The habit of ruining young oral teeth

Finger sucking or breast prosthesis, oral breathing, anti-chin . in children are habits that badly affect the development of facial teeth, even lead to distortion of this area.

Suck your fingers and nipples

The impact of this habit depends on the number of sucking times a day and the duration of each sucking. Finger sucking not only causes unhygienic, increases the risk of helminth infections but also affects teeth and bones like:

- The upper jaw of the upper jaw is protruding, making the teeth loose and easily broken when impacted.
- When sucking the finger, the cheek is pulled back, causing the jaw of the upper jaw to be pressed and lying in the inside of the lower jaw to falsify the bite. This is the cause of temporomandibular joint pain and open occlusion.
- The upper and lower teeth do not touch each other, causing the tongue to be pushed forward, making it difficult for children to pronounce.
- During the process of sucking fingers, the lower lip is pressed to lie behind the upper incisor, causing the neck.

Put your tongue forward and bite your lower lip

These disabilities can cause a child to have upper teeth and bite joints open.

Breathe through the mouth

The reason may be that the child has a nasal obstacle, so he must breathe by mouth. This way of breathing will dry the oral mucosa, dislocate teeth and jaw, easily cause tooth decay and respiratory infection.

Against chin and sucking on upper lip

This habit does not cause immediate significant deviation of teeth but if prolonged, it may cause the lower jaw.

In addition, nail biting habits, clenching teeth, and biting hard objects are also harmful because they will make young teeth worn, cracked, chewed, and long-term can kill pulp pulp and fatigue at temporal joints. If you use sharp objects to floss regularly, interstitial teeth will be exposed, gums are vulnerable to scratches.

Help children avoid

Should resolutely force children to remove bad habits from the beginning because the longer it is, the more difficult it is to quit. For children who suck at their hands at 2-3 months of age, think about not letting them bend their elbows to their mouths, such as taking a cardboard tube into their arms, hugging their elbows. For older children, it is possible to rub a substance that has an unpleasant smell in the finger that the child often put on the mouth, or wrap the finger with cloth .

If the child breathes through the mouth due to nasal diseases, it is necessary to immediately seek medical treatment. If the child is still breathing through the mouth, the chin bandage may be used to allow the child to practice breathing through the nose.

Only for children to floss their teeth when absolutely necessary, such as when they get caught in the teeth, food . Toothpick has a small head that fits well between the teeth and is relatively soft so as not to damage the gums.

Other bad habits such as anti-chin, lip biting . often happen when children are older, parents can apply strict measures if children still recur . Should show interesting games let children be attracted to it and forget the bad habits.