Dentist Warns Adults Sucking On Pacifiers Is Really Bad For Their Teeth

Wait, what?

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This trend might come back to bite you.

Dentists are gritting their teeth over a bizarre new fad that has adults popping pacifiers like babies, as the self-soothing practice popular in China begins to take hold in the US.

“There is a reason we don’t drink out of baby bottles or suck on pacifiers as adults,” Dr. Ben Winters, an orthodontist and creator of Something Nice oral care brand, told The Post. “It wreaks havoc on swallow and bite patterns.”

But what’s got grown-ups going ga-ga over beefed-up binkies anyway?

The silicone soothers are being pitched as sleep aids and stress relievers — and they’re flying off the shelves.

Some online sellers reportedly move thousands of adult pacifiers every month, with prices ranging from a bargain 10 yuan ($1.40) to a jaw-dropping 500 yuan ($70), according to the South China Morning Post.

The youts really aren’t alright

“When I am under pressure at work, I suck on the dummy. I feel I am indulged in a sense of safety from childhood,” one user told the outlet.

Others swear the pacifiers have helped ease ADHD symptoms, support weight loss and even curb the urge to smoke.

“It gives me psychological comfort and makes me not so fidgety during my smoke cessation periods,” another buyer told the SCMP.

And while it’s super popular in China and South Korea, it is gaining steam in the U.S., because of course it is with TikTok idiotness. Forget the teeth and swallowing problems: these are adults, or, at least supposed to be.

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