Habit prevalence in dif countries
- 1. Indian
prevalence
suadi nigerian italian Albanian Brazilian Iran West
indies
Japan
Digit sucking 8.7% 16.7% 50% 22% 10.2% 17.2% 10.6% 25.2%
Tongue
thrusting
4.9% 20.8% 9.8% 9.6% --- 20%
Mouth
breathing
4.3% 12.4% ------ 23% 23.2% --- -----
Nail biting 5.8% 22.8% 11.2% ---- ----- --- 47.7%
Lip
sucking/biting
----- 15.3% 9.2% ---- 4% --- 9%
bruxism 17.3% 5.9% 9.8% ----- -------- --- ---- 12.2%
to
13.7%