Invisalign Lisp???!!!?

I just got invisalign, first day today, does the lisp ever go away??


I have heard from other people that their speech never got better during the treatment.





Any personal experiences?

Invisalign Lisp???!!!?
speech will be little hampered when you have it on, its quite normal, get used to it.
Reply:No personal experience with invisalign, but I did have braces and learned how to talk without that lisp. My daughter experienced the same issues.





I can't remember how long it took for me, but my daughter took about 3 weeks to get the lisp under control and learn how to use her tongue and lips to combat it.





You'll adapt to it, don't worry.





Good luck!
Reply:Many people "get used to it" and since you're aware of it, you probably will.





It's very important that you speak without your invisalign in your mouth too, because you don't want to get used to compensation for your lisp while wearing it, then speak strangely when you're not wearing it.
Reply:Hello. I am a Dental Hygienist and my husband is at the end of 20 months of Invisalign. He had the lisp when he first got the Invisalign but it did go away. I can not remember how long it took because it was over a year and a half since he first started and he's been through about 38 aligners since then. But once you get used to having it in your mouth I think your lisp should go away. I am very pleased with how my husband's teeth are turning out. He had alot of crowding and a fairly prominent overjet but it is almost perfect now. I actually have to look twice sometimes and make sure he is wearing the Invisalign because as the teeth get more and more straight it can be very hard to tell if he is wearing them.


He has a couple months left to go and he will be finished!! It will be worth it. And coming from someone who cleans teeth all day long and has seen many people with traditional braces I can tell you Invisalign makes it infinately easier to keep your teeth clean - flossing with traditional braces is such a pain many patients just do not do it and end up with a mouth full of cavities, white decalcification spots and gum disease. So hang in there and don't forget to floss! :-)