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).
Customer photos and videos Sara My daughter sucked both thumbs 24/7 from 0-4 yrs old. Even in her sleep she always had one of her thumbs in her mouth. Nothing worked to stop her, it was her source of comfort. I kept this on 24/7 for a month straight (some kids need it longer) and in broke the habit. I had to get one for each thumb and buy extra wrist bands, but it was the best money I’ve ever spent.
Her hands were a little sore at first as you have to keep it pretty fitted because they can and will get their thumb out if it’s loose, but I just put some bandaids along where the skin touched it and it was fine after a week. I hope one day it is covered by insurance since it is ADA approved. I showed her dentist and she had never heard of this device before. Her teeth were completely pushed out and moved back to normal in the span of a couple months.
It will suck the first couple of days, they will cry and whine and be sad. Be strong, it is for the best for the future of their oral health. Sara My daughter sucked both thumbs 24/7 from 0-4 yrs old. Even in her sleep she always had one of her thumbs in her mouth. Nothing worked to stop her, it was her source of comfort. I kept this on 24/7 for a month straight (some kids need it longer) and in broke the habit. I had to get one for each thumb and buy extra wrist bands, but it was the best money I’ve ever spent.
Her hands were a little sore at first as you have to keep it pretty fitted because they can and will get their thumb out if it’s loose, but I just put some bandaids along where the skin touched it and it was fine after a week. I hope one day it is covered by insurance since it is ADA approved. I showed her dentist and she had never heard of this device before. Her teeth were completely pushed out and moved back to normal in the span of a couple months.
It will suck the first couple of days, they will cry and whine and be sad. Be strong, it is for the best for the future of their oral health. Sara My daughter sucked both thumbs 24/7 from 0-4 yrs old. Even in her sleep she always had one of her thumbs in her mouth. Nothing worked to stop her, it was her source of comfort. I kept this on 24/7 for a month straight (some kids need it longer) and in broke the habit. I had to get one for each thumb and buy extra wrist bands, but it was the best money I’ve ever spent.
Her hands were a little sore at first as you have to keep it pretty fitted because they can and will get their thumb out if it’s loose, but I just put some bandaids along where the skin touched it and it was fine after a week. I hope one day it is covered by insurance since it is ADA approved. I showed her dentist and she had never heard of this device before. Her teeth were completely pushed out and moved back to normal in the span of a couple months.
It will suck the first couple of days, they will cry and whine and be sad. Be strong, it is for the best for the future of their oral health. Sorry, no reviews match your current selections








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Layla
I got them for my twin girls right before their 3 birthday they've been stucking on their fingers since 1 1/2 almost 2 and I noticed their teeth starting to protrude for their mouths, so I googled, and these were the first thing that popped up, and I'm so glad that I found them, because they work.!!!! We used them for closer to 40 days btw

Layla
I got them for my twin girls right before their 3 birthday they've been stucking on their fingers since 1 1/2 almost 2 and I noticed their teeth starting to protrude for their mouths, so I googled, and these were the first thing that popped up, and I'm so glad that I found them, because they work.!!!! We used them for closer to 40 days btw
Layla
I got them for my twin girls right before their 3 birthday they've been stucking on their fingers since 1 1/2 almost 2 and I noticed their teeth starting to protrude for their mouths, so I googled, and these were the first thing that popped up, and I'm so glad that I found them, because they work.!!!! We used them for closer to 40 days btw


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Steven GassVerified ownerChild weight (lbs) : 35Size : Small
We had so much faith in this product as my cousin used the thumb guard successfully for both her sons. The finger guard is unfortunately poorly designed. We ordered the proper size for her weight, ensured it was fitted properly but pulling it down as far as it would go and putting the bracelet on the tightest setting at the smallest part of her wrist. We even added the second bracelet. She pulled her fingers out the first night she wore it and did the same thing the next day. Children have flexible fingers and it was too easy for her to outsmart this device. I was super disappointed it didn’t work for her and even more disappointed that we weren’t refunded for the extra bracelets we bought. We paid $69.70 and only got $42.33 back- plus it cost us $12.97 to ship everything back. I realized there was the 15% processing fee but didn’t realize we’d be out the cost of the extra bracelets. Super bummed.
