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About habits and malfunctions
Habits are understood as harmful sucking habits on
fingers, thumbs, soothers and other foreign objects.
They are referred to as
dynamic dysfunctions . In or­
der to help children break these harmful habits, the
OrthoPreventAligner
®
PR-M can be worn as a pre­
ventive device and replacement for suckers or
thumbs.
Incorrect swallowing ­ a habit from infancy ­ the
wrong tounge rest position, an open mouth posture
and mouth breathing are known as
static dysfunc-
tions .
All such conscious and unconscious habits are disrup­
tive factors in jaw and facial development. They lead
to “crooked teeth” and to misalignment of the jaws in
relation to each other.