| Subject: Re: I Just Got Lingual Braces... |
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drrick
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Date Posted: 10:41:59 08/01/04 Sun
In reply to:
Kim
's message, "Re: I Just Got Lingual Braces..." on 08:54:37 08/01/04 Sun
One more thing you could do is ask for a lidocaine anesthetic rinse. If you are haveing a REALLY hard time you could use this and it will numb your mouth for a little while.
>Thank you both for replying. I really appreciate the
>advice. It's day 3 for me and I think I'm talking a
>little bit better but not a lot---yet. Today is the
>first day my tongue is really sore. I've tried the wax
>but I can't see well enough to know if I'm placing it
>where it should be going. This is hard!
>I don't think I can really afford swapping these for
>outside ceramics; not to mention I've heard outside
>braces have their own list of problems (sore cheeks,
>etc.) so I had better just stick to what I've got.
>Thanks again for your advice. :)
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>>It will get better,
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>>I place alot of comfort aids when I place lingual
>>braces -- the goal being that the first month isnt too
>>bad. I recommend reading out loud, this will help with
>>the speech. Soft foods initially since your back teeth
>>arent touching (note this would be the sme if you had
>>outside braces with buildups)
>>It will get better the first few weeks are the worst
>>then smooth sailing.
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>>>Kim,
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>>>Things will settle down over the next few days once
>>>your tongue recovers. Use loads of wax, even if you
>>>can't feel anything catching as the lingual brackets
>>>abrase the tongue and cause it to swell which adds to
>>>the speech problems. Especially use wax overnight.
>>>After a week or so things should get better as you
>>>tongue gets used to the brackets. Some people
>recover
>>>speech fully others do not. I fell into the last
>>>category, I felt that my speech just did not get
>>>better, it didn't sound to bad but I felt tongue
>tied.
>>>In the end I opted to have them swapped for regular
>>>ceramics which are a whole lot easier to deal with.
>>>In terms of improving speech - try reading aloud.
>>>Also, recording yourself is a good way of hearing how
>>>severe the lisp is. If it doesn't work out just get
>>>them swapped to external ceramics - trust me it isn't
>>>worth stressing about.
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>>>Good luck
>>>
>>>Steve
>>>
>>>This website is a godsend. I am in my mid-30's and
>>>>yesterday I had lingual braces applied to my top
>>>>teeth. It has been a very upsetting 24 hours.
>>>>First of all, I cannot speak correctly. I don't know
>>>>if this goes away or not, over time. Is there ANYONE
>>>>on here that can offer advice about how to speak
>more
>>>>normally? I have a terrible lisp and am dreading
>>going
>>>>to work Monday.
>>>>My other problem is eating. I cannot bite down on my
>>>>back teeth anymore due to the braces being on, so
>>>>eating has become a total challenge. Yesterday all I
>>>>ate was some soup. I really need some advice.
>>>>Thank you!
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