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Jatnna AbreuVerified ownerChild weight (lbs) : 33Size : Medium
I never leave reviews for anything, but I had to leave one for this product!
I was a little skeptical at first, but after seeing so many positive reviews, I decided to give it a try. My daughter had been sucking the two middle fingers on her right hand since she was a baby. She is almost 4, and about two months ago, we took her to the dentist. They told us we really needed to work on stopping the habit because it was starting to affect her front teeth.
I did a lot of research and came across this product. We put it on her every day, all day, for about 4–5 weeks. We only took it off when she showered and put it right back on afterward. I honestly cannot believe how well it worked!
She completely stopped sucking her fingers and no longer has any interest in doing it. It has now been two weeks since we stopped using the product, and she has not gone back to the habit at all.
This product truly worked for us, and I cannot recommend it enough! We are still keeping it around just in case she ever slips back into the habit and we need to use it again, but so far, that hasn’t been necessary.
Highly recommend this product! It was absolutely worth it for us.
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Deborah AgbedjroVerified ownerChild weight (lbs) : 18Size : small
Hello! Unfortunately, the Tguard aerofinger did not work for our daughter (3 years old -April 23), but it reduced the frequency of sucking significantly. We started one week before the month of June 2026 and for the first week, she would take it off. So we tried different ways to tighten it (2 bracelets, very tight) and no matter what we did, she still managed to take it off. I even felt guilty for tighten it so hard that the bracelet cut her skin and I had to put plasters and micropore around the bracelet so that it would not hurt her (I would suggest you improved the design of the bracelet for this). However, after that week, she started to leave it on and she did not suck her fingers for 30 days! We were amazed! Then, I don’t know for what reason, all of a sudden at the end of June she restarted to take the device off and suck her fingers again. It’s now been two months we’re using Tguard aerofinger, but she keeps taking it off once every two days approximately to suck her fingers. Would you please suggest any other solution?
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TGuard SupportStore manager
Hi Deborah,
Thank you for your review. We would encourage you to reach out to us and open a support ticket here: http://www.tguard.com/help.
Generally speaking, if a child is removing their fingers from the device, then the device must be pulled down and a different row of holes used for the bracelet. Rarely does tightening the bracelet prevent removal.
It is also possible that the child may need a different size. Our team will be glad to take a look!
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JenniferVerified owner
What size did you purchase? :
- Small
At the start of treatment, what was your child's weight, in lbs? : 50My daughter sucked her fingers from the time she was a baby. When she turned 5 she told us she was ready to break the habit. We used the t-guard for 45 days and she hasn’t sucked her fingers since then. It really worked!
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Naylea AcostaVerified owner
What size did you purchase? :
- Small
At the start of treatment, what was your child's weight, in lbs? : 30
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LaylaVerified ownerChild weight (lbs) : 34Size : Small
I got them for my twin girls right before their 3 birthday they’ve been stucking on their fingers since 1 1/2 almost 2 and I noticed their teeth starting to protrude for their mouths, so I googled, and these were the first thing that popped up, and I’m so glad that I found them, because they work.!!!! We used them for closer to 40 days btw
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Rosa RichardsonVerified owner
What size did you purchase? :
- Small
At the start of treatment, what was your child's weight, in lbs? : 33lbs5 stars!!! I highly recommend.
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Amy C.Verified owner
What size did you purchase? :
- Small
At the start of treatment, what was your child's weight, in lbs? : 40lbsMy 4 year old completely stopped sucking his fingers. The first few days he hated it but the reward chart really helped him keep his eye on the prize.
