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Does sucking thumbs or pacifiers affect teeth?
Watch Your Mouth 02 | March 01, 2022Host Jimmy Rees chats with Dr Juliette Scott, a paediatric dentist, to discuss thumb sucking and the use of pacifiers/dummies and whether parents should be concerned if their child sucks their thumb or a pacifier, what is the best age for such habits to stop, and whether they can cause negative effects on the teeth and mouth.
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