My new lisp is driving me crazy

[Little Miss unsure]

Any ideas on how to avoid or get rid of this. I got my braces on a week ago and I am a receptionist constantly talking all day and my lisp is driving me crazy. I think it is happening as one bracket in particular for a very crooked tooth has been placed quite close to the bottom of the tooth and my tongue is hitting it, it is also creating a little pocket of air and a slight whistle - oh the joys of it all. I guess however as the tooth straightens it will improve? Any ideas? Also where is all this saliva coming from. I have so much extra saliva now with my new braces.

[lionfish]

Your mouth thinks the braces are food, hence the excess saliva. This will resolve itself in due course.

Not sure about the bracket/lisp issue other than to say it's not uncommon to have a bit of a lisp in the beginning, regardless of bracket system. Again, give yourself a bit of time with this.

[tazzle]

the lisp will prob go after as while I would think ..... I dont have one with the braces but I did have on when I had a top plate in.


I found talking slower helped a little ... but after a while I just got fed up and thought people would think I thought they were deaf /stupid so just talked normal speed

[purpleteeth]

I work at a call center, so I was in the same boat as you when I first started. Everytime my teeth move now or shift even the slightest, I spit everywhere and I feel like I can't get my words out AND lisp some too. My closest friends notice and often comment! It becomes kinda funny, but now everyone knows that when I "have trouble talking" --- I am getting better.

My suggestions are to stay hydrated, wear chapstick, and wax up when you need to. The wax helped me a lot in the beginning and now when I get adjustments. It makes the brackets glide over smoothly.

Also try to over-pronounce your words and use your lips. It might feel funny, but you have to move your lips a lot more when you talk. Talking slower and focusing on the pronoucation of the words will help too.

[mary.]

I had a pretty bad lisp initially too... but it got much better. I just needed a bit of time to get used to them. Now, I may pronounce a few words a little slower, but other than that the lisp is barely noticeable. Initially, when I was on the phone and people asked me to repeat myself, I would respond with a bit of a chuckle and say "sorry, I just got braces and my speach is a little unclear sometimes". That way they didn't feel bad for asking me to repeat myself, and I was able to explain what was going on. They were always so kind and understanding, and sometimes even proud of me for getting the braces - the reactions were great.