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kohosVerified ownerChild weight (lbs) : 23Size : small
WOW, this is the ONLY thing that worked. I tried oils, correcting, pacifier but nothing worked. Two months of wearing this, at 18 months age, the habit of a year over in two months. Child did bite the guard in between. thank you for making this product
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Emma BergsmaVerified owner
What size did you purchase? :
- Small
At the start of treatment, what was your child's weight, in lbs? : 33 lbsThis is an amazing product. My daughter sucked her fingers all the time. She often did it without even realizing what she was doing. TGuard allowed us to stay 100% consistent with preventing her from sucking her fingers. She wore it for about 30 days and her habit was completely broken. I recommend this to any parent that is trying to break a finger or thumb sucking habit! We will absolutely be using this for our second daughter as well!
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Alanah R.Verified owner
What size did you purchase? :
- Small
At the start of treatment, what was your child's weight, in lbs? : Unsure of weightWorked great. I think out daughter it was more mind over matter so TGuard helped her just overall go “I can’t get to them” and we were able to break the habit within a couple weeks. Happy we purchased as we tried taping her fingers, rewards and nothing helped. Her fingers fully healed from the teeth marks.
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KirstenVerified owner
What size did you purchase? :
- Small
At the start of treatment, what was your child's weight, in lbs? : 28My 2.5 year old sucked his middle and ring fingers constantly, and none of the tricks I had tried for my thumb suckered worked. We finally got this, and it worked in less than three weeks! Humorously, he got it at the same time an older sibling had an arm in a cast for a fractured wrist, so he felt quite grown up to have his own “hand brace”.
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Devon L.Verified owner
What size did you purchase? :
- Small
At the start of treatment, what was your child's weight, in lbs? : 30lbsWell, the habit is gone! Can’t thank TGuard enough. We were skeptical at first, but we followed the instructions and it worked. Fingersucking is now a thing of the past.. such a huge relief!!!
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MNVerified owner
What size did you purchase? :
- Medium
At the start of treatment, what was your child's weight, in lbs? : 55For 9 year old sucking fingers since infancy and able to stop habit in 45 days.
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Lauren F.Verified owner
What size did you purchase? :
- Small
At the start of treatment, what was your child's weight, in lbs? : 33TGaurd was successful for my 3 year old! We started with just one but then she switched to sucking the fingers on her other hand so we purchased a second guard. My daughter loved the sticker chart and never put up a fight with putting the guards on. She enjoyed the process of choosing the color of the wristbands. I’d say my daughter was very dependent on her finger sucking as a calming and coping mechanism so the first several days were tough emotionally on her as she had to learn new methods of coping but it didn’t have anything to do with the guards themselves.
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Lance J.Verified owner
What size did you purchase? :
- Small
At the start of treatment, what was your child's weight, in lbs? : 35By the end of the prescribed days, my child no longer sucked her fingers and has not in the 2 months since then.
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RoseVerified ownerChild weight (lbs) : 30Size : Small
Daughters started with one thumb guard then we needed to buy another thumb guard because she started sucking the other thumb. The thumb sucking stopped completely. However a few weeks after she started sucking her pointer finger so we bought the finger guard then again she started sucking the other pointer finger so we bought another finger guard. Then started the thumb sucking again. She bite through one thumb guard and another thumb guard is getting pretty bit up too. We’ve bought so many through this company. Idk what to do any more. We put the thumb guards and finger guards on her and now she has moved to the last two fingers. We now might have to buy another 2 finger guards. I wish they made whole hand guards for at night.
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TGuard SupportStore manager
Hi Rose,
Thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback. Switching does happen with children who are significantly under 3 (based on your child’s weight, we would assume she is much younger). We do have techniques and recommendations to address this, and we are glad to offer free replacements for the chewed devices.
We will be reaching out to you right away!
Kind regards,
TGuard Support
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Madison C.Verified owner
What size did you purchase? :
- Small
At the start of treatment, what was your child's weight, in lbs? : I don't knowMy child was able to stop sucking his two fingers right under a month because of the T guard!
