pacifier to Correct Malocclusions in Young Children

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Conditions studied: Malocclusion

In brief

The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of a pacifier (102 Medical Pacifier, Curaprox, Switzerland) on malocclusions like posterior crossbite, anterior open bite, larger overjet and tongue dysfunction in young children.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03513003

Run by

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

People needed

200

Starts

2020-06-24

Expected to finish

2027-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-04-13

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 5. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children who are sucking the pacifier and / or baby bottle for the last 6 months in use.
• Manifesting posterior crossbite in which minium 1 tooth and/or edge to edge in the region deciduous canines and/or deciduous molars, with or without forced bite.
• AND / OR
• Manifesting anterior open bite in which the overbite has negative values or edge to edge (≤ 0), with or without tongue thrust.

You may not qualify if…

• Children who are thumb- or fingersucking (or sucking other objects)
• syndromic or cleft patients
• patients with history of cranio-facial trauma, history of temporomandibular joint infection or musculo-skeletal asymmetry (e.g. scoliosis, torticollis)
• patients with systematic diseases
• patients currently under or after orthodontic Treatment
• patients with ankylosed teeth (e.g. after dental trauma).

Where it is running

• UZB, University Center for Dental Medicine — Basel, Switzerland (enrolling)

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