One characteristic of children that often we know is the habits of thumb sucking. Thumb often used as a substitute for the habit of sucking milk from a bottle or breast. This usually occurs naturally due to the activities suck milk usually give peace to the child so that the child was used to suck up to calm him, especially before going to bed. Although many children who eventually leave this habit, the child could actually get worse if the impact thumb sucking for a long time.
Influences Formation of jaws and teeth
Habits thumb sucking in children it can cause an abnormal position in the order of the teeth and jaw. This condition is often referred to as malocclusion where children are constantly sucking her thumb and allowed people to more than three years of age to find his son has a structure that tends crooked teeth. Many cases where already clenched teeth but the front of the tooth remains in the open condition. This buck teeth problems can affect the physical appearance of the child in the future.
Impact on Pronunciation and How to Speak
malocclusion itself can make to become more tapered jaw where the teeth and jaw structure precisely and more slender V-shaped, unlike the normal jaw which tend to be wide and U-shaped addition to an effect on facial appearance, children will also be difficult to say the letter D or T with ease. How could this happen? Intensity, frequency, up to the duration of inhalation can have a big impact on the shape of the jaw in addition to the pressure and also the position of the finger. Indeed, sucking pacifiers can have the same effect with the thumb sucking habit. However, many children who even unconsciously suck his thumb during sleep time. Pressure thumb which has a large size in a long time would gradually shift the teeth and jaw structure.
If you have a child like thumb sucking. Do not hesitate to reprimand the child and tell him if this habit is not good, especially in making the shape of the face becomes unbalanced. Do not hesitate to forbid children to do so even though the child was crying because it turned out it was also for the good of the future child.
