Orthodontics: Preschooler

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How Do I Get My 3 Year Old to Stop Sucking Her Thumb?

B.B. asks from Dallas

My daughter just turned 3. She has been sucking her thumb since she was 15 months old. Her doctor says that thumb sucking doesn't need to be addressed until she tur...

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4 y.o. Still Sucking Thumb

P.H. asks from Denver

Hi there, My son, who is about to turn 4, is still sucking his thumb. He was BORN sucking it... we even saw him doing it on the 20 week ultra-sound! Any time his...

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Need Advice on Weaning an Almost 3 Year Old from Sucking Fingers

K.B. asks from Cincinnati

My daughter is almost three and sucks her her index and middle fingers. My husband and I want her weaned of them because the finger sucking has shifted her top teeth ...

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4 Year Old Needs Tooth Extracted:(

L.T. asks from Philadelphia

My 4 ( almost 5) year old son fell and chipped his front top tooth when he was 2. At the time it happened the dentist did xrays and said he was going to leave it alon...

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Extraction or Crown for a 3 Year Old

E.V. asks from Phoenix

We went to a pediatric dentist to have my son checked. The dentist told me that his molars, both sides are infected. She offered us either extraction or crowns. Well,...

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Braces for a 6 Year Old??

A.J. asks from Medford

My daughter's dentists has recommended that we take her to see an orthodontist. She will be 6 in October and has had a pretty significant under bite ever since her t...

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Underbite - Underdeveloped Upper Jaw

N.B. asks from Washington DC

First I just have to thank you for taking the time to read my post! I am so amazed by how helpful you all have been in the past, and it is so relieving to feel I have...

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My 4 Year Old Is Getting Adult Teeth BEHIND His Baby Teeth!!!

V.D. asks from Seattle

Tonight when I was getting the kids ready for bed, my son mentioned that his tooth hurt. I first thought maybe it was a loose tooth, but when I checked, I instead fou...

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Need Advice About Dental Headgear for 6 Yr. Old

A.E. asks from Los Angeles

I have a 6 year old son who has a class 2 underbite and the orthodontist recommends he wears a special head gear at night for a year. I would like to know if there a...

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For Parents of 4+ Year Olds Who Suck Their Thumb or Pacifier

L.P. asks from Pittsburgh

I am not looking for condemnation from anyone who advocates for taking pacifiers away at an early age. I am looking for information from other parents with kids who ...