Every child is prone to developing unhealthy habits to deal with stress, boredom, or anxiety. Some children bite their nails or suck their thumbs. Others chew on their lips or even pull out eyebrow hairs. If your child bites her cheeks, you may wonder how to help her.

Cheek biting isn’t just an unpleasant habit, it’s also painful. It can make eating torturous…and open mouth wounds can prove an invitation to infection and serious health consequences.

There is something you can do. It starts with a visit to your dentist. Your dentist can work with a dental manufacturing lab like SML Global to create a customized oral device. e.g. the  Cheek Biting Inhibitor U , for your child.This particular advice is completely painless and places shields within your child’s mouth that make it impossible for her to bite her cheeks. Over time, the habit will become a thing of the past.