While it's quite normal for young children to suck their thumbs or use pacifiers to self-soothe, prolonged thumb sucking can potentially cause dental issues down the road. If you notice that your child isn't breaking the habit, you may want to visit an orthodontist for help. Take a look at why prolonged thumb sucking is a problem and how to address it.
Why Is Prolonged Thumb Sucking a Problem?
Thumb sucking can actually change the position of the teeth and shape the palate as a child grows.
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The exterior of your teeth is coated in an extremely strong type of calcium made of a substance called hydroxyapatite. This acts as a shield, protecting the underlying portions of each tooth. Although it's strong, it's certainly not unbreakable. Direct trauma to your teeth can result in small cracks and chips. Wear and tear can do the same. When your dental enamel needs assistance, it's a question of whether it needs to have something added or something removed.
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A dental implant can be applied to complete many different types of dental restorations. The implant, which replaces the roots of a lost tooth, can be topped by a number of prosthetic devices that are used to replace the natural crown.
Here are two prosthetic devices that may be paired with implants.
Implant-Secured Top Dentures
A traditional top denture is held in place by suction. The device rests against the soft tissues of the roof of the mouth.
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For many teens and even adults, braces are expected at some point in life in order to obtain a healthy, straight smile. If the time has come for you and your child to consider orthodontics, it is not uncommon for you to have a number of questions. Here are a few questions that may arise as well as their answers.
What Exactly Can Braces Treat?
Ideally, braces are designed to repair issues with alignment, such as underbites, overbites, and crossbites.
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One of your permanent teeth has sustained damage, and you know that a crown is the best option for having the damaged tooth replaced quickly. What you may not know is a crown can actually be placed in a single visit with some dentists. One-visit crown services make it possible for a patient to come in with damage to a tooth and walk out with their crown within the same visit.
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