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Thumb Sucking
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Using a Bottle
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Using a Pacifier
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Mouth Breathing
To prevent tooth and jaw disorders, it is important to treat harmful habits and breathing problems.
Thumb sucking, pacifier and bottle use are considered normal during infancy. However, after the age of 4, children should stop these habits. Because these harmful habits prevent the growth of the front teeth, they create malocclusion.
Harmful habits such as thumb sucking can cause malocclusion as well as causing mouth breathing to become a habit.
The habit of breathing through the mouth may develop due to blockages in the airway (adenoids, tonsils) or harmful habits. However, it should not be forgotten that breathing through the mouth not only causes tooth and jaw disorders, but also causes slowdown and delay in growth and development in children.
So How to Quit/Treat Harmful Habits?
In quitting bad habits, the first decision is made according to the age group of the children. is given. So, if your child is under 4 years old, remember that you have time to break the habits.
However, no matter what your child's age, if you notice that malocclusion is starting to occur, you should consult a pedodontist without waiting.
If your child is over 4 years old and has harmful habits:
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Firstly, with a pediatric dentist examination. It is determined whether your child has a malocclusion.
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If your child needs it, treatment is started with habit-breaking suggestions and devices.
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After the treatment is completed, checks continue to prevent the habit from recurring.
Remember, breaking and giving up habits is a very difficult process. The right intervention in this process will save your child from experiencing severe malocclusion and aesthetic problems in the coming years!
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