Stop Thumbsucking Now!

“I just wish Melita would stop sucking her thumb – she is distorting her teeth, damaging her upper palate and changing the shape of her face”.

My daughter now nearly 4, was a vigorous thumb sucker.  After 2 visits to the dental therapist it was obvious damage was happening and worsening as she was vigorously sucking her thumb 24/7.   We tried other treatment options including nail paint, star charts, rewards and nagging… but nothing worked, when Melita was tired or bored in went the thumb. 

Then we found the answer – ThumbGuard™ a transparent medical grade plastic guard which sits over the thumb and is fixed firmly around the wrist with secure brightly coloured bracelets.

It works by removing the pleasure of sucking.  The device prevents the child making a seal over their thumb.  If a  seal cannot be made the child literally cannot suck their thumb - without the reward of the sucking sensation thumb sucking quickly looses its appeal and the habit fades.

Melita wore it day and night for the first 3 days, we took it off daily to wash, replacing it with another bracelet, then she wore it just at night for the next 4 weeks.  We made the whole process fun – she could choose which colour bracelet she wanted to wear and at the end of each day she would put her sticker on her calendar – counting each day she had done.  We also had the reward of her first trip to “Chipmunks” once she had worn them for a month to celebrate.  

The results were fantastic…..ThumbGuard™ gave us a way of physically stopping Melita from sucking, which in turn has stopped the thumb sucking habit.   She is proud that she has stopped sucking her thumb and she is a much more confident little chatter box now.  I am sure when she is older she will really thank us, as her teeth and palate were getting very displaced and changing the shape of her face. 

Melita and I are looking forward to visiting to the dental therapist again to show her we have now broken the thumbsucking habit!

ThumbGuard™ has been tested by leading American dental institutions, who boast a 90% success rate.  We are confident ThumbGuard™ will work for you too.

The kit contains: 2 plastic thumb guards, 60 coloured disposable bracelets and instructional CD/DVD and leaflet.

We also supply FingerGuard™ which covers two fingers and works in the same way to prevent finger sucking.