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TGuard Reviews and Testimonials

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 reviews for our top selling products, TGuard AeroThumb (to stop thumb sucking) and TGuard AeroFinger (to stop finger sucking).

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  1. Westin Granger
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    The thumb guard helps when my son is wearing it, but the red tab broke after 3 months and he went right back to sucking his thumb. Hoping more time with help, but this has taken significantly longer than anticipated and have not had 100% satisfaction.

    • TGuard Support
      Store manager

      Hi Westin,
      Thanks for your feedback! Please know that all of our parts are covered by a 90 day warranty, which includes free replacements if they fail within that time.
      The treatment usually takes 30 days or less; if you are still fighting it after 3 months, we would recommend you reach out to us for a free troubleshooting session.
      Kind regards,
      MED et al, Inc.

  2. Katie Marks
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    TGuard did not work for my second child who used it. He was able to manipulate his thumb out of the brace despite adjusting it. I have had success with other children using TGuard to eliminate thumb sucking in the past and I like that it is less invasive than orthodontia.

  3. Anna H.
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    I can see how it would work really well, we just waited too long to break the habit and our 6yo daughter was able to break the strap to take it off. Ended up going back to nasty nail polish and old fashioned bribery.

  4. Logan D.
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    We wore these as instructed for the appropriate amount go time and we saw only a little result from it. Our son stopped sucking his thumbs (not all the time but 90% of the time)… but now he just sucks on other fingers to go to sleep or when tired.

    • TGuard Support
      Store manager

      Hi Logan,
      Switching can happen occasionally, especially with children under 3. We are able to help in such cases. We have sent you an email directly.
      Kind regards,
      MED et al, Inc

  5. Sheraea Rusk
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb
  6. Alicia P.
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    My seven-year-old wore his medium sized aerothumb guard for almost 30 days straight which really helped him during that time. He just had the night time habit to break, but then the thumb guard broke. Customer service was slow to respond, but they did honor their warranty. In the lapsed time, we are dealing with not as much thumb sucking, but have to start over. It has certainly helped and hopefully will help our seven year old kick the habit completely.

  7. Anonymous
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    It would have worked but my child always got out of it unfortunately 😕

  8. Christina O O.
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    This is going to be my 3rd time getting it. I wish this product was more economical because I had to wait a few months before I can afford to get another one versus getting it right away.

  9. Chantal
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    It helped in a way , but she changed fingers and she is now sucking her index . I have to start to put her a thin coton glove under the t-guard and see if it breaks the habit 100%.
    But overall, it a good thing to stop thumb sucking

  10. Natasha F.
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    I bought it twice for my daughter and I followed instruction, but she still suck her thumb, but not as often.

  11. Vicki L.
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    We had a relapse after two months and are having to start the process over. Our son was sucking his thumb in his ultrasound and is stubborn about not wanting to give it up. We are hopeful one more round will do the trick.

    • TGuard Support
      Store manager

      Hi Vicki,
      Thank you for your feedback! If the child undergoes any appreciable period of time without sucking, it typically indicates the habit was broken and treatment was effective. It would be prudent to better understand the reason for the relapse, in order to address it moving forward. We do recommend reaching out to us to discuss.
      Kind regards,
      MED et al Inc.

  12. Anonymous
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    The T-Guard was great until it wasn’t. Our daughter was 6.5yrs old. She learned out to make the medical grade silicone
    malleable and sucked her thumb at night before slipping it back in when she got up.
    She’d also have pressure spots from the plastic loop on the bracelet. I really do think it’s more successful with younger children. But, she’s not sucked her thumb in almost of week as of this writing, 12/23, and that’s due to classical bribery.

  13. Natalie P
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    Our 7 year old daughter was ready and motivated to stop. When the TGuard arrived in the mail, she wanted to put it on right away, even thought she had been sick the night before. For her, its presence was a reminder of our goal, and helped her not to suck as she was going to sleep. She did chew on the tip so that rough edges came out, which we had to clip and the file down. We also struggled with irritated skin and had to stop it at night and replace with a knit glove in the middle and near the end. So if you are considering, be very aware of the skin condition, and replace the wrist strap often and let it dry well between putting the guard back on. The only other downside to this adventure is that now she bites her nails instead of sucking her thumb.

  14. Toshiba
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    It’s a great product and will work great if my child wouldn’t be able to break out of it. She breaks out of it without a problem so won’t benefit us at all.

  15. Michelle Robertson
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    My child is 45 lbs and a month shy of 5 so I ordered the Medium but it was way too big. Small has been working. We’ve been using it for over a month 24-7. Whenever I go go to clean and change the guard, her thumb immediately goes back to her mouth and she starts sucking, even a month out. She also chews on the guard non stop. We’ve gone through two and just ordered a third. I feel like she replaced thumbsucking with chewing on the guard, so she’s not breaking the habit of putting her thumb in her mouth, so as soon as we drop the guard, she will go back to her old thumbsucking ways.

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  1. Holly M.
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroFingerTGuard AeroFinger

    It didn’t work the first time, but we got a new one about 18 months later, at my child’s request and it helped him finally kick the habit.

  2. Katherine
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroFingerTGuard AeroFinger

    This is our 3rd round of buying the bracelets and the habit is still not broken. Yes it helps to not put the fingers in the mouth but I’d hoped by now I wouldn’t have to continue buying these bracelets at $22 a pop.

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