Id leave her. A thumb is alot more natural than a dummy. The self soothing a thumb can offer can be wonderful. I had one thumbsucker out of 4 but would have loved 4..it just made it so much easier and didnt want to use me instead!
I'd go the dummy, Caro is right, you can chuck a dummy out, but you can't chop off a thumb!
I have been a dental nurse (in orthodontics as well) for 10 years and that is MHO, but each to their own, you have to do what feels best for you and your baby. Just be aware that thumb sucking into primary school years can lead to alot of dental problems............in fact our niece has had very protrusive 'buck' teeth since she was three, so severe is her thumb habit. It's going to cost her parents alot of money when sh'e older! I can tell you countless stories of children who want to give up sucking their thumb themselves, but find it VERY hard.
Obviously dummies can cause problems too, but they are usually removed from the child before it becomes a problem.
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