Reviews - Stop Thumb Sucking with TGuard ThumbGuard

For more than 20 years, MED et al, Inc. has been working closely with pediatric dentists and pediatricians to develop an effective device to stop thumb and finger sucking. Over that time, we’ve created a product that is endorsed not only by parents, but by dentists as well. We hope that these unsolicited reviews will illustrate this fact.

For more reviews, click on the “reviews” tab, on each product page. Shown below are 15 of the latest for our top selling products, TGuard AeroThumb (to stop thumb sucking) and TGuard FingerGuard (to stop finger sucking).

TGuard AeroThumb Reviews

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Tiana Rogers – August 9, 2018

This is an updated review. After my first review the company was in contact with me and when I sent pictures of what my child's thumb gaurd looked like after my kid chewed it up, they were kind enough to send me a replacement. We still have to use a mitten when she's feeling overly distressed, napping or in the car for longish rides, and keeping it clean is a challenge, but she isn't chewing her gaurd anymore and she is more conscious about not sucking her thumb. We will see how things go when she starts school, because despite what the website says, she cannot use her hand properly to open things up or write so she will not be wearing it when she is in school. I think it is working though because she will often bring us her mitten and tell us she needs it on to remind herself not to suck her thumb and she will start to chew on her nails and then stop and berate herself and not chew again. As with all products it works better for some children but not others, if other options haven't worked, try this one.

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Tiana – August 5, 2018

Two days in my kid has EATEN most of the thumb part of the gaurd. We contact the company and they say they MIGHT refund/replace the thumb gaurd AFTER I ship it back. Now we have to place a makeshift thumb shaped piece of duct tape on the chewed part to prevent her from hurting herself/sucking her thumb. Keep in mind there was NOTHING in the paperwork that indicated chewing could be an issue. We also have to place a homemade mitten with a tie over her hand during TV time, naps/overnight and long car rides as another reminder to not suck her thumb. Also this thing absorbs all smells, dirt and germs it comes in contact with and cleaning it according to the directions doesnt get it cleaned so its funny colored and I’ve started bleaching, boiling and then hand washing after my kid has played outside to ensure my kid doesn’t smell and look uncared for. So if your child ACTUALLY plays, you will have this issue too. The product is working but with all the extra stuff I’ve had to do I won’t recommend it or buy another one.

medetal2 – Aug 06, 2018

Hi Tiana,
Thanks for the review! All of our products come with a 30 day warranty, and we are happy to replace any parts that have been chewed. Please contact us and let us know who told you that you have to send the device back, because it is not true (unless you requested a size exchange).
Our email can be found here: https://tguard.com/contact-us/
We look forward to helping you get back on track!
Kind regards,
MED et al, Inc.

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Flo Tefteller – August 3, 2018

My 3 years old girl started sucking both thumps when she was three months. I couldn't get her to stop. The pediatrician told me about the tguard. I had my doubts that it was going to work. The first days were rough for her as far as napping and bed time but after the first week, just like a magic she stopped ducking both thumbs. I gave her breaks of the tguard so I could see of she was progessing...after 2 weeks she no longer wears the tguard. No more thumb sucking. She enjoyed choosing her band colors, and even ask me to place the tguard in her fingers. Every time she see a picture of her sucking her thumb she will say...no more dedo "finger"
Este producto hace maravillas. Mi niña de tres anos se chupaba el dedo desde los tres anos. Ya se le habia deformado la dentadura y sus pulgares de las dos manos. El pediatra me dijo del tguard e investigue a profundo. No la pensé dos veces. Después de dos semanas de seguir el plan, mi niña ya no se chupaba sus pulgares para nada. Ni siquiera para dormir que era lo que más le gustaba hacer antes de dormir. Lo recomiendo 100%. Las bandits de colores, las pegatinas con el calendario lo hacen superior divertido para los peques. Fácil de poner, quitar y lavar.

medetal2 – Aug 06, 2018

Hi Flo,
Thanks so much for the review! We are always delighted to read our success stories. Congratulations to you and your daughter, and let us know if we can help you with anything else!!
Kind regards,
MED et al, Inc.

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silva.cecilia04 – July 19, 2018

Thank you TGuard! I know my son will thank me when he’s older for making the wise choice of purchasing this amazing treatment.
It’s been over a month since I removed it and he has completely forgotten about sucking his thumb!

