and noticed that she is still using a pacifier, I could not believe what I saw, she is going on 8 years old soon? Why would the keep her on a pacifier this long? Could it have something to do with her teeth or something?
2006-07-12 04:40:16 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
I forgot to add, I am not trying to raise anyones kids this is just a question I took my kid off the pacifier when she was 3 months old? Just a question
2006-07-12 04:48:31 · update #1
that is music to my ears! the damage has already been done. it's going to cost a pretty penny to fix everything. is her face starting to take on a long appearance? really narrow in the mid face? upper front teeth stick out a little? check the way her teeth bite together....are the lower teeth outside the uppers in the back?
that kid is going to have some serious ortho issues!
2006-07-12 05:17:43 · answer #1 · answered by tomh311 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The parents have a choice. They can take away the pacifier and spend money on a psychiatrist or leave the kid alone and spend money on braces.
Having said that, I have three children. The youngest one had some serious medical issues (cystic fibrosis) and spent much of the first two years of her life in the hospital. The nurses gave her a pacifier to cork her up and keep her from fussing, so she was very accustomed to using it. When we took it away, she became a thumb sucker. We took her to the orthodontist and he said not to bother trying to fix her open bite (buck teeth) as long as she was still sucking her thumb. She was 8 or 10 by the time she really totally stopped and her teeth looked horrible. But, don't you know, within less than a few months, we started to see an improvement in her bite. In less than a year, her bite was perfect! The thumb is a mighty force, but lip pressure is amazing. By the way, the older two never sucked their thumbs and they both ended up needing braces.
Surely, this is an exceptional case, but I just want the world to know that all thumb-suckers don't end up needing braces.
2006-07-12 14:20:23 · answer #2 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, i my aunt has the same problem. Her daughter is almost 5 and she is still using a pacifier. They talked to a psychologist, and he said the pacifier should be taken awy before the age of 3, if its not done at that point, you shouldnt take it away until the child doesnt want it anymore, because it will scar them imotionally.
Of course there might be some medical reasons to use a pacifier that i am not aware of, but maYBE your brother just didnt take it away when she was little, and now they have to wait till she doesnt want it anymore.
2006-07-12 12:01:16 · answer #3 · answered by zinae_2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sister used one about that long...and that was with 5 brothers and sisters teasing her about it (we used to tell her she was going to get married with a pacifier in her mouth). I think after awhile it became a form of defiance for her.
She eventually just gave it up when it became too much of a hassle...she kept loosing it and could only do it after school etc.
I never used a bottle or a pacifier...but I went to school with a kid that sucked his thumb till sixth grade...it's an inborn brain thing I think. Some brains just are wired to need that suckling re-enforcement.
2006-07-12 11:51:59 · answer #4 · answered by Perry L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's really bad its not for the teeth it actually messes up teeth . Sometimes kids use pacifiers because they feel more secure with one. i had to take my daughter off hers when she was3 because she was getting older and her dentists also told me that, that could affect her teeth. It is going to be hard to take him off the pacifier because he is so use it but they have too!! Good luck let me know what happens....
2006-07-12 11:52:25 · answer #5 · answered by divine 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since her teeth are not permanent yet, the pacifier will push back the front teeth and "train" the permanent teeth to tilt backwards. Other than the dental effects, she's being spoiled. She wants to have it and has not learned that she can't always have what she wants.
2006-07-12 15:21:27 · answer #6 · answered by I'm awesome! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is ridiculous.....there is no reason for her to still be using a pacifier....she needs to get rid of it now....she will probably end up needing to get braces!!
2006-07-12 11:45:22 · answer #7 · answered by hurley_gurl_10 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No she is just spoiled.parents are trying to hold on to infant
instead of raising a young girl.
I also sucked a bottle at the age of six.I use to take it to school with me everyday in my purse.until the kids started to pick at me.I stopped cold turkey.
2006-07-12 11:47:42 · answer #8 · answered by MISSY 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just a habit that she needs to stop. It's a security thing for her...her parents need to start the process to take her off of the pacy. She is way too old
2006-07-12 11:43:39 · answer #9 · answered by carolinayaya 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This could be extremely bad for her teeth, the fact that she's has it in her mouth while she' s sleeping could actually deform the bone around it, as well a promote decay. They will surly need an orthodondist in the future. BAD,BAD,BAD
2006-07-12 11:52:11 · answer #10 · answered by prettyinpink 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