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by saviorknights on August 25th, 2004

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If kids suck their thumbs at an early age, are they more likely to bite their nails when they grow older?

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  • by Kenda7 on May 25th, 2005

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    There is no way to tell if thumb sucking will lead to nail biting - however - a bigger problem to consider is the fact that prolonged thumb sucking will warp the line of the top teeth and very possibly cause a curved over bite. Many parents now think it is better for a child to suck their thumb than to have a pacifier - but the fact still remains, when the child gets too old to have that habit - you can take away the pacifier...you can't take away the thumb!

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    • I suck my thumb and have all the dental affects mentioned here. So what. It feels good and it's totally worth the benefits I get from a legal habit.

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      by lazurm on September 16th, 2006

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