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Rami – May 8, 2018

I bought this for my 3 year old. She started to suck her thumb from the day she was born. I tried lot of things to get rid of this habit. At last I found this TGuard, read all the reviews and I thought why shouldn’t I give it a try? Then I bought 2 of them. In one week I could see a lot of difference. She stopped sucking during day time. Then she almost took another 2 weeks to stop in the night. After that I stopped using the Product. I am very happy I found this product and I would recommend this 100%.

medetal2 – May 08, 2018

Thanks for the review Rami! We are always happy to hear success stories. Wishing your daughter all of the best, and congratulations once again!

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Maria Regina – April 18, 2018

My son has been sucking his thumb since 6 moths old and now he is 2 years old. I had tried many things for him to lose the habit but nothing worked. He used the Tguard during full 30 days and he has not sucked his fingers since then. I'm from Brazil and we are very happy, thank you!

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Shannon – March 23, 2018

My 6 year old broke it in less than 4 hpurs of wearing it.

TGuard – Mar 27, 2018

Hi Shannon,
So sorry to hear that! This is very unusual. It is likely that this is due to a manufacturing defect. Please visit www.tguard.com/warranty in order to get a free replacement sent out to you.
Otherwise, our support team can troubleshoot the issue and make sure you have the right size / design for your child's needs, to ensure a comfortable treatment with a durable appliance guaranteed to break the habit.
Thanks!
TGuard

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Katherine – March 20, 2018

I am very satisfied with this product, it really fulfilled and exceeded expectations. I bought this product earlier this year for our daughter of almost 5 years old, who had been sucking her finger since she was 2 years old ( I think). I never really did much to cut that habit, but since I was realizing that she was getting her teeth deformed and also because in September she will go to kindergarten, I started looking for information and also to ask the dentist if they knew any product for avoid that habit, but they did not help me much. so looking on the internet, I found this product and saw the video of promotion, as I found other products too, but this gave me more confidence, although its cost was a little higher than the others; but I think it was because of the video that has this page where they explain the whole process made me decide. During the treatment, in two occasions I forgot to put the aero thumb back to my daughter, and she tried to suck her finger again, and my husband felt a bit disappointed. I told him not to be disappointed, because we had to meet the total deadline to see results, and so it was ...... at the end of the treatment (I extended it for 1 week, because my husband told me, in his distrust), the result was incredible, and never again has she gone back to sucking her finger again, the habit really was broken, and I am very grateful to you for having created this product. I really recommend it 100%.

TGuard – Mar 20, 2018

Thank you Katherine for your review! We are so happy to hear of your success. I am glad you stuck with it during the hard parts; we know it is not an easy habit to break. But with patience and perseverance, a good outcome can be reached. We congratulate you!

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Jennifer Pattison – February 16, 2018

I just wanted to let you know how great this product is. At first we weren't sure because we had a child who sucked his thumb all the time. After a week of having this on we could tell he was making huge progress and within 3-4 weeks he was completely broke of the habit. He has Not been wearing this for about a month or month and a half and has been thumb sucking free!! I can not tell you how appreciative I am of this product. It truly made this process much easier than we had anticipated. Thank you very much!!!

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R Beaver – February 12, 2018

Goodbye Thumb Sucking...that's what we are saying at our home! Our two-year-old no longer sucks her thumb...thanks to the Aerothumb. Many people told us, "she is too young, she won't be able to stop." But, we knew she could do it...so we made a plan, set a goal, and stuck to it...and success! We are so thankful for a thumb guard device that is easy to use and not cumbersome for her to wear. She was so aware of her thumb sucking, she didn't have to wear the device all day. She only had to wear at naptime and bedtime. After 35 days...she is thumb sucking free! Thank you tguard for an amazing product. We are beyond grateful for the improvements in her speech already...words enunciated more clearly! Thank you too for the amazing customer service. We needed more bracelets and your staff were amazingly helpful and kind in processing our additional order. Thank you tguard for the the BEST thumb guard ever!!

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Stephanie – February 2, 2018

I don't normally leave reviews, but I had to this time. The TGuard Aero Thumb has been amazing. It works! It was recommended to us by our dentist, who had serious concerns about our 3 1/2 year old daughters' dental development because of her near-constant thumb sucking. We started with the TGuard about 23 days ago, full time for the first week, then part time (at times when she was more likely to suck: naps, bed, screen time, etc.). We have had it completely off for about a week now. Well, she has not sucked her thumb, or even put it in her mouth, since the first time the TGuard was put on. It well and truly made the habit disappear. It is easy to use, our daughter liked choosing her own coloured band, and best of all: it just worked. We are thrilled and have already recommended it to others.

