Does your kid like to chew on his or her thumb? Over time, you might start to wonder if it’s a good habit or if it could hurt the way their teeth grow. Should you tell them not to chew their thumbs? Read on to learn more about your child’s habit of sucking his or her thumb and how it can hurt his or her teeth.
Some very sweet ultrasounds have shown that even foetuses sucking their thumbs. You may have seen babies and young children sucking their thumbs when they are upset or anxious. But this is when their teeth start to come in, and sucking their thumb can hurt them. It can mess up the alignment of the permanent teeth because the constant pressure of the thumb makes the front teeth grow in at an angle. Misaligned teeth can cause pain and problems with the jaw in the long run.
In a perfect world, your child would stop sucking his thumb without you having to do anything. They might notice that the other kids around them don’t do it, and they might start to feel bad about it. But, as you know, kids don’t always make things that easy.
You can try a number of things have your child to stop sucking their thumb. You could set rules, like only letting them chew their thumbs at bedtime, to help them stop. Children respond well to reward systems, like putting a sticker on a chart for each day they don’t chew their thumb and giving them a bigger reward after a week of not sucking their thumb. You can even buy a thumb guard that will stop your child from sucking his or her thumb.
Babies and toddlers sucking their thumbs is cute. However, when their teeth start to come in, it can be a bad habit that is hard to break. The Gallery Dental is the place to go if you are worried about your child’s teeth.
This payment plan provides for your routine preventive dental care and you pay for restorative treatment as you need it. It is easy to set up and no pre-assessment is necessary.
It includes:
Fees from £17.45
This provides cover towards dental implant treatment costs required as a result of dental injury where a tooth is damaged beyond repair. Implant cover can be added as an option to any of the above plans. Your dentist can discuss with you the best plan to suit your needs, and the monthly subscription cost.
Fees from £2.25 extra per month
Disclaimer:
All fees listed above include the cost of optional Denplan Supplementary Insurance, provided by Simplyhealth Access. During your application you will choose whether to add this optional cover to your plan or not. You will be given full details of the insurance’s benefits and information to help you decide if it is right for you. If you choose not to take out this optional insurance the plan’s monthly fee will reduce by 60p (the monthly cost of the insurance).
This is a monthly payment plan which helps you pay for your routine and restorative dental treatment. Your dentists will conduct a dental assessment and what you pay per month depends on your oral health, making sure you only pay for what you need.
It includes:
Fees from £18.95 – £42.95
This provides cover towards dental implant treatment costs required as a result of dental injury where a tooth is damaged beyond repair. Implant cover can be added as an option to any of the above plans. Your dentist can discuss with you the best plan to suit your needs, and the monthly subscription cost.
Fees from £2.25 extra per month
Disclaimer:
All fees listed above include the cost of optional Denplan Supplementary Insurance, provided by Simplyhealth Access. During your application you will choose whether to add this optional cover to your plan or not. You will be given full details of the insurance’s benefits and information to help you decide if it is right for you. If you choose not to take out this optional insurance the plan’s monthly fee will reduce by 60p (the monthly cost of the insurance).
To apply for finance, you will need to complete a simple, online credit application, which one of our staff can help you with. You can do this either in clinic or have it emailed for you to complete at home. You can borrow between £500 and £25,000, subject to status. You must be over 21 to apply, and you must have lived in the UK for at least 3 years. Repayments are made by easy monthly direct debit, starting one month after you sign the credit agreement, and are subject the usual guarantee from your bank. There is a statutory ‘cooling off’ period of 14 days after signature during which you can cancel the credit agreement with no cost to you. However, if you have started any treatment which would have been financed, you will have to make other arrangements to pay for it.
Credit is subject to status, affordability and applicable terms and conditions.
Disclaimer:
The finance is arranged through Chrysalis Finance Ltd., a company authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to carry out the regulated activity of credit broking under Firm Reference Number 631193.
*Amount of Credit £1,500.00. Total Amount Repayable £1,500.00. Repayable by 6 monthly payments of £250.00. Representative 0.0% APR variable. Finance is Subject to status and full terms and conditions apply.
York House Centre Limited trading as The Gallery Dental Centre of Excellence is an Appointed Representative of Chrysalis Finance Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to carry out the regulated activity of credit broking www.chrysalisfinance.com.
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