{"id":207,"date":"2017-06-15T20:10:55","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T20:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enclavedental.com\/blog\/?p=207"},"modified":"2017-06-20T20:12:41","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T20:12:41","slug":"southlake-dentist-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enclavedental.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/15\/southlake-dentist-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Southlake Dentist Provides Habit-Breaking Appliances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.enclavedental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/iStock_000051186630_Small-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Your Southlake dentist provides habit-breaking appliances. \" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enclavedental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/iStock_000051186630_Small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.enclavedental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/iStock_000051186630_Small-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.enclavedental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/iStock_000051186630_Small.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Are you concerned about an oral habit your child just can\u2019t quit? If we\u2019re talking about thumbsucking or mouth breathing, you shouldn\u2019t worry t<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">oo <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">much &#8212; it\u2019s nothing all that unusual. Like a fear of the dark or a love of pb &amp; j, most children have at least one of these oral habits. The important thing is finding a solution before they affect the development of their smile. Your Southlake dentist, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enclavedental.com\/meet-dr-thomas.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Preetha Thomas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, provides help with habit-breaking appliances. Interceptive orthodontics may be necessary to guide the formation of the mouth, too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common Oral Habits in Children (And Their Effects)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three of the most common oral habits across children of all ages and backgrounds include\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thumbsucking.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Most kids are prone to suck their thumbs <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.babycenter.com\/0_thumb-sucking-why-it-happens-and-what-to-do-about-it_63687.bc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when they feel scared or anxious<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, like maybe when they\u2019re getting dropped off at daycare. As a soothing motion, most kids will also suck their thumbs to go to sleep. Thumbsucking affects the development of the roof of the mouth and can cause future alignment issues in the teeth. Kids who suck their thumbs are also often tongue thrusters.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tongue thrusting<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If your child has a lisp when pronouncing words with \u201cs,\u201d or if you can often see their tongue when they speak, he or she is likely a tongue thruster. This habit affects the alignment of the teeth, preventing the top and bottom teeth from meeting, and delaying proper speech development. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mouth breathing.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mouth breathing can occur due to allergies or issues with the sinuses. Unfortunately, inhibited breathing robs a child\u2019s brain of oxygen throughout the day and during sleep, affecting their overall development. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Habit-Breaking Appliances Help<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can always try helping your child break habits the natural way, maybe by applying a bad-tasting solution to the thumb before sleep, or getting them to wear a glove at night. These tactics work for some, but many kiddos will find ways around them. Mouth breathing can be solved by treating stuffed up sinuses. Because it requires retraining the way the tongue moves, tongue thrusting always require a bit of professional help for kids. That\u2019s where habit-breaking appliances come in. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A couple of the habit-breaking appliances available at Enclave Dental:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A tongue-thrusting device that prevents the tongue from pressing up against the front teeth when the child swallows. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A device that widens the upper palate to open up the sinuses and prevent mouth breathing. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where Interceptive Orthodontics Come Into Play<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Thomas may recommend interceptive orthodontics alongside a habit-breaking appliance. With this approach, she can guide the development of your child\u2019s bite while it\u2019s easiest to intervene &#8212; before the jaw has completely formed. Interceptive orthodontics can greatly reduce future orthodontic treatment times. In the best cases, it can eliminate the need for braces in adolescence altogether. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who\u2019s the Dentist Near Me for Interceptive Ortho? <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your child is a thumbsucker, mouthbreather, or tongue thruster, don\u2019t wait to let the action take a toll on their mouth. Dr. Thomas can help break the habit and guide the development of their smiles &#8212; reducing or possibly eliminating the need for future orthodontic treatment. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enclavedental.com\/request-an-appointment.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Request an appointment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to learn about habit-breaking appliances today! <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you concerned about an oral habit your child just can\u2019t quit? If we\u2019re talking about thumbsucking or mouth breathing, you shouldn\u2019t worry too much &#8212; it\u2019s nothing all that unusual. Like a fear of the dark or a love of pb &amp; j, most children have at least one of these oral habits. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Your Southlake Dentist Provides Habit-Breaking Appliances<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Does your child have a harmful habit, like thumsucking? 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