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Pedodentist. Uneven teeth
My 5 year old is developing uneven teeth. She has a habit of sucking her thumbs while sleeping. She wants to leave this habit but is addicted and unable to leave. sucks thumbs only while trying to sleep.
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YOU need to have a consultation with dentist.depending on the clinical condition,measures to be taken accordingly.
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Please apply a solution called FEMITE before trying for fixed appliances.. Its very bitter and has helped many of my patients. Usually available at local chemist manufactured by Dabur India..
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The habit can be stopped with certain appliances that has to be fixed in child's mouth which have good results to stop ssuch habit. Visit a dentist and ask for habit breaking appliance.
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Kindly get your childs evaluation done first in order to get a picture of what needs to be done. A couple of things to be considered, does she have any other sibling(brother/sister), are both the parents working, many things needs to be addressed before we can assess why the child is doing thumb sucking. But first & foremost a check up is a must. Good luck to you..
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Hi.. visit dentist. We can fabricate a habit breaking appliance to stop thumb sucking habit.
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Hi there.. Habits once formed take time to go.. But don't worry.. Just get a fixed customized habit breaking appliance made for her. It gives excellent results and have good acceptance too.It will be fixed to her back (molar) teeth and she will hardly take one to two months to leave thumb sucking .. Good luck.
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Dr. N Srinivas
Dentist
20 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Thumb sucking habit is generally seen in kids. There are habit breaking appliances (Removable or fixed) in order to control the habit. So visit Pedodontist imm.
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Dr. Kshitiz Rohilla
Oral Pathologist
16 yrs exp
Faridabad
Thumb sucking is a deep rooted habit because it is the only habit that the child can start developing in mother's womb only..... a multi directional approach needs to be followed when treating a patient with such a habit...... habit breaking appliances can be given which can be removable or fixed and can help to control this habit to a great extent.... but we also need to evaluate the psychological component of the child mentality which is making him/her addicted to the habit..... Regards.....
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