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#16 Post by **talisman** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:47 pm

So i had the bottom brace put in last Thursday. The pain has subsided now but i still have a lisp and slurring of the speech. The bottom one seemed to affect my speech just as much as the top one.

How long did it take others' to get over the speech problem?

I'm determined to speak normally again!

#17 Post by **rolo** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:55 am

No experience with bottom - sorry, although I read somewhere that speach is mainly adapted within a week. I think speach is massively more noticable for us than it is for others. I spoke to my Mum and my manager at work they day I had the top ones fitted and neither even remembered to ask me how it went! In fact my manager asked me when I was getting dental work done, a month after the event!

Also re earlier question with models, in the final stages they can may tweak things a bit. I'm in the final 6-9mths (hopefully) and they have shaped teeth slightly and this has made all the difference. This wasn't included in the orginal models. My ortho tells me they can make small adjustments in relationships between individual teeth with the final wire. It allows the ortho to bend it to accomplish this, rather than relying only on the Incognito computerised imaging and models.

Good Luck

#18 Post by **talisman** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:17 pm

Got a question for you guys -

My ortho said that i could possibly have treatment to widen my arches/smile. He said it was likely that we would do that towards the end of the treatment.

I asked him for this- as i think my smile is slightly narrow. The lab will make the wires required for widening.

Has anyone else has incognito/ibraces widening? What sort of treatment/device would it be?

#19 Post by **talisman** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:24 pm

Just bumping ... anyone?

#20 Post by **talisman** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:03 pm

Just posting these pictures for my own reference so i can monitor progress. It's only been a few weeks since they've been put on, so not much change i expect:

#21 Post by **teach** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:55 am

Talisman I can already see a difference. This is great!!

#22 Post by **talisman** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:00 pm

Really?

I can't notice it myself. Perhaps it's because i see them everyday.

I can certainly feel them though!

#23 Post by **teach** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:50 pm

I think there is. How is everyting going for you with speech and pain?

#24 Post by **talisman** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:37 pm

Still quite interested to hear peoples thoughts on widening of the arch, and how its done with lingual braces.

My ortho said he hasn't ruled it out, and we'll monitor the progress.

#25 Post by **talisman** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 6:37 pm

I was looking at my teeth today, and have noticed my midline has shifted way off from the center now! Lol. I guess this is all part of the process... When i look at my teeth here compared to my original photo's, they've definitely moved. Has anyone experienced them being moved to weird positions before they go to their correct positions?

#26 Post by **talisman** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 6:42 pm

Just wanted to post an update. I'm 3 months into having my top linguals in and 2 months with the bottom. I have my 2nd adjustment in a couple of weeks:

#27 Post by **teach** » Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:48 am

surely you can see a difference. Thats awesome!! You have already had your second adjustment? Im almost at 2months on the bottoms and 2 weeks on the top. When are you suppose to have adjustments????

I go next month but I think it is for bracket repair.

#28 Post by **talisman** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:17 pm

I'm 4 months into having my top linguals and 3 months for the bottoms.

This is just over a week after my 2nd adjustment. Not much change i think...

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