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AnonymousVerified owner
TGuard is the real deal! My daughter was an excessive finger sucker since birth. At almost 3.5 she had her fingers in her mouth constantly. With about 3 weeks of using TGuard, her habit was broke. Her teachers and family were also shocked with how effective it was. If you’re struggling with a finger sucker, I would not hesitate to purchase this. It is more than worth the cost. Make sure you have it tight enough to where they can’t slip their fingers out and also nowhere near scissors to cut the bands off!
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Molly S.Verified owner
Brilliant! 5 years of finger sucking and this tool helped to break the habit for good!! I would recommend to everyone who has a finger sucker.
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ZhanteriaVerified owner
It took almost two weeks for me, but I can honestly say this worked. One night I forgot to put it on my 2 year old after bath time and he hasn’t sucked his fingers since then. I’ve tried other things before and nothing has helped at all. This has been amazing and I definitely recommend buying it. It’s well worth it.
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AnonymousVerified owner
It was a struggle at first but after about a week my daughter was actually enjoying picking out the color of the wristband. No figure sucking after about 2 months of wearing
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Jennifer D.Verified owner
We have been trying quite literally everything to get my son to stop sucking his fingers, and this was the only thing that actually got him to stop. We are so happy with the results. We used the t-guard every night for a month and now he’s not even tempted to suck his fingers, even at bedtime, which was when his habit was the worst. 100% recommend!
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Chelsy L.Verified owner
After completing the star chart and stopping use, child reported sucking finger 3rd or 4th night. Used the guard a couple more nights and then child asked to try again and has had no more finger sucking since.
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I’m writing this review as a parent who was skeptical of this device but ultimately encouraged by our pediatrician to try it. Our child has sucked their thumb since birth, refusing pacifiers early on and any other soothing methods. Despite so many interventions like reward charts, nail polish, etc we couldn’t break the habit. We started off by explaining the device and letting them explore the included reward chart. For our family, we offered a small toy/prize they were able to pick out upfront for every 10 days of success. We built a 40 day plan. Each morning with a successful day behind us, they would place a sticker on the included chart and celebrate their success. Every 10 days was a new toy. Having the sticker chart and extra motivation was key. We used the device for 40 days. We started treatment mid-May, completed late June and now in September we haven’t had a single day of thumb sucking. While I can’t prove this with data, we observed less illnesses following the start of treatment and now after without thumb sucking.
There’s one more part I wanted to address. As a parent, I felt guilty for “subjecting” my child to such an “extreme” intervention. The first few days were hard. When your child’s default soothing mechanism is no longer available, it comes with a lot of emotions. I really had to work through the short term phase where I knew they wanted their thumb and having to watch them struggle through it. It wasn’t easy but what got me through was the outcome of giving the gift of a healthy oral future, creating new healthy soothing mechanisms and less risk for peer teasing in the future. I’d do it again in a heartbeat. Our child now confidently tells us that they worked hard and no longer suck their thumb and they’re super proud. And as parents, we’re relieved a solution finally worked.
Hi Christine,
Thanks for taking the time to offer such a heartfelt and thorough review. We completely agree: the treatment can be emotionally tough, but the longterm rewards are worth it! We are so thrilled with your success and congratulate you and your daughter on a job well done!
This worked great for my 7 year old. She kicked the habit after a month of wearing the thumbgard, with immediate success the first night.
I started the conversation before the kit arrived, and that got her excited and the seed was planted. I believe a combination of readiness on the child’s side and a very well thought-out kit created a useful solution. The bracelets were key to providing empowerment with her choice and customization. We didn’t pursue the star chart after initial few days, but it did help at first with the excitement and encouragement.
I chose the wrong size (large was too big), and t-guard swiftly sent the right size while allowing me to keep the large one. We started right away with the large one to harness the excitement of starting and then switched out to the right size when it arrived.
