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Habit Breaking Appliances

“My 5 yrs old son is always sucking a thumb, and I have tried everything but he is stuck with this bad habit”. Does it not look like a common scenario? Yes .
It’s very common for children to to develop unhealthy habits because they don’t realize the consequences. It can drastically change the growth patterns of the jaw and can ruin the alignment of the teeth.
However, in most cases they tend to leave these these bad habits as they age. But what about those who don’t? That’s where you need Habit Breaking Appliances . At SMILeRA , we have expertise of custom-crafting these Habit Breaking Appliances for the children of all age groups .

The common types of habits are :

  • Thumb / Digit Sucking
  • Tongue thrusting
  • Mouth breathing
  • Bruxism
  • Lip Biting
  • Nail Biting

Oral habits are habits that children frequently acquire that may either temporarily or permanently be harmful to dental occlusion for and to the supporting structure .