When choosing a pacifier, there are several factors to consider to make sure you get one that won’t damage baby’s oral health. Your dentist will be happy to advise:
– A single unit pacifier is better than one with detachable parts as there are fewer places for bacteria to accumulate.
– An orthodontic pacifier is shaped like a nipple and encourages correct jaw and teeth development.
– Choose a BPA-free pacifier for the greatest safety.
“When deciding whether or not to use a pacifier for your baby, you want to know which options are best for their oral health.”
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When choosing a pacifier, there are several factors to consider to make sure you get one that won’t damage baby’s oral health. Your dentist will be happy to advise:
Matthew Houlton BDS(Sheffield) MFGDP(UK)I’m Matthew Houlton, principal dentist and practice owner of Manor House Dental Practice.
Qualified from Sheffield dental hospital in 1993.
Post graduate training with Paul Tipton (Specialist Prosthodontist) from 2005-2007.
Diploma for Membership of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) 2007.
Special interest in Orthodontics.
Yorkshire Deanary Fixed Appliance Training Scheme 2002-2004.
I have worked at York Hospital’s orthodontic department one session a week since 2009.
Member of the British Society of Occlusal Studies (the study of temporomandibular disorder).
I have two children, who keep me busy when I am not at the practice. I take a keen interest in and teach Aikido, a martial art, to keep a healthy mind and body.
