It is one of the most common questions we hear before a Teeth in 24 Hours transformation: will I talk differently with my new fixed teeth? In a recent video, Dr. Kendall gave the honest answer. Yes, a little, at first, and then your tongue catches up faster than you would expect.
A Short Adjustment Period Is Normal
Fixed implant teeth feel a little thicker than the natural teeth you grew up with, so your tongue has to learn a new position for certain sounds. That means your speech may sound slightly different for a short while, and some people adapt faster than others. It is the same kind of adjustment we describe in how fixed implants compare to natural teeth: different is not worse, it is just new.
Dr. Kendall's Tip: Read Out Loud
His favorite trick for speeding up the adjustment costs nothing: read out loud to yourself. A few minutes a day of reading aloud gives your tongue concentrated practice with every sound in the language, and most people find their speech settles in quickly.
Read out loud to yourself, because your tongue can learn that new position very quickly.
Fixed Teeth vs. Dentures: No Comparison
Here is the perspective Dr. Kendall offers anyone worried about the adjustment. A traditional denture is a full piece of plastic that covers the entire roof of your mouth, and worse, it moves around while you speak. People learn to talk with dentures every day. Fixed implant teeth, like All-on-4 dental implants, are permanent, leave the roof of your mouth uncovered, and never shift mid-sentence. If denture wearers can adapt, learning to speak with fixed teeth is, in his words, a piece of cake.
That stability is a big part of why patients who switch tell us that talking, chewing, and simply living life are easier with fixed teeth. If you are weighing the two options, our comparison of All-on-4 versus dentures walks through the differences.
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