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Rodney Planet – December 7, 2017

We ordered the Tguard for our 3 year old, and by day 2 she had converted to sucking on the other thumb. The look on her face when the 2nd Tguard arrived in the mail was priceless. As her mom put it on her, she cried and said I need something in my mouth mom, and started unbuttoning her mom's shirt. This really worried us. I took her to the library and we found a few children books on thumb sucking, which she really enjoyed having read to her. Within the first week as she played with her dolls, we could hear her saying to them that she was going to go check the mail so she can help them stop sucking on their thumbs. It was the funniest thing I have ever heard. The guards are now off, and it is as if the habit had never occurred. I will recommend this product to any and everyone. It is money well spent. We had a small mailing encounter with the 2nd order, and the professionalism of Tguard's customer service really presented itself and David straightened the matter out immediately. Thank you David.

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Mate I. Liket – November 26, 2017

My son has been sucking his thumb sinnce a year l8r he was born. My husband and i were worried and tried everything we could. He is now 11 yrs old and he has stopped. Thank yoy tghard. 4 those who havent bought it, i %100 recommend you buy it

Kind reguard

M8 I. Liket

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Dr. Jane Soxman – August 1, 2017

Although there are numerous reasons to cease a thumb or finger sucking habit, the consequences of malocclusion, the expense of Phase I orthodontic treatment and fracture or avulsion due to protrusion of the maxillary incisors, are foremost. Metal appliances that may loosen or break and the challenges of alginate impressions with a gag reflex or poor cooperation are avoided with aerofinger and aerothumb. As removable appliance therapy (D8210), dental insurance may cover the cost. School-age children are at a developmental stage when competence is especially important. Emotional immaturity or inability to attain the necessary discipline to stop sucking may create stress, which in turn drives the habit. With compliance, aerofinger and aerothmb are effective devices to stop a finger or thumb sucking habit in as little as three days. Continued wearing of the device for the recommended 30 days is advised to assure complete habit cessation. Caregivers too are relieved with the elimination of frustration, constant reminding or admonishing. The device is usually worn at bedtime, but does not interfere with any activity, so can also be worn during the day. The newly designed aerothumb and aerofinger offer an improved design with ventilation, contours and flexible shape. Children are involved as they select from 30 colorful lockbands and enjoy the sticker book and stickers. Easy, safe and inexpensive intervention that decreases traumatic dental injuries and need for phase I orthodontic treatment, along with everyone’s satisfaction with success, earn a “thumbs up” from my practice for aerothumb and aerofinger!

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Ash – May 11, 2017

We got a t-guard after getting off the phone with our pediatric dentist with a case of dizziness surrounding the cost of an orthodontic apparatus to stop our 4-year-old's thumb sucking. She recommended the t-guard and even said it was less "traumatic" than a mouth cage. The first few days went great... I think because our 4-year-old had been well versed on WHY he has to stop ("can get teeth like a bunny") and the included sticker-chart with his written reward (Lego dimensions for his Wii!). We took it off only for cleaning/bathing and though we had one spell of him sucking his thumb about 3-weeks in, we held strong. A little over a month in, we were able to only have it on at night when he is most likely to subconsciously suck his thumb at bedtime. Now? Not at all and we have ZERO relapse! I think it's all about explaining the process, the age of the child and pure diligence in keeping up with it. He DID chew the apparatus for a day or two and it DID get a little discolored from the silicone material but nothing that changed it's effectiveness and nothing that caused discomfort. I am SO grateful for this product as nothing else worked - not bandaids, other rewards, spicy nail polish, etc. I figured it wouldn't work for me but took the plunge and I'm so glad we did!!

TGuard FingerGuard Reviews

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Sanjana – March 27, 2018

My son has been sucking his right index finger since he was 2 months old. His habit was so addictive that he needed his finger every minute or two in his mouth. At 8 months due to the excessive teething pain he bit his finger at night, despite the wound his finger kept going in his mouth. His wound was infected but still he did not stop. I researched online and invested in the finger guard. Used it despite being ridiculed by my family and friends. By the 18th day he stopped putting his finger in the mouth and hadn't ever since. Thank You for making such an amazing product. It's easy to use, clean and so effective. I have recommended this to my friends and made sure they bought it for their kids!!!

