The truth about expander speech issues?
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:49 pm
Hey everyone~
I have been reading through this site for several weeks now and I have to say, thank you! It has been reassuring to read through some of your stories and posts, this site is a valuable resource that I’m sure I will use often over the next two years.
I start my journey next Wednesday (1/3/07). Well, the difficult part at least; the impressions, photos, etc. have already been completed. I don’t have much straightening to do, but I do have an impacted canine and cross bite that needs to be corrected (with a palate expander). I’m 32 now and after many years on the fence I have finally decided to do it (a small chip to the baby canine from a McDonald’s French Fry, of all things, was the final motivation).
I get the spacers installed on the 3rd, and then I’m having the palate expander and braces installed on the top jaw on the 10th. I’m told the bottom braces will follow in about 6 months. I decided to do both the expander and the braces at the same time to hopefully save some time. I’m sure it will be painful, but at this point I just want to get into it and get it over with (I’m a bit impatient at times).
As luck would have it, though, I have just been offered a new job and will start that new position on Monday the 8th. I’m very excited for the new position but I have to admit I’m petrified of what the expander will do to my speech, which will be installed on day 3 of the new job.
My question is: Can anyone share with me how bad, honestly, was your speech affected by a palate expander.
I hope I’m being paranoid, but the timing is not great. I had prepared myself for everything when I thought I was going to be around people who know me, but I’m afraid of making first impressions with my new co-workers as I slur and spray spit all over.
Thanks again for all of your previous posts! If anyone has any other advice for the new kid I would appreciate it.
Happy New Year!
I have been reading through this site for several weeks now and I have to say, thank you! It has been reassuring to read through some of your stories and posts, this site is a valuable resource that I’m sure I will use often over the next two years.
I start my journey next Wednesday (1/3/07). Well, the difficult part at least; the impressions, photos, etc. have already been completed. I don’t have much straightening to do, but I do have an impacted canine and cross bite that needs to be corrected (with a palate expander). I’m 32 now and after many years on the fence I have finally decided to do it (a small chip to the baby canine from a McDonald’s French Fry, of all things, was the final motivation).
I get the spacers installed on the 3rd, and then I’m having the palate expander and braces installed on the top jaw on the 10th. I’m told the bottom braces will follow in about 6 months. I decided to do both the expander and the braces at the same time to hopefully save some time. I’m sure it will be painful, but at this point I just want to get into it and get it over with (I’m a bit impatient at times).
As luck would have it, though, I have just been offered a new job and will start that new position on Monday the 8th. I’m very excited for the new position but I have to admit I’m petrified of what the expander will do to my speech, which will be installed on day 3 of the new job.
My question is: Can anyone share with me how bad, honestly, was your speech affected by a palate expander.
I hope I’m being paranoid, but the timing is not great. I had prepared myself for everything when I thought I was going to be around people who know me, but I’m afraid of making first impressions with my new co-workers as I slur and spray spit all over.
Thanks again for all of your previous posts! If anyone has any other advice for the new kid I would appreciate it.
Happy New Year!