I thought the guard would be clunkier and more obtrusive but it honestly was no big deal and my daughter felt comfortable wearing it while sleeping and playing out with friends/camp.
great product, great service, and we are so proud of my daughter for overcoming this primal habit she’s known her entire life. super cool 🙂
My daughter is 3, we have been at this for almost 4 months. The guards fit fine, she started sucking fingers- so I did some trouble shooting and found gloves. She removed the gloves from under the guards, began chewing the guards, broke the guards from chewing on them. Next I cut holes in the gloves to go around the wrist, she has figured out how to wriggle them off. Over $100 down the drain. My daughter isn’t a tazmanian devil, the guards just didn’t work for us. Lots of correction, redirection, showing pictures of how her teeth will end up if she continues.. nothing has helped.
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Worked great. I’m satisfied with the results
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I can’t believe it actually worked! We started at 2.5, before the recommended age 3, but we have seen zero regression. Amazing. More parents, pediatricians, dentists, etc. need to know about this!
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It actually worked!
It actually worked. I cannot believe it. For nearly a year we tried the nail polish, reminding her, tapping her hand or arm when she sucked, but nothing worked. At 2.5 years old, my daughter’s teeth were starting to point inward and there was an indent in the roof of her mouth. Our dentist wasn’t concerned (?!), but we absolutely were. She sucked to fall asleep, for comfort, and for boredom. Sucking was deforming her mouth and we couldn’t get her to stop. I found the TGuard via Google search.
At the time, she was around 37ish lbs (larger size for her age), but the small worked great. I did buy one for each hand as recommended, but she never switched to her other hand so we only needed to use one on her thumb sucking hand. She was frustrated the first three days and sleep was thrown off, but she adjusted quickly. It took us about a week to find the right holes on the brace and wristband to find the right combination that kept it on tight and wouldn’t rub against her skin. We did end up putting on bandaids around her wrist for that first week while we figured it out, but after we had the right hole settings, she didn’t have any issues with it rubbing, blisters, sores, etc. She practically forgot it was there. She was still able to write and eat like normal, although sometimes she preferred to use her other hand.
The first 2 weeks or so she still put her thumb in her mouth (not sucking, just hanging out in there), but upon research (and asking TGuard Support), we determined she also has an oral fixation on top of thumb sucking. It was recommended to keep the guard on the full 30 days, plus an additional week after she stopped putting her thumb in her mouth. We did notice the plastic crack and become brittle in areas around 4-5 weeks, so we put a new TGuard on (luckily we had the unused second one).
We kept it on for about 6 weeks total and never looked back. I had many parents ask me about it when we’d go out in public and the response was overwhelmingly positive. Our pediatrician was fine with it too. She had temporarily changed her hand dominance or switched between leftie and rightie, but went back to full time rightie after we removed it. I can’t say enough positive things about this brace! She’s had it off for two full months now and the results have been permanent. No thumb sucking, no fingers in her mouth. It’s truly changed our lives!
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We had tried several other strategies to get our 4 year old to stop thumb sucking but he always regressed. This was the only strategy that worked and he hasn’t sucked it at all since using the TGuard. We followed the instructions as directed and it worked perfectly!
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Think it worked , son was always sucking his thumb but he slowly started to reduce it. he also was able to always pull this guard off no matter the tightness
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It totally worked! Would recommend!!
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It worked great for my daughter. We had tried so many different methods and then someone recommended this product to us. She wore it 23 hours a day for a month and it did the trick. She no longer sucks her thumb!
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Worked perfectly!
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It took about 28 days but my daughter quit her thumb sucking! I was very pleased with this product.
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We are using it for a long time now. It’s hard to break this habit but he’s 2 and we use it at bedtime. His daycare can’t use it at naptime and we don’t want to reduce his dexterity development so we don’t keep it on all day. So the habit is harder to break. It works well for us at night and just that alone is doing so much to keep him from making permanent changes to his oral arch form so that’s good for us. We may have to continue use until naps are eliminated.
Hi Reena,
Thanks for your review! One critical component of treatment is that the device must be worn at all times when the child can suck: without 100% consistent abstinence from sucking, the desire to suck, which drives the habit, will never be addressed.
We have sent you a DM to follow up on your treatment, to help you achieve permanent, positive results.
Kind regards,
TGuard