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Psychological interventions vs no treatment

Adverse events · Children with a non-nutritive sucking habit (digit or pacifier)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the cessation of non‐nutritive sucking habits in children 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes
SoF (psychological interventions vs no treatment): Adverse events - insufficient information reported. Table 3 (adverse outcomes after one month; Haryett 1967), psychological treatment group: reported upset 1/11 (9%);…
1 study
GRADE not reported

Psychological interventions vs no treatment

Occlusion · Children with a non-nutritive sucking habit (digit or pacifier)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the cessation of non‐nutritive sucking habits in children 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes
Occlusion: Not reported.
0 studies
No studies found

Psychological interventions (positive and negative reinforcement) vs no treatment

Sucking cessation (long term) · Children with a non-nutritive sucking habit (digit or pacifier)

Psychological interventions (positive and negative reinforcement) led to higher sucking cessation (long term) compared with no treatment; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the cessation of non‐nutritive sucking habits in children 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes
Long term (12 months or more)
RR 6.25 [1.65, 23.65]
1 study · 57 participants
GRADE not reported

Psychological interventions (positive/negative reinforcement, habit reversal, DRO) vs no treatment

Sucking cessation (short term) · Children with a non-nutritive sucking habit (digit or pacifier)

Psychological interventions (positive/negative reinforcement, habit… may leads to higher sucking cessation (short term) compared with no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the cessation of non‐nutritive sucking habits in children 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes
Short term (less than 12 months)
RR 6.16 [1.18, 32.10]
2 studies · 87 participants
Low

Psychological / counselling interventions (counselling, acupuncture, cognitive behavioural therapy, relaxation therapy, behaviour modification, electromyographic biofeedback, hypnosis, re-education) vs Another intervention, or no intervention

Outcome not reported · Patients of any age in any setting requiring intervention for iatrogenic injury to the inferior alveolar or lingual nerve

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for iatrogenic inferior alveolar and lingual nerve injury 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
Results: 'No studies evaluated ... psychological interventions.' No eligible RCT of psychological / counselling interventions (CBT, relaxation, behaviour modification, biofeedback, hypnosis, re-education, acupuncture).
0 studies
No studies found