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The Thumb Suckers of Leeds

When you are growing up in Leeds, your body goes through a lot of changes and you and your parents need to be aware about how you change. One of the perfect examples of this is the way your teeth develop and in the early years they go through some dramatic changes- during which, you may well turn to thumb sucking for comfort. Now in the beginning, this is not such a bad thing, as it can help with the teething problem, but there are many reasons why you should be weaned off it when your second teeth come through. Seeing as everything is soft in your body at an early age, it is open to abuse and the effects of thumb sucking can really do some damage if you are allowed to keep it up. As your secondary teeth appear, the sucking may result in the top teeth growing out and the bottom teeth growing in, as well as your palate becoming distorted. You may also be taking the saliva from your mouth, which is very damaging, as it helps to fight bacteria that can lead to gum disease and tooth decay. Some parents may get tough on their kid’s and do sinister things like daub the thumbs in something foul before the sucking starts. But the best way is to make you wear gloves that will prevent you physically from putting your thumbs in your mouth.

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