Can Pacifiers and Thumb Sucking Affect My Child’s teeth?
Can Pacifiers and Thumb Sucking Affect My Child’s Teeth? In short, yes. While thumb sucking or pacifier use is one of an infant’s natural reflexes, prolonged sucking can exert force on the teeth and jaws. If your child sucks a thumb, finger, pacifier, or lips, their teeth or jaw growth may be affected (some bone…