'Jerush' is a Dental Clinic near Monday Market & Eraniel, for treating Oral Habits

Oral Habits:

Oral habit is when an individual has frequent repetition towards an act that causes a defect in dental and facial structure.

What are bad oral habits?

Thumb sucking, tongue thrusting, mouth breathing, bruxism, nail-biting lip biting, cheek biting, bobby pin opening, etc.

What happens if your children have bad oral habits?

• Forwardly placed front teeth.
• Spacing between teeth.
• A gap between upper and lower arch teeth
• Speech defect
• Mal-alignment of teeth
• Bad breath, Gingivitis, etc.

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Treatments for oral habits?

Thumb sucking or Digit sucking:

• It is considered normal up to 2½ years to 3 years.
• Psychological counseling is needed.
• A bitter flavored agent applied to the finger ( Cayenne, pepper, quinine, asafetida)
• Long sleeve nightgown
• Ace bandage
• Orthodontic habit breaking appliance.

Tongue thrusting It is a condition when the tongue makes contact with any teeth during swallowing:

• Training to correct swallow and posture of the tongue
• Pre orthodontic trainer
• Speech therapy
• A removable and fixed orthodontic appliance

Bruxism It is a habitual grinding of teeth when the person is not chewing or swallowing. It may be caused due to stress, occlusal disturbances etc.

• Psychological counseling
• Occlusal splint
• Occlusal adjustment
• Restore the damaged teeth

Lip biting, cheek biting, nail-biting

• Educate the patients to give up such habits
• Removable habit-breaking appliances

The identification and managing the cause according is important.

Jerush Dental Clinic

We at Jerush Dental & Facial Corrective Centre provide all habit-breaking appliances and treat all ailments caused by bad oral habits in children. 'Jerush Dental & Facial Corrective Centre' is located at Thuckalay, near Nagercoil and Marthandam in Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu, India. Eraniel and Monday Market (Thingal Nagar) are the nearest towns.

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[caption id="attachment_1548" align="alignleft" width="95"] Dr-Jovitta[/caption] Author: Dr. M. Jovitta, Pediatric /Preventive Dental Health Expert, Jerush Dental & Facial Corrective Centre Click to read Dr. Jovitta's other blogs: "Why flossing is important" "Brushing Techniques" "Bad breath or Halitosis"