Dental Opinions – Thumb Sucking Habit
My son is fourteen and still sucks his thumb. He does not do it all the time every day but over the years he has done it enough to push out his teeth a little. I took him to see an orthodontic dentist so that his teeth can be corrected. However once he found out my son still will suck his thumb when stressed or upset he said it would be better not to get braces until he stop that habit.
He was saying it would only be a waste of money since if my son still sucks his thumb once the braces are off he will over time mess the up again. I understand what he is saying but am very upset with the attitude that he gave off. Like we have not tried to get him to stop. He is the only child out of our four that does that.
I think that if we can get him into braces he would stop sucking his thumb. Are there orthodontic dentist that would be able to treat my son without the attitude? If you know of any kind suggest that may help my son to stop thumb sucking then we could try that too. Thanks