Metal Mouth Message Board

No nuts, no hard breads, ever!

Your speech will improve, and when you think you sound bad that is your imagination. I broke a bracket eating toast this past weekend. Hang in there, its tough.

Hi Lisa - what kind of braces do you have? Are they Incognito/iBraces? I had a few problems with speech when I first got mine, but I soon adjusted. I have also found that my speech varies each time I get a wire change - I had real problems with one wire (it was on the bottom arch) and then as soon ...

Everyone at work is like, what's wrong with you!!!! Thank goodness I do not have any speaking engagements until Feb 2010, otherwise I would be screwed!

Eating is getting better, I just cut and swallow !

Thanks Lynne and have a great thanksgiving.

Lynne,

Are you already comfortable with them in? Have you forgotten that they are there? Right now my mind is obsessed with them.

just got back from Othro and had a bit of wire that was sticking me in the back taken out. It feels much better. My speech is still very lispy, its very comical. I have not had any solid food. Teach dis you say you ate chicken wings???? WOW!!!!! Teach when do you get your uppers in? I get my lowers ...

Day 2 with my uppers in. Last night I drank soup. I tried to eat a slice of bread and that was a disaster. Today I intend to live on coffee, energy drinks and yogurt. No change in my speech, I speak a lot at work so I am hoping that will help. Yes my ortho did tell me to read aloud. I am going back ...

I am not going to lie, its pretty bad, people at worked noticed without me telling anyone I did it. I am definitely lisping alot. I am hoping for a better day tomorrow.

I have been reading this forum for the past two years, I finally took the leap and got a consultation and finally my braces arrived. I got the uppers in today and the lowers will go in January. I feel fine, my speech is slured which is troubling since I speak for a living. I remain hopeful that this...