Oral Habits-Dental Hospital Monday Market, Eraniel

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‘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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Author: Dr. M. Jovitta, Pediatric /Preventive Dental Health Expert,
Jerush Dental & Facial Corrective Centre

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