Breathing with your mouth, will it be longer and more ugly? Will it even affect IQ?
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First look at a normal set of maxillofacial growth patterns
From left to right are the girls' faces of 11 years old, 16 years old and 31 years old.
And the adenoid face is like this
On the left is a picture of the girl's 6-year-old. At this time she has already had a very serious mouth breathing, and almost all of her breathing is done by the mouth. On the right is her 9-year-old photo, which shows that her mouth is significantly different. )
Parents fry the pot, worried about their own baby, is it a small habit that will affect the value?
In fact, this is just the tip of the iceberg of bad oral habits. Let's ask Dr. Li Jing from the Department of Pediatric Stomatology , Peking University School of Stomatology to talk about the bad habits of oral abuse.
Mommy Baby invited expert | Li Jing
Deputy Chief Physician, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Peking University School of Stomatology, Doctor of Stomatology, National Physician Qualification Examination. Former assistant researcher at the University of Hong Kong Philip Dental College. 15 years of clinical teaching, engaged in the correction of children's mismatch and bad oral habits, treatment of childhood rickets, endodontics, and periapical diseases.
What is bad oral habits?
After 3 years of age, there are frequent mouth breathing, tongue sticking, biting lips, licking fingers, biting, unilateral chewing, abnormal swallowing, etc., we call it bad habits.
It is called "bad habits" because these persistent, regular small movements affect the normal development of teeth, mouth, and even the face.
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How do these habits affect children?
What about tooth alignment, oral function, and facial development?
1. The location of the teeth's eruption and assembly is determined by genetic factors, but also by external forces. These forces come from the tongue, lips, airflow, foreign objects, and so on.
2. When the various forces are in a normal state, such as the balance of the strength of the tongue and the lips, the smooth and elegant arch curvature is formed, and the teeth are arranged relatively beautifully. If the position of the tongue is not correct, the abnormal swallowing action, or the abnormal movement of the lips, will break the balance of the force around the teeth, causing abnormalities in the arrangement of the teeth and the shape of the alveolar bone.
3. Airflow through the nasal cavity, exerting a certain pressure on the maxilla, can promote the development of the maxilla to the downward direction, and create a full and beautiful face. However, if the airflow does not pass through the nasal cavity, but enters the respiratory tract through the oral cavity, a certain upward force is exerted on the maxilla. The shape of the maxilla becomes high arched and the width is narrowed, resulting in insufficient development of the middle part of the face and insufficient teeth. The space, which in turn causes the teeth to align.
4. å® fingers, biting hard objects, also give the mouth an extra strength, the teeth and bones in the corresponding position are squeezed, have a direct impact on the local tooth height, position, and even the shape of the bone, local teeth can appear The bite is not on, the arrangement is disordered, and the arch is deformed.
5. Lateral chewing, the original symmetrical facial development is disturbed, resulting in asymmetric arch and facial development. Frequently unused teeth will accumulate a large amount of soft dirt, causing problems such as dental caries, gingivitis, and tooth replacement disorders.
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What effect does bad oral habits have on children?
Here are some answers to the questions that everyone is concerned about:
Does mouth breathing affect the intelligence of the baby?
When the nose is breathing, the nose, the nasal mucosa and the secretions will filter the air to reduce the content of bacteria and particles, making the air more clean when entering the trachea and maintaining the health of the respiratory tract.
When the mouth is breathing, there is no nasal cavity-like structure in the mouth. The air is not cleaned. At the same time, the nasal cavity and the oral cavity are connected in the pharynx. Unclean air can easily irritate the back of the nasal cavity, causing allergies or aggravating inflammation. Vicious circle.
Mouth breathing is often caused by rhinitis and adenoid hypertrophy
The circulation of gas is not smooth, which will affect the child's sleep and the supply of oxygen. Mom and Dad know that sleep and oxygen supply are important factors in the development of the baby's brain. At the same time, the breathing is not smooth, it will also distract the baby's attention. For the baby who has already gone to school, the problem of timely treatment of the respiratory system is to help improve the learning level of the baby.
Bad habits will affect the baby's posture?
When the bad oral habits are serious, it will break the symmetry of the oral cavity, occlusion, and facial muscle strength, and then pull the neck to be skewed and the shoulder height is asymmetrical. If the parents find that the baby is standing naturally, the head and neck are leaning forward, and the shoulders are high and low, you can pay attention to the bad habits of the baby so that the information can be provided to the doctor at the time of the visit.
Let our baby become more and more confident!
Although we reject the phenomenon of “taking people by appearanceâ€, every parent wants to have a beautiful and handsome appearance. Everyone has a heart for beauty, and beauty is a higher realm based on health. Healthy development and healthy growth are the foundation of a good image.
Pay more attention to the baby's oral health, which is to add a point to the baby's healthy growth, and give more strength to the child's baby, it will make our baby more and more confident!
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Is there a cure for bad oral habits?
What can parents do?
1. Environmental pollution, the pressure of life and study, and the body's reaction to the outside world can lead to bad oral habits. If the baby has bad oral habits, you can seek help from a child's dentist, perform appropriate training, or wear a corresponding braces to help the baby break bad habits.
2. Keep the baby's living environment clean, when there is pollution, try to reduce the outing activities, or wear a mask to avoid allergic reactions caused by the stimulation of adverse environment. In the face of changes and pressures in the kindergarten, school, and extracurricular classes, parents should guide the baby to ease the mood, smooth the change period, or teach the baby to adjust the pressure to avoid bad habits caused by psychological factors.
Knock on the blackboard: Doctor reminds!
1. Before the age of 3, in addition to the mouth breathing caused by rhinitis, some of the baby's small movements can not be diagnosed as bad oral habits, after treatment and adjustment, can be improved.
2. After 3 years of age, continuous or regular movements may affect the development of the mouth and face.
3. Oral bad habits do affect the baby's face, posture, psychology and many other aspects.
4. The emergence and existence of bad oral habits is a signal from the baby for help, which requires the attention of parents.
5. Timely treatment of baby's rhinitis, help to improve bad habits of mouth breathing.
6. Find the problem, consult the child's dentist as soon as possible to ease the emotional pressure of the baby.
7. Teach the baby to cope with difficulties, improve parent-child relationship, and sometimes consult a child psychologist.
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