Developing good habits requires long-term commitment, while bad habits often accompany us. Parents, please pay attention to the following bad oral habits in children and adjust them in time, otherwise they will affect the child's facial appearance.
Bad Oral Habit - Finger Sucking
During infancy, children tend to put their fingers in their mouths and suck on them.
However, if the habit of finger sucking persists in children over 3 years old, parents should take it seriously.
Long-term finger sucking can have an impact on children's oral development, leading to malocclusion.
Bad Oral Habit - Lip Biting
Lip biting is an abnormal lip habit. Persistent lip biting can cause the upper front teeth to develop forward and upward.
This can easily result in problems such as protruding upper front teeth, crowded lower front teeth, and retruded lower jaw, affecting the aesthetic arrangement of teeth.
Bad Oral Habit - Tongue Thrusting
While tongue thrusting is considered a mischievous and affectionate behavior, it is also a bad habit that can lead to acute malocclusion.
To perform tongue thrusting, the tongue needs to be placed between the upper and lower teeth, and maintaining this position for a long time may lead to anterior open bite.
Bad Oral Habit - Mouth Breathing
Mouth breathing not only has the potential to make people "ugly," but also poses a series of risks. When breathing through the mouth, there is an imbalance of pressure inside and outside the teeth, and the muscles are in an unbalanced state, which can easily lead to abnormal skeletal development and a retruded facial appearance.
Moreover, mouth breathing can directly inhale unclean bacteria and dust, causing harm to the throat, lungs, and other parts of the body, which is detrimental to health.
