Will using a pacifier cause crooked teeth?

My mom just introduced my 2-year old son to using a pacifier - he has never been interested in itbefore, but we just weaned him off the bottle, and she is looking for a replacement to calm him down. Isn't this going to make his teeth crooked? I had an extreme overbite when I was younger, and although I am not positive why this happened, I did use a pacifier. What do you think? I do not want my son to have to get braces in the future, if this is something I can prevent. Thanks.

Will using a pacifier cause crooked teeth?
Wow 2 and now using a pacifier. I'd say get rid of it quickly before he relys on it or it's gonna be hard to break the habit
Reply:If you can limit his use there should be no problem. The development of his palate depends on the sucking exercise. There are orthodontic pacifiers that are better. I tried them with my girls, but they always used them upside down, so kinda defeated the purpose.
Reply:This is an old wives tale - - pacifiers make teeth crooked.


They do not.





Personally, I do have to admit, the age of 2 really seems to old to consider needing one. Just my opinion.
Reply:2 Years old is to old be using a pacifier. Get rid of it before he is attached to it and you have to break him of it. Teach him it is time to be a big boy and that big boys don't need bottles of pacifiers they eat with big boy spoons and forks and use big boy sippy cups. Make it fun for him to know that he is a big boy now.
Reply:If you had an overbite, it may be genetic and he may have crooked teeth no matter what. I hardly used a pacifier when i was young and never sucked my thumb, but i still had an overbite and needed braces, even needed teeth pulled in order to give more room for my other teeth.





A pacifier won't cause an overbite because it is actually very soft and he won't be constantly using it. Just make sure that he uses it sparingly. Create a behavior that he will associate with using the pacifier, like when you want to put him to bed or when he is hungry and you can't feed him right away for some reason. This way when he is fine, just show him affection and attention, so that he doesn't use the pacifier as a crutch instead of attention.





2 is kinda old to barely wean him off the bottle and to use a pacifier though. If anything, get him a sippy cup until he is old enough not to make a mess with a cup. But beware the sippy cup too. My niece is a sippy cup hog and she won't sleep unless she knows where it is. The funny thing is that when she doesn't want to carry it around, she just throws it across the room. She is dependant on it, and my sis is having the worst time trying to get her to stop using it.





Overbite is usually caused (if it is caused by an outside reason) by sucking the thumb, because the thumb is harder and the perfect shape that follows along the shape of the palate. I had a friend that sucked her thumb all the time and her mom gave our teacher permission to use hot sauce on her thumb if she saw her sucking her thumb. We were 7 an she already had a horrible overbite.
Reply:well, if he uses it all day long and all night, then yes it will hurt his teeth. i suggest taking it away and telling your mom to not give it to him he needs to learn how to comfort himself without itfor his own good. it was very hard with my daughter%26lt; i think we relied on it more than she did%26gt; but we finally cut off the tip and gave it to her. she said "broken" and threw it away. good luck!!!
Reply:Let him go cold turkey he will get over not having a bottle..
Reply:It will not make his teeth crooked persay but it will make his top teeth stick out slightly or more if he keeps using it, same with children that suck their thumb for a long period of time. It pushes on the top palate of the mouth and can push the teeth outwards.


It would not necessarily cause an overbite, just a shift in his teeth.



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