Dentist worry about your child's teeth

Dentist disprove of long term Dummy use

As soon as the first tooth appears, clean teeth using a soft infant toothbrush or washer. Children who mouth breathe with a dummy or pacifier tend to have a narrow high arched palate, small underdeveloped top jaws and they tend to display a narrow facial structure with overcrowding of teeth. A Trusted Source found that malocclusion was present in nearly 71 percent of the participating dummy sucking children who continued to use a pacifier or suck their thumbs past 4 years of age. The longer the habit continues, the more likely it is that your child will need orthodontic treatment in the future. Consequently, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and many other professional bodies discourage pacifier use after age three.