is it bad for a teenager to still suck their thumb?

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If it's messing up your teeth, it is. Otherwise, I'd say it's cheaper than therapy.

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It's odd.

It will also disalign your teeth.

i have a neice that does that but the dentist says her teeth are messed up cause of it

it's just weird i guess

yes i think so thats a little out there

yes, it is a feeling of insecurity that is bothering them.

Don't know anything positive about it.

Know some negatives, like:
Overbite, immaturity, big baby, retarded, smelly fingers, alienation, no friends, school joke, bully's target.

Yes it is the sucking pulls the teeth forward then you have to get braces for a long time.

No it is not normal and the only thing that can help is to make the teenager change the habbit on something else.
maybe giving him a fruit or glasses of juice just to keeping busy from the thumb.
Something would be nice its a ball,everytime he feel the need to put the thumb in his mouth,just tell him to squeeze the ball.good luck!

There's Dr. Sam again answering before I get a chance to show how witty I am.

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