A new way to help children 5 through 12 stop thumbsucking is gaining ground in the nation's dental offices, ond that is safe, easy and involves no fear or discomfort for the child.It's called T-Guard(TM), a thumb cover of FDA-approved, medical-grade material, attached by a parent to a child's wrist using a colorful, lock-band bracelet.
Thumb-sucking or finger-sucking is a habit that occurs with many infants. Your child will usually give it up naturally by the age of four. If the sucking habit continues beyond the time when permanent teeth start to erupt, your child may develop crooked teeth and a malformed palate (roof of the mouth). This results from pressure applied by the thumb on the teeth and roof of the mouth. The severity of the problem depends on frequency, intensity, duration and also the position in which the thumb is placed in the mouth. The relationship between the upper and lower jaws may also be affected. Speech defects can occur from malaligned teeth resulting from thumbsucking and/or finger-sucking.
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