How many spit now when you are talking since having braces!?

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#1 Post by **brat 2** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:23 pm

I have noticed since having my braces on that I spit when I talk, which is quite embarrassing. I have to excuse myself and tell them that I do it because of the braces. Maybe I should keep disposible cloths with me to hand out when I talk. You think?! I also have a hard time pronouncing my words, especially when I am reading out loud.

I am a nurse so when I give report I am in close quaters and end up spitting on my report sheet.

and sometimes theirs . OOPS!

#2 Post by **drazda** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 9:03 pm

I thought I would do a lot of spitting, but luckily, I haven't.

#3 Post by **mtbrncofn** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:32 pm

Spit, drool...yeah all of it seems to come with the territory and at the most inopportune times! Elastics make the spitting waaay worse, I've noticed.

#4 Post by **bbsadmin** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:28 pm

Yeah, I was pretty high on the "ewwww" scale in that respect when I had my braces. I think it's fairly common.

#5 Post by **joplin** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:02 am

Now that you ask... One night, watching TV on the sofa, I casually said something to my b/f and simultaneously shot a tiny little saliva sample half way across the room. It was very embarrassing

#6 Post by **materialsgirl** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:57 am

Yes... I have noticed that stuff comes flying out of my mouth more frequently now. I was singing along with the radio in my car, and the spit was just flyin'!

I'll have to restrain myself in the presence of other people, I guess.

#7 Post by **jennandtonic** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:05 am

I don't spit when I talk, but I drool in my sleep once in awhile when I never used to pre-braces. I do notice that I'm producing more saliva...I bet the body thinks the braces are food at first.

#8 Post by **DaisyMay66** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:36 am

OMG...I can totally relate to the spitting thing!! After 28 months in braces, it still is an embarassing problem for me. Some months are better/worse depending on the way my bite sits or how many gaps I have.

#9 Post by **Leslie022** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:01 am

I spit too. It's funny because I'll be talking and all of the sudden I see spit fly. I watch the people I'm talking to and they'll watch it fall to the floor. lol

I can also tell if I've been talking to much because my mouth becomes really dry and my spit turns to little bubbles...if that makes any sense.

#10 Post by **Flora2006** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:02 am

lol. I don't spit...yet...I only have my top braces on right now so maybe when I get my lower ones I will start.

#11 Post by **jcdamon3** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:37 am

I spit and I smack my lips more when I eat!

#12 Post by **Shelby014** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:24 pm

yup i totally spit when i talk, but my friends are really nice about it. Thye just tell me i'm spittin on em and to try to be more careful. lolz

#13 Post by **michael33** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 5:27 am

I have occassionaly launched some saliva projectiles in the general direction of people I've been talking to. My buddies get a kick out of it & we joke about it.

#14 Post by **Ariesinatl** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 11:07 am

What ith thith thpitting you sptheath of?? lol. Yeah I'm always gleeking or seeing little shooters when I speak. Ohh well I will gladly pay the price for straight teeth.

#15 Post by **KathleenH** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 12:05 pm

Yes, I spit when I talk. I stopped after a while, and then I had surgery. Now it's worse. Same with the drooling, because I can't feel it until it's dripping off my chin.