It is scary to read this kind of news, but they are not to see the pacifier as an enemy. Whenever used wisely, there is nothing to worry about.
We have already evaluated the advantages and disadvantages of using the pacifier so that parents are more informed before making the decision to put one in the mouth for the first time to their newborn baby.
If the decision has been yes, we must add in the list of disadvantages that the prolonged use of the pacifier favors the appearance of abnormalities in the bones of the face, dentofacial disharmonies that are accentuated in adolescence.
Also sucking your finger for many years, chewing food more on one side than the other or eating a predominantly soft diet for a long time are some factors that can cause long-term facial deformities.
So that we learn better, according to medical terms, dentofacial disharmonies are all those anomalies in the position, size and shape of the bones of the face, especially of the maxillary bones, which usually appear in childhood and that are accentuated in the adolescence until stabilized at the end of the growth period.
As with other habits during childhood, the pacifier is not bad in itself, it is only bad if it is not used correctly, that is, if its use extends well beyond three years.
