Anyone hear of a braces success while still sucking thumb?

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lazurm
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Anyone hear of a braces success while still sucking thumb?

#1 Post by lazurm »

I know that, if a person is still sucking their thumb, an orthodontist will not work on their occlusion because the habit undermines the treatment. But someone told me that they've heard of people who have succeeded anyway. Anyone else know of success nonetheless and, if you have your own personal story in that regard, could you share it.
Please realize that the orthodox reasoning precludes treatment until the habit is gone, but I think that it's possible to have effective treatment, at least with certain thumb suckers (like those that only rest their thumb in their mouths, or maybe those that don't do it throughout the entire night, etc.)

ExpanderGirl
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Re: Anyone hear of a braces success while still sucking thumb?

#2 Post by ExpanderGirl »

Yes, it's still definitely possible, but it will take MUCH longer for it to be successful. My friend still sucked her thumb, but her orthodontic treatment still worked, so good luck!

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