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Abbey – March 14, 2018

I had a 14 year long finger sucking habit, which was extremely hard to stop. I tried everything from those disgusting nail polish paints to wearing gloves. When I found the "finger guard" I was quite intrigued and excited for finding something that might work. I was amazed by finding that I had naturally stopped the habit within weeks. The only tip I have is to only use "Tguard" when you, your child, or whoever is using it, is ready to stop their habit. Good luck!

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Janine Jackson – February 27, 2018

After three years and messed up teeth on a 3 year old, bumps around the mouth hand foot and mouth disease and other diseases acquired from finger sucking I found this device online ordered it and on DAY 1 he stopped sucking his finger. This is the only device I purchased and glad it works and didn't have to spend hundreds of dollars to figure this out.. This is revolutionary product I am a REAL customer and you definitely need to try this. I was expecting this to take 30 days and it took just one day. I will continue to use for 30 days of course so this becomes permanent.

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Dee Gnan – January 23, 2018

I bought this product 2years ago but my hubby wouldn’t let me use it on our 3year old who sucks hermiddle 2 fingers as he thought it looked like a torture device! However, now she’s five, even he was desperate for her to stop. After 19 days, it has worked a treat!! One month after taking it off, she dooesn’teven think about putting her hand near her mouth. A word of warning though- I should have anticipated how hard it would be, as she had no other comfort mechanism and our placid daughter turned into a monster for 3weeks, with tantrums and misbehaviour. But now she’s back to her usual self and veryproud of herself for stopping the habit. I just wish we’d used it sooner!!!

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Heather McDowell – August 19, 2017

My son sucked his knuckle for 4.5 years - he would bend and suck & he had blisters.... he has perfect teeth and I knew we needed to stop asap .... probably should have tried this a year ago - spend the money. It's 10000% worth it
I did not take it off for probably 2 weeks because of fear - he gladly put it on as we rewarded him & did his sticker chart. we left the finger guard overnight at someone's house on accident and wasn't able to get it and we've never used it since - I have never seen him even put that finger by his mouth. Praise The Lord. It worked !!!! Thank you. Have no fear parents. If you'll go through a few weeks to a month of pain the habit will be Broken for good

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Steph – August 13, 2017

We have had this on our child on and off two weeks at a time since April. Second we take it off fingers back in mouth. It may be just the habit is so ingrained.its the risk you take £50 is a lot of money to us but we took the risk and it was another failure.

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Antoine – April 18, 2017

My 18 month son has been a STRONG middle finger sucker since 9 months old. My wife and I didn't really think much of it at first. Especially given that his doctor said that he should eventually grow out of it. But it only got worst and worst given that his fingers became his source of comfort. It got so bad that his skin on this middle finger start to blister and he didn't allow any time to heal. This is when I told my wife that we NEED to take action now! She was reluctant and didn't push forward as much as I wanted to, but this was getting out of hand. So I started to do my research online for products to support. I came across the nail biting polish, but I didn't want to make him throw-up with that poison (lol). So I just decided to try this product out by TGaurd ( THE BEST DECISION I EVER MADE!!!!) Once we received it and placed it on, he had a FIT! Cried for an hour straight due to him not being able to resort to sucking his fingers. As the manual says, ***PARENTS...SAY STRONG****, and boy, they weren't lying. To all parents, the success of this product is really in your hands. You have to stay consistent and show resilience every time you place that band on that wrist. My son was very stubborn when it came to his fingers and my wife didn't think it would work, but with persistence and drive, I was wasn't going to allow us to fail. I only took the guard off when he ate and during baths, other than that, I placed the guard back on. The first three days were the roughest. It was literally as if he was in rehab. He cried, screamed, became frustrated, and even throw-up from crying so badly. However, I was determined not to take it off. I had to remain strong for his success. FOCUS ON THE BIGGER PICTURE!!!. After about 10 days of consistency, we started to realize that when we took the guard off, he didn't realize it was there anymore. He didn't have a relapse or resort back to sucking his fingers anymore. Only when he heard us talking about it and he tries to be funny and place them back, but he quickly removed them. After about 4 more days with the guard, he was BROKEN!!! He never, and I repeat, NEVER HAS RESORTED BACK TO HIS FINGERS!!! THANK YOU T-GUARD!.....also........please use the bands wisely, they do give you a fair amount, but I did experience trail and error with a few. So use wisely!

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Chelsi – November 21, 2016

In the beginning I wrote a review that said I wanted to like it but couldn't because it broke just after the warenty. Even though past warenty they sent me another free of charge! My daughter had now completely stopped sucking her fingers and it worked! It needed a little longer for her but it was amazing with constant wear. Thank you guys!

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Maggy – July 24, 2016

Hi, i hoy the fingerguard for my 6 year old. He has being doing this all his life. But I need help. He is able to get his fingers out even with the doble band and he is also biting the plastic on the fingers to a point that he even swallow a little pice of plastic. I don't know what to do!!!!

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Noria – April 20, 2016

I want to thank you for making this product. My son has been sucking his 2-fingers since he was an infant. This product broke a 5 year habit with no problems. My son wore the fingerboard for less than 2wks and does not miss sucking his fingers.

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Miranda – March 1, 2016

My daughter has been sucking her fingers non-stop since she was 3 months old. When she turned 3 years old I purchased the finger guard. She quit sucking her fingers within 3 weeks! Highly recommend!!

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Miranda – March 1, 2016

My daughter has been sucking her fingers non-stop since she was 3 months old. When she turned 3 years old I purchased the finger guard. She quit sucking her fingers within 3 weeks! Highly recommended!!

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Gina – January 4, 2016

My son had been sucking his two fingers since his growing in the womb. The summer before he turned 5 I decided to get the fingerguard, since I couldn't figure out a way to get him to stop. I introduced them to him as Spiderman fingers, because the look pretty cool and he is into superheroes. He wore thrm for 30 days, with the ability to slide them off his fingers. The first few days I tied the bracelet tight and he got blisters from the fingers. But once I figured out the comfort zone, he did Ok. Midway through wearing them, the material broke. I contacted customer service and they replaced them fast and free of charge! On day 28, while driving to the beach, he told me he didn't feel the urge to suck on his fingers. Success! We stayed the course to 30 days, and he truly no longer sucked his fingers. He still has his fingers guard, which he soides on his hand as pretend play, whenever he gets in superhero Spiderman mode:) thank you, tguard!

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Stacey – November 28, 2015

My daughter rejected her pacifier at about 3 months of age, and replaced it with sucking the first 2 fingers of her right hand. With each passing month the frequency of finger sucking seemed to increase and it wasn't clearly related to a specific stressor that I could identify. It just appeared to be developing into a frequent habit that I was concerned was beginning to interfere with her language development (talking less due to fingers always in mouth instead) and was also getting in the way of her getting involved in more hands-on activities/play than she would otherwise if her fingers weren't occupied in her mouth. A couple other considerations that made me take action to try to stop her finger sucking, was the possibility of it affecting her tooth alignment as well as the fact that she attends day care and would conceivably be exposing herself to even more viruses/germs by sucking on her fingers after touching everything! I also decided that I wanted to help her break the finger sucking habit before it became too engrained as a coping mechanism that would be much harder to change later on. I purchased the fingerguard for her between 22-23mths and followed the directions about not allowing her ANY opportunity to suck her fingers during the treatment period. I created a very positive feeling about the whole experience by calling it her 'special bracelet" and she actually asked for it to be put back after I had removed it for cleaning. There were no tears or wanting it off and no negative feelings at all about it. (I put it on her for the first time when we had a very busy/fun day planned with lots of activity that would keep her distracted so she wouldn't focus on this new device on her hand!) It worked like a charm! Within 3 weeks of use, it proved extremely effective in breaking her of the finger sucking habit completely! (The only things I did differently was to give her fingers/hand a break at night, I would remove the finger guard and put her to bed in an extra-long sleeve shirt with the arms sewn shut at the end instead so her fingers could move around naturally and I also made my own soft fabric bands/bracelets with buttons that could be easily removed and reattached for hand washing throughout the day, rather than the hospital style plastic bands that have to be cut off and can't be re-used after. These seemed more comfortable for her compared to the bands/bracelets that come with the finger guard as they have a tendency to dig into the skin a bit at the wrist area at times) The only negative feedback I have about the finger guard is that it did start to break apart on one side, where the finger tubes meet the hand piece, after only about 2weeks of use. Sure glad it was SO effective for us that we didn't need it very much longer because it would've continued to break apart and I would've had to purchase another one! Just for the record, I wouldn't have hesitated to buy another, if necessary, because the finger guard WORKS amazing and is well worth the small investment in my opinion!

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laura – November 27, 2015

this product is amazing i have 2 girl and the oldest suck her fingers in till she was 12 year old we tried everying in till we found this and my little one did it in till she was 7 year old