The stomatologist Eduwiges Carmona Araceli Guevara said that heredity plays a major role in dental apiñonamiento (medical name crooked teeth), but can be acquired habits developed from infancy as excessive use of pacifiers and bottles
The expert assigned to the Family Medicine Unit 88 of the IMSS in Jalisco said to have crooked teeth is a problem not only results in difficulty in chewing or speech, but it affects the self-esteem who has this disorder, on especially during childhood and adolescence.
He said that there are two very distinct phases around dental apiñonamiento a child is seven to 12 years and another 18 to 22 years, "and it is the custom to place objects in the mouth as pacifiers, bottles, toys, pens , being in fact such habits, one of the major precursor of this alteration. "
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He explained that in the case of children, the apiñonamiento usually worse during the process of replacing parts of milk teeth.
He explained that no double teeth, and therefore the discomfort in speaking and eating are increased, as well as facial appearance, this is especially common in children who come to three years and still use bottle or pacifier.
He said that in adolescents, those who like biting pens, pencils, paper clips, keys and even integrated into rings which serve to open cans, dental apiñonamiento are also elicited and with it, increasing the risk of developing cavities and gingivitis, among most common conditions.
"If you also add that at this age and some started smoking, halitosis or bad breath is another problem presented," he said.
Advised to visit the dentist at least twice a year and discard bad habits, like biting objects that damage teeth.
He urged parents to be alert to an event known as bruxism, characterized by the grinding of teeth during sleep, very common in childhood, because this also facilitates dental apiñonamiento.
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