Pacifier Use & Kids' Teeth | Party Time Children's Dental

Can Pacifiers Affect My Child’s Teeth?

Pacifiers are common and can help soothe babies. Long-term or frequent use as a child gets older may affect how teeth line up and how the jaw develops.

Every child is different, so your dentist can check your child’s teeth and help you decide when to start weaning.

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Tips for Pacifier Use

Never dip a pacifier in sugar, honey, or juice. Keep it clean, replace worn pacifiers, and avoid cleaning it in your own mouth.

Gradually limiting pacifier use to naps and bedtime can make weaning easier. See also feeding and oral habits and bite checks at an early orthodontic evaluation.

Never dip in sugar or honey

Replace worn pacifiers

Gradually limit use

Dentist can check bite development

Cost, Insurance & Medi-Cal

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Cost depends on your child’s needs and the treatment involved. Call 213-529-4010 before your visit and our team can help verify your benefits, or read about insurance and payment.

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Our Koreatown team can explain whether pacifier guidance is right for your child, review your options, and help you schedule.

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Pacifier Questions

It varies. Your dentist can look at how teeth are developing and suggest when to start weaning.

Both are common. A pacifier can be easier to take away gradually. Ask your dentist about your child.

Limit it to sleep times first, offer comfort in other ways, and praise progress.

Frequent or long-term use as a child gets older may affect how teeth line up. Your dentist can check your child’s bite.

Many families use pacifiers at sleep times. Your dentist can suggest when to start weaning.

Wash it with soap and water, check it for damage, and replace it when worn.

Coverage depends on your plan and needs. We welcome many plans, including Medi-Cal, PPO, HMO, and union plans. Call 213-529-4010 and our team can help check your benefits.

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