Thumb sucking is a normal, comforting behaviour in children. With gentle encouragement, most children grow out of this behaviour, however, problems arise when children continue sucking their fingers past the age of 5.
When children continue their thumb sucking behaviour throughout their childhood, they run the risk of causing long-term damage to their teeth and jaws.
Grinding and clenching is generally a normal behaviour that many children do; however, if the grinding or clenching is frequent, it may cause long term harm to the teeth and jaws.
