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Surprised by my ortho
The first time I heard the term—thumb sucking teeth—-my son’s pediatric dentist was writing us a referral to an orthodontist. I couldn’t believe that just a few years of thumb sucking as an infant and toddler had lead to such gapping and crowding in his top teeth!