Metal Mouth Message Board

Hey all,
Does braces change the way you speak at all. My job requires me to speak over a 2 way handi talkie all day. Might be tough if im lisping all day or slobbering all over the radio. Getting ceramics top and bottom.

Ives

Thanks Meryaten,
Hope thats the case or i'm in for alot of _____ at work.

Ives

I find myself lisping, but I think it's more from the bite turbos.

You'll adjust really quickly... and everyone tells me that it's really not that bad. I'm on the phone a lot at work and most poeple don't even notice.... well, at least they don't say anything about it!

I've noticed I've become a bit lispy now and I don't like it but what can you do?

I got mine on about 8 hours ago (metals, top and bottom) ... I've noticed a very slight lisp, barely noticeable at all though.

My uppers were braced on Monday and I got a lower gelb splint.
I'm very lithpy! Most of my lisp is from the gelb.

Man , im in alot of trouble if my speech changes much. I work at a University and we have about 200 radios all on the same frequency. When I call out to someone , everyone heres me. Should be interesting. Oh well, hopefully nothing will change.

I find that when I have to talk alot, it helps if I talk a bit slower. For some reason, when I have to talk alot, I begin to feel the braces rub against the inside of my cheeks and inside of my lips, not sure why. To solve that, I just talk a bit slower and I do find that it helps my speech too.

ssfw

I've always had some minor speech problems (mostly stuttering), so I hardly even noticed a difference. I guess I lisp a bit more now, but it's